[user104658]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Is there not a law in the UK that requires certain breeds of dogs(German Shepard's being one) to be muzzled when out in public? These Breeds have to be in Ireland

American pit bull terrier
English bull terrier
Staffordshire bull terrier
Bull mastiff
Dobermann pinscher
German shepherd (Alsatian)
Rhodesian ridgeback
Rottweiler
Japanese akita
Japanese tosa
Bandog

I'm on a site now but it's a bit confusing, it says;

"There are no laws in Great Britain that demand a dog to be muzzled in some specified cases, but you should remember that you will take the responsibility if something happens for the fault of your dog."

But then immediately afterwards it says;


"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"

. I suspect it's supposed to say "except in some specified cases" in the first part, and the second is a list of those.

Either way, it's a much shorter list than Ireland, it seems to just include breeds that were created as fighting dogs, whereas the Irish list includes other hunting/guarding/shepherding breeds.


I have seen a guy around here with muzzled Greyhounds though, which I always wondered about as they're really friendly with mine, but I guess it makes more sense if they're just doing it as a courtesy/precaution rather than for any "historical" reason.