Top 10 Banned Dog Breeds (with pics)

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American Bulldog

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Banned in Denmark, Singapore and various municipalities, the American Bulldog’s origins are in the deep south, where it was used as a farm dog. Its specialty is catching feral hogs, which can weigh several hundred pounds and wield savage tusks. When cornered, these razorbacks are nasty fighters, requiring a dog of great strength and athleticism to fight them, battling the hog into submission and holding it down until the hunter arrives. For this reason, they have a very high pain threshold. The American Bulldog can weigh from 70-120lbs., though many have been known to grow even larger.

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Bandog

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The term ‘bandog’ has been in use since the Middle Ages and is used to describe a large dog that was let off its chain at night to guard its property. The modern bandog is not a purebred, and there are various ‘recipes’ to achieve its creation, including American Pit Bull terriers and various mastiffs. The goal is to create a dog with the size of the mastiff and the drive of the APBT. The breed rose to a certain prominence in the late 60s, when veterinarian John Swinford began breeding them. His most famous dog was Bantu – a fierce, hard dog known for his fighting prowess. Weight can vary wildly, but 80 to 150lbs is the general range. Bandogs are generally prohibited anywhere there are restrictions on its parent breeds.

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Neapolitan Mastiff

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The Neapolitan Mastiff or Neo, comes from Italy, where once it was used as a gladiator dog in the bloody spectacles of the Coliseum. They were also used as war dogs by the Roman legion. Today, they are generally protectors of the home. Distinctive in appearance, the largest males can top 200lbs and are covered in loose, wrinkly skin with hanging jowls. A Neapolitan Mastiff was used to portray Hagrid’s pet Fang in the Harry Potter films. They are illegal to own in Singapore, and to own one in Romania you have to be certified psychologically fit.

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ToxicBunny

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Good to see my favourite breed doesn't make it onto the list...
 

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They should ban all those rappers & gangstas calling each other dog.
 

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I've seen a Dogo in person and those things are vicious and bloody scary. They'd top my list.

Oh, and the pedant in me needs to point out that:

Whether one considers them sweet-natured pets or deadly monsters, they are illegal to own in Miami-Dade County, Florida; Ontario, Canada; and many countries throughout the world.

Florida is not a country, regardless of how many Americans wish it floated off into Cuba...
 

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Why would yorkies be banned? :confused: For being too cute perhaps.

Of course.. but I've moved on from Yorkies now, they're irritating... I keep the following nowadays

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Or a better image of one thats not mine :

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The Fila Brasiliero and Neopolitan Mastiff don't look very aggressive. They just look :(
 

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Of course.. but I've moved on from Yorkies now, they're irritating... I keep the following nowadays

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Or a better image of one thats not mine :

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One of these ****ers attacked my German Shepherd once and wouldn't let go. I had to do some terrible things to make him let go.
 

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One of these ****ers attacked my German Shepherd once and wouldn't let go. I had to do some terrible things to make him let go.

Yup, once they've bitten they lock their jaws pretty much......

But, in terms of a dog that will look after you and your family, they're up there with the best.. and they have a ridiculous amount of personality.
 

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One of these ****ers attacked my German Shepherd once and wouldn't let go. I had to do some terrible things to make him let go.

What did you do? Took his temperature with your finger?
 

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What did you do? Took his temperature with your finger?

Think of what you would classify as dog abuse... times it by 20 or 30 times then you'll probably get close to the mark...

Me playing with my boy involves me punching him full on, he absolutely loves it...
**EDIT** I have broken an Tambuti cane on one before and he didn't even notice it.
 

azbob

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Think of what you would classify as dog abuse... times it by 20 or 30 times then you'll probably get close to the mark...

Me playing with my boy involves me punching him full on, he absolutely loves it...
**EDIT** I have broken an Tambuti cane on one before and he didn't even notice it.

It's like they're made of concrete.
 

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Awww man! I'm in the market for a Roman Bull Terrier! Sooo cute!
 

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Oh, and the pedant in me needs to point out that:



Florida is not a country, regardless of how many Americans wish it floated off into Cuba...
The sentence didn't technically say that Florida was a country. In fact it is a list of 2 places that are not countries that have banned the breed, the county of Miami-Dade in the state of Florida and the province of Ontario in Canada. Read it again:
"Whether one considers them sweet-natured pets or deadly monsters, they are illegal to own in Miami-Dade County, Florida; Ontario, Canada; and many countries throughout the world."

That is how places in the States are often written. For example Boston, Massachusetts as opposed to Boston, USA. That doesn't mean Massachusetts is a country.

Sorry, couldn't help myself :p
 

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Sorry, I read it as "many other countries around the world. Yip, that one's on me...:eek:
 
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