Is the American BanDog a breed?

Not a registered breed. It's a crossbred dog.

As for whether they're legal to own in the UK, that depends very much on what it looks like. Section 1 of the DDA relates to the dog's appearance.

Whether the dog's appearance makes it illegal depends upon the opinion of the person judging.

A dog could be a direct cross of an American Pit Bull Terrier, but be perfectly legal because it looks more like the dog the pit bull was crossed with. Conversely, you can produce an illegal dog by crossing two perfectly legal dogs. To the untrained eye (and tbh - most of the people who report pit bull sightings ARE untrained) a staffordshire bull terrier crossed with a boxer, or labrador could be considered "of type".

It's a really, really poor law, but our government are determined to retain it. There's a strong chance that you could be in breach of the law with a bandog.

The bandog or bandogge was originally an English mastiff type breed but if I am right theres an american breed called a bandog.

Its not a pure breed but a hybrid between the American bulldog and a mastiff. Theres also a pitbull / mastiff cross with the same name.

The dangerous dogs act 1991 has banned 4 breeds of dog from the UK, these are American Pit Bull terriers, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and Fila Braziliero.

The act also covers dogs that have the physical characteristics of these breeds, or that are partly bred out of any of the named breeds.

So he Pitbull / mastiff cross would be illegal, but the american bulldog / mastiff would be legal.

I dont have first hand experience with any of the breeds but from what I understand they are a very dominant bunch and take a confident, strong willed person to be able to handle them.

American Bandogge

There only 4 breed banned as mentioned above the Presa Canario might be banned to

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is all depends on how involved you get with the training as well. A good dog training can retrain or teach most any dogs to behave for them - however unless you yourself take part of the training, establish your hierarchy and rank in your household, the dog may obey the commands of the trainer, and ignore yours as soon as the trainer leaves.

There is something called a pack order in dog behavior, and right now - your dog seems to outrank you. Get her respect, her immediate obedience at all times, and you will solve her problematic behavior, trainer or not. It requires for you to get up and come out of your comfort zone, go back to basic training and for you to actually work the dog and stay on top of her behavior at all time, until your training issue is resolved. This is at times hard to explain - for some folks it must be seen and visualized to be understood.

You need to also understand that some things the trainer may do or suggest, may well go against your grain and may make you feel bad or like you're mean to your dog. Not so the dog though, dogs live for an ordered life, for someone who is in charge, and if that someone is missing, they often feel they need to step in and take over.

F.e. when she nips or growls at visitors - in her mind she puts them into their place, establishes territory and dominance [since in her book you are apparently not], and then she is fine with them. This is totally normal dog behavior if another dog would come to visit, a bit rough housing and posturing in a basically good natured dog, and when the visiting dog acknowledges the higher rank of the "home team", they hang out and play, might peacefully share toys or treats - as long as the ranking order is kept in tact. You can start an immediate dog fight by showing preferred treatment to the underdog and "dizzing" the top ranking dog.

If you're not familiar with the inner workings of dogs in general, a dog trainer may well be your best choice of getting on top of your girls' issues. See if you cannot negotiate price with the trainer, or at least pay for one or two lessons, have her show you how to train your dog and then go from there... If you feel you need more time with the trainer afterwards, you can always decide later on.

add: Those dogs can be registered with the ACHC = American Canine Hybrid Club & DDKC = Designer Dogs Kennel Club but obviously those are not reputable registries.

Nope bandogge is a non specific name for molosser type mixes. http://ezinearticles.com/?The-Truth-Behind-The-Ame...

here are the breeds that are illegal to own in the UK

pit bull

japanese tosa

dogo argentino

fila brasileiro

i think there are a few more

Dont breed your dog, get him neutered. We dont need anymore mixed breed dogs!

hi hollie,yes they are a registered breed, i dont know if the dog is ilegal in the uk but there not in ireland,so i doubt they are. yes i have experience with theses dogs.i own 1 and a japanese akita they are very loyal great dogs hope this helped

yes the bandog is a mastiff x pitbull or staffordshire bull terrier and they are not legal in the u.k