American Bully
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| Common nicknames | Am. Bully Bully | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin | United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The American Bully is a modern breed of dog that was developed as a companion dog, and originally standardized and recognized as a breed in 2004 by the American Bully Kennel Club (ABKC). Their published breed standard describes the dog as giving the "impression of great strength for its size".
The majority of major international kennel clubs do not recognize the American Bully as a separate breed, including the UK Kennel Club, the American Kennel Club, and the International Canine Federation (an international federation of national kennel clubs and purebred registries). On July 15, 2013, the breed was recognised by the US-based United Kennel Club (UKC).
Temperament in adult dogs is highly dependent on training, and the breed can be very demanding and needs to be properly trained. Due to its size, strength, aggression and the frequency with which it is involved in lethal attacks on humans, legal controls on the ownership of the breed exist in several countries.
XL American Bullies were responsible for half of all deaths caused by dogs in the UK between 2021 and 2023, leading to their prohibition under the Dangerous Dogs Act.