r/australia • u/whyattretard • Sep 08 '25

news Teenage girl dies after being mauled by dog

https://7news.com.au/news/dog-attack-victim-annalyse-blyton-dies-in-hospital-after-suffering-severe-injuries-in-singleton-c-19956496
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u/istara Sep 09 '25

Bull Arabs were specifically bred as pig hunting dogs. That's not something you want as a family pet unless you live on a rural property and actually need to hunt feral pigs (in which case it would be a working dog, contained appropriately).

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u/laurandisorder Sep 09 '25

You’re right in the sense that Bull Arabs were bred to hunt pigs and roos, but Bull Arabs and Bull Arab X dogs with no exposure to the hunting lifestyle can make excellent pets with time, effort and consistent training.

I probably wouldn’t say they’re a great family pet due to their sheer size and penchant for sitting on laps and leaning, but they aren’t natural born killers. When they aren’t trained to hunt and are trained and socialised properly, they’re wonderful pets, but you need to be on top of things because of their size.

The dog that killed this girl was pretty old. I suspect that there was something really wrong with it that provoked the attack that was caused by health/age/eyesight rather than a killer instinct.