Which dogs have to be muzzled in the UK?
Trevor Nicolas
2025-07-07 07:46:01
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The following dog types have to wear a muzzle and kept on a lead in public, also they are required to be registered and insured, neutered, tattooed and receive microchip implants. Pit Bull Terrier Dogo Argentino Japanese Tosa Fila Brasileiro. The Act is applied also for cross-breeds of these four types of dogs. Dangerous dogs are classified by "type", not by breed label. And whether a dog matches the description of a prohibited "type" is assessed by a court based on its physical characteristics. The Act applies in England, Wales and Scotland, with The Dangerous Dogs (Northern Ireland) Order 1991 having a similar effect in Northern Ireland. In Ireland, restricted dog breeds that have to wear muzzles and be on a strong lead in public places are: American Pit Bull Terrier Bull Mastiff Doberman Pinscher English Bull Terrier German Shepherd (Alsatian) Japanese Akita Japanese Tosa Rhodesian Ridgeback Rottweiler Staffordshire Bull Terrier and every dog of the type commonly known as a Ban Dog (or Bandog) and every other strain or cross of every breed or type of dog listed above.
Dedric Kozey
2025-06-28 15:33:52
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Dogs that are banned types, such as Pit Bull Terriers, must be kept on a lead and muzzled at all times when in public if the owner has a Certificate of Exemption. Your dogs must be: neutered fitted with a microchip kept on a lead and muzzled at all times when in public kept in a secure place so it cannot escape. If you have a Certificate of Exemption for your banned dog A Certificate of Exemption lets you keep a banned dog as long as it does not behave dangerously, and you follow certain rules. These are the: Pit Bull Terrier Japanese Tosa Dogo Argentino Fila Brasileiro XL Bully dogs are banned in England and Wales. Whether your dog is a banned type depends on what it looks like, rather than its breed or name.
Caesar Hudson
2025-06-21 11:25:56
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The Dangerous dogs Act of 1991 singled out the Pit Bull Terrier, Dogo Argentinos, the Japanese Tosa and the Fila Brasileira breeds as danger to the public. This requires the dogs to wear a muzzle and be on a leash when walked in public. They may put its instinct in action being out, so it is recommended for such dogs as the Greyhound and the Lurcher to be muzzled when out. The requirement to these breeds and types to be registered and insured, neutered, tattooed and microchipped. And with this intention a dog should be muzzled. It will prevent you from many troubles and will save not only the surroundings, but also your pet from chewing strange things, garbage or even poison. There are no laws in the UK that forbid to walk with a dog unmuzzled, but there still is limitation.
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