Bull Arab

In my experience, the misinformation on bull Arabs being ‘Dangerous’ is laughable. My big boy is the sweetest dog I have ever met. He is great around other dogs and absolutely loves meeting new people. He is such a baby and loves wholeheartedly.

We rescued Juno from the pound when she was young. As a rescue, we don’t know what her background is and she has shown aggression to other dogs. However, we since have come to understand she is just anxious, especially on the leash. Once she is comfortable with dogs she is a pushover. Rolls around in the floor with a five month old puppy and let’s the puppy bat her face. Used to let my bossy cat (RIP) chew her face 😂 But aggressive towards humans? Only if they are coming into the house or are unknown males coming near her human mum. Juno is a total cuddle bug and just wants hugs and smooches. I’ve never had a dog love being cuddled so much. She loves people and her bum never stops wiggling. Juno loves to play fetch and tug of war. Bull Arabs have a natural prey drive so you need to let them indulge this. Lots of tug of war and chasing and they are very happy. Juno also loves her teddy bears. Our house looks like a toy store. Their natural prey drive does not mean aggression. I think humans and poor ownership are to blame for that one. If you can appeal to this dogs prey drive and spend the time on training, you will have the best friend ever.

My husband and I are grey nomads. Magy has only know caravan life. Magy loves going to collect bait, yabbies, before a day fishing on the boat. We fish for a while then find a shady sanding private beach in an estuary for a run play and swim. She has travelled to lots of different places and experiences. She loves people, children and other dogs. She is asleep on my feet on the bed in the caravan as I write this. The woman who wrote this causes problems for people looking to get a bull Arab pup. When we told our daughter of our new family addition she had read this woman's uneducated rant. Our daughter rang to ask us not to get a bull Arab as she was frightened for our granddaughter's safety. Our granddaughter comes to visit and Magy is the first to get hugs. Our granddaughter is 2 1/2. I do think people should be able to have opinions BUT make sure it is known as just that an opinion. There does not seems to be a lot of fact involved. If you look at any breed there may be instances of attacks. Poor ownership is usually the culprit.

Rescue pup, got him at 8 weeks, he is quiet, rarely barks even when people knock on the door, fun loving, intelligent and strong willed, has always been socialized and has his regular group of friends at the local dog park. Likes to give all the humans kisses as well as the dogs, likes to teach new dogs how to play at the dog park and seems to understand their moods. If they are scared, he plays gently until they have more confidence, some dogs he plays real rough with but if there is a Yelp he will disengage immediately. Will walk away if other dog / cat / animal is aggressive towards him. Will fight back if attacked unless it is a small breed which he seems to find amusing and will sometimes tease them into to trying to chase him. After a bit of exercise he is happy to curl up on the lounge or bed and sloth around, not food driven, generally only eats when he feels hungry, even if he get high quality human food e.g. chicken breast in his bowl, he won’t eat I straight away unless he feels hungry. My dog doesn’t display any possessive or aggressive behavior towards humans or other animals and generally listens to his owner (unless it time to leave the dog park, then he has selective hearing). One of the best dogs I have ever had...

This article is a lot of garbage when it talks about aggression. Bull Arabs are not human aggressive at all. They are not meant to be human aggressive at all. They are meant to do their job and be great human companions. Who ever wrote this article needs to do better research before tarnishing such a wonderful breed.

Vera is a young 8 month old Bull arab X staffy. So far she has been really good. Loves children and other adults would lick you to death more then anything. She's so full of energy I can never wear her out. Very easy to train and will be a fantastic family pet. She's very loyal and affectionate and loves her cuddles.

Amazing temperament. Not aggressive at all , good natured and easy to train (we live in australia )

My bull arab is a gentle dog. He has never threatened any animal and is naturally wary of snakes and lizards. His mother was used for hunting and Roy does like to use his nose to find things, but never shows aggression to the things he finds (loves rolling in dead animals though!). I ensured he underwent training every day for the first year or two of his life. He has hour long walks everyday and I think that has helped his intelligent mind learn what is acceptable. If I was to find a fault, he developed arthritis early which occasionally gives him grief, but we are so far managing it so he can carry out his favourite activities- running and swimming. Would 100% recommend this breed for owners who allow their dogs to be dogs and are particular about their dogs training

We rescued astra as a puppy and i think she knows it because she is the sweetest most loving dog in the whole world .she sleeps with someone every night and has to be cuddling you, if you sit down astra will be cuddled up to you, we have another dog that she adores and cuddles up to him as well.she no concept of personal space when it comes to cuddles . She is pretty energetic but gets tired after a while . She is really good on the lead when she is by herself but gets really excited when she sees another dog . She likes to learn tricks when it involves food. Absolutely no signs of aggression to humans or other dogs,but has a tendency to get skinks,we also have 2 rabbits and has shown no signs of aggression to them ether. Astra loves to play with us ,our other dog and any dog or human she meets. She is the perfect fit for our family and we love her so, so much

A bull arab x catahoula at 51kg and a healthy weight, loves attention and being around the family members. Gets excited when he meets new people when on walks. No the most friendliest of dogs to other animals but he is still a work in progress. He learns quick and is the biggest and strongest dog I have ever owned (including rotties) but is by far the easiest to walk, always on a loose lead. Love him dearly and he will be the last dog we own as we are pushing 50 and he still has upto 14 years left in him. Looking forward to it with this affectionate breed.

Minnie is a highly affectionate cross breed, we believe with Staffy. She can be extremely lazy if we're busy working, but is also highly energetic when on walks, at the dog park or playing with her bestie. She will defend her territory, but is very good with children, other dogs and puppies if on neutral territory. Perfect girl! Very trainable if food is involved. Likes to hunt lizards, flies and moths.

Makes us laugh cry stress frustrating BUT his puppy dog stares melt our hearts. We rescued him. Ppl used him for dog fighting but chose to abandon him left in a Park. He has few issues unsure if these are his nature or because of being treated so badly abused

I have 2 bull arabs, brothers, Junior and Jeff. They are the most sookiest dogs I have ever owned. I was given them as a gift and have loved every minute of training them. Junior is very wilful where as Jeff aims to please. Sadly on our first walk outside the yard we were all attacked by a blue staffie and I have trouble controlling them on the lead when they see another dog, but another dog in my yard and it’s playtime. My boys still think they can lay on me to watch tv but it’s getting hard when they are over 40kgs now. Would recommend this breed to everyone.

I Have had Koda for almost 8 years now I got her when she was 6 months old and a rescue dog I can not tell you how kind and relaxed and gentle she is! Such an amazing dog she is not aggressive at all but she is protective and will show it to people that walk aggressively towards my self or my girlfriend. She is a great guard dog at home. She is great with kids very gentle she understands that she can not jump on kids. She has her toys and she knows whats hers and what is not! Haha. I highly recommend this breed as they are great family dogs and very easy going!

Fearless nature, great companion and watchdog. Cuddles up at night but will put herself between me and strangers every time. Easy to control with regular training.

Milo was given to the pound at about 8 months old after not being given attention, he then was at the pound for about another 8 months. He’s a beautiful and loving dog. Loves my wife and I, my parents and their dogs. Given his history, his temperament is complicated. He’s a highly intelligent and confident dog, but hard to gain the full trust of. He’s tends to be skeptical of anything he’s unsure of. Despite all this, after a couple months of being with us he has settled in great and is a really happy and confident dog. Training has been extremely easy because we socialise with him a lot. For example, the vast majority of his commands he managed to pick up without formal training. He tends to listen to us speak, even to each other and pick up words. Likewise with actions and routines. My recommendation would be if you’re considering a Bull Arab that has been sheltered for long periods at a young age, make sure you’re willing to spend the time being cautious and patient with them. I had previously had a Bull Arab from puppy and it was a very easy experience. I would say, despite my first Bull Arab (from a store) being extremely tame, safe and not requiring strong leadership, I can’t say the same for my second. He’s a beautiful loving dog but not for people who aren’t willing really put the effort it.

He is the calmest most non aggressive dog I have ever had. If I had this dog first I would think I was the worlds best dog trainer. The description of the breeds temperament on this page is odd. I’ve been around many bull arabs for years and none have been aggressive. They are all chill, trainable and loyal dogs.

Only had him for a three weeks and he's learning slowly

Chad is a rescue dog who is the kindest sweetest most gentle boy ever. Great with other dogs, cats and kids . I run an animal rescue and have re homes hundreds of bull arabs and rarely meet any other then lovely dogs. I have never had to have one PTS for aggressive behaviour. This generalisation is unwarranted and untrue

Zeus is full of energy and very excitable but is very gentle and calm with my 91 year old grandmother. Zeus is extremely friendly with people and other dogs, he's never been aggressive in his life. Zeus's only problem is that he doesn't order that because of his size that others can be afraid of him and that he can't be a lapdog.

Pepper is the best dog I have ever owned. The description on the page about the bull Arab being aggresive towards humans is so far from the truth it isnt even funny. Pepper is the calmest friendliest dog I know. Everyone that meets her loves her. She was very easy to train and is super well behaved. She spends most of the day sleeping on her couch or sunbathing in the sun. She also loves going for a walk and run at the park. Also very quiet dogs so when they bark you know there is something wrong

No words?! Most loyal dogs we have ever owned. Non hunters and our boy was lovingly rescued.

She was a hunting dog now retired and our daughter said she would be good for me whilst i were going through chemo. Lill adopted me instantly she knew me from previous trips even then she would look for me, she justs wants to be with people and happy to do what people do but keeps her eye on me. LOVES the car, 4 year old from next door comes across the paddock to pat lill no problems at all. our 4 year old grandson gave her hell whilst he was growing up. Only barked twice both times black snake at back door in all a very very missunderstood dog GREAT family dog.

Our first Bull Arab and we are delighted with him. Agree with wag walking that he needs a strong coach but easy to train and picks up direction easily. Loves and needs exercise twice a day and sulks if we miss a walk. Plays happily with one other dog in the park but if there are 2 dogs present then his hunting instincts come out and he will pull the smaller dog to the ground but is never aggressive, in fact we are yet to witness aggression in him. We have noticed a sign and would like to know if anyone has also experienced their dogs legs trembling during and after exercise. No pain or distress associated with this at all. Loves his comfort and desperately tries to sleep on our bed but at 41kgs...no chance.

The best dog I have ever owned I totally agree with everything stated above except her fur falls out 24/7 no difference summer or winter she sheds all day everyday.

very loyal and very affectionate, in his mind he is a lapdog, a heavy 40kg lapdog, very obedient, will sit, drop, wait on command, easy to toilet train, " shakes" will give you paws upon command, walks easily on a lead, sits and waits for food, leash and collar to go on. not much of guard dog - but a beautiful nature! best recommendation, train/socialise early as a puppy and you will be well rewarded

Hes very very sweet to humans and is very affectionate, but he takes a while to get used to other animals and has attacked other dogs randomly.

Kato loves being inside in his special spot by the window, he enjoys playing hide and seek with my boys, is highly protective of us all and we do find if my boys are in a scuffle we need to remove kato fast as he will try to pull them apart and it’s not something we want to encourage for him or that he should see and be upset by. He is very obedient when it comes to food, he will wait until he is given the ok. barely barks unless he is telling us someone he doesn’t know is near the house not just walking past. He has never been a jumper, unless he hasn’t seen me in over 24 hours and cannot contain his joy at seeing me home. First time owning a bull arab, but will not be our last.

Very friendly ..know how to react with small dog bog dog and even humans ..very protective

Chloe is a princess. She guards the house and loves playing with her sisters. Her younger sister and her are inseparable and Chloe is often laying on her giving her a hug.

Missy was rescued by my daughter. She was meant to be a pigging dog but was too kind and playful. The owner wanted to shoot her. The first day she Arrived, she greeted me with offering me to shake her paw. Since we had her, we never looked back. She is the kindest, most loving and caring dog. She loves coming for car rides, runs on the beach, runs on our 86 acres, chases kangaroos but never hurts them. She plays with my little dog, rolls him around but never hurts him. When other dogs come to the property, she is the peacemaker and welcoming committee and she calms my male belgian shepherd who is more territorial with other dogs. She is kind and loving to people and children. She doesn’t like baths but loves the calm ocean. She is a great friend a much loved member of the family.

I have 2 excitable puppies who listen to me but no one else. Can’t seem to stop them jumping on people. Both very sooky. Just love them. I have bought them a clam shell pool to swim as Jeff loves to snorkel! Found this out when he destroyed my fish pond and ate my fish! I have not found my puppies to be aggressive at all.

My Bull Arab has been the opposite of this article. He gets along with my other dog and my cat. Loves chasing me and my other dog, but also loves being chased. He’s incredibly friendly and loves other people and other dogs. Happy to wrestle, he will play bite, but he will never hurt us, and always stops when my other dog yelps, and has never drawn blood. Please do research when writing articles because Bull Arabs are not always argues sovereignty and are great in families.

Reading these comments... I think we have the classic problem where there is more than one type of Bull Arab being sold here in Australia. The breed emerged less from the founder Mr Hodgens who is known as a bit of a "breed anything tough looking" verging-on-a-puppy-mill sort of guy and more from the hard work of pig hunters in North Queensland who used the dogs and started their own lines. The handful of actual breeders for this dog have this concern about different BA versions as well, saying there are a tonne of backyard breeders selling pig dog crosses as "Bull Arabs" because the name gets big bucks (or used to before every idiot with a V8 ute started breeding them). Lots of people here are actually dealing with very different versions of the dog. Generally your legitimate hunting lines are high energy, confident (failing to approach a boar will disqualify them from being considered a Bull Arab in some breeder's eyes), calm and incredibly trainable. Your more backyard-originating BA's are the couch potatoes and a real mixed bag, they can be terrible guard dogs or excellent guard dogs, gentle or rude without training, they are also more prone to aggression and fear due to poor breeding practices. This is a quote from the Australian Bull Arab Registry Inc responding to the question: won't registering the breed create negative media attention if there is a dog attack involving a Bull Arab? ---- "Supposed "Bull Arabs" who in reality are any cross bred dog that looks like it or have been bred as a hunting dog are being blamed for attacks already. These dogs are also being counted as Bull Arabs when they turn up in shelters and pounds. The only way the Bull Arab can be seperated from the average cross bred dog is to legitimize them in a registry." ---- To the girl with SARGE, I think you need some major obedience work and double the exercise he gets, just to see if it helps. If you can't do this then look at rehoming him - that dog should not be left with those bad manners, it is dangerous for him. To FRANK THE FOUNDER OF BULL ARAB RESCUE let us know how the court case goes - I want to hear how hard the Judge kicks you in the arse on your way out the door for wasting his time, if you even get that far!

He is an affectionate dog but is also aggressive and has done nothing but bite feet and hands since we got him. (Original owner wasn't me). He has now left but was going to send him to the RSPCA so I have taken over or he would have been put to sleep. I love him dearly but to be quite honest I'm scared of him and locked myself in the laundry because he kept trying to bite me. I think he is scared as the original owner kicked and punched him. I don't agree that any breed of dog is aggressive. I believe all dogs are individuals and they have all had their own situations which either makes them gentle or aggressive. I want nothing but to love this dog but I feel the damage has been done and really don't have any more answers and if you have any to reverse his mistrust and fear I would greatly appreciate them,

I had never actually heard of the Bull Arab breed until i met George. He was 4 when i rescued him from a rather harsh situation. I have had him for 6 months now. Hes incredible! Considering i met him at 4 years old and the bond we formed almost immediately hes doing so well now. I met him at a friends house where i saw he was completely neglected and ignored, unfed and unsocialised. I spent a week at this house and during my time i walked him, bought stocks of food for him, played with him, id say trained him but there was nothing to it, by that i mean he almost did anything I would say or signal straight away then a day later the signals were listened to and his response was automatic. Hes very much his owners in the sense he doesnt really pay much attention to anyone else around us or even when im not home he doesnt do much other than sleep. I live with my nan as her carer, and hes very respectful of her and her commands if hes laying in a doorway etc. effortless to train, awesome fun to take out for runs and swims, loves racing along the beach off lead yet as soon as hes called immediately hes back in front of me sitting awaiting his lead. His hair is short and gets on everything but thankfully a good vaccum makes that a five minute daily thing. After i was called by my friend a month or so after my week with him as i made her promise (living 9 hours drive away from this person) but i made her swear if he was going to be taken to the pound and surrendered she was to call me to take him. I wanted to when i met him but as her brother had dumped him there and took off she couldnt let me straight away but i didnt hesitate. Went and picked him up, hit the vet then next stop was his new home. Hes much happier healthier and all round the best dog ive ever met! Only negative is at his age its difficult to get things like his socialisation improved. Hes extremely aggresive to any other dog that comes in a three metre radius of him. Foams at the mouth and takes all my strength to hold at bay. For that reason our walks and runs are kept to later hours of the day or at night, where other dog encounters are unlikely. Other than that the hair everywhere and his susceptibility to skin issues and more commonly ear mites (had them when i met him and need to give him a monthly dose of tick flea and mites prevention to keep that under control) mites are microscopic problems and while ear mites are located in the ears they also cause them to itch their faces, and their bodies too. He scratched like he had fleas a lot prior to finding out this info and he didnt have fleas obviously, and now since prevention treatment is much less scratchy.

The person who wrote this obviously has had no experience with this breed at all. Suggest more research, and a rewrite! Have had the opposite experience to what this write up is describing. My very first dog was a Bull Arab called Kong 20 years ago and fell in love with the breed as they are affectionate, loving, loyal, active, goofy, protective, quiet and will only bark if something is there, obedient, intelligent, easy to train as they are food driven, love to sleep, giant lap dogs, love to be patted, love to play, kind hearted and gentle towards other creatures big and small. Because of these amazing qualities, I will never own anything else and have 2 Bull Arabs now. A male called Samson and a female called Gracie. Downfalls are: they shed a lot for short hair dogs, tend to have skin issues and you have to constantly deal with ignorant/uneducated people that judge your dog on its appearance and breed. It is always interesting going for a walk at the local markets with my father who has a cat that walks on a leash. At first people see my dogs and I see their faces/reactions. Then they spot the small cat happily walking along side these so called aggressive/dangerous dogs (who are actually afraid of cats) and there whole demeanour changes. Most stop to chat and give the cat and the dogs a pat. The most aggressive and dangerous dogs that we see on walks are small dogs such as the white fluffy maltese and Chihuahua‘s. These dog owners need to stop saying how cute or funny it is when their dog aggressively barks and snarl at a larger dog. It’s not funny or cute that these people do not obedience train or control these dogs. Would it be funny or cute if a large breed acts like that?

He has a very unique personality. Sooky for affection, but still very head strong. He isn't as easy to train as my Rottweiler or Black Lab were.. but he seems to pick up on things quickly. Ie: did one wee on the tiles, took him out on the grass immediately. He now goes to the door when he has to go Showed him his bed inside once.. when he comes in he goes straight to his bed. This breed has a lot of common sense.. but also has a bit of an "I do what I want" attitude. A lot of positive reinforcement and direction needed.. but once he picks it up he doesnt forget it. We will be doing 5kms every day training distance when he is old enough. I needed a strong dog that will be my mate and protect me when I'm alone in rural areas Just to top it off.. this pup is turning into one of the best looking dogs Ive ever seen.

My wife, children and I have had bull Arabs for ever and have never seen any aggressive behavior. Our children would wrestle on the ground with our dogs. They would even sleep in the dogs kennel with them. I can't believe that anyone would ever think that a bull Arab was aggressive.

Bruce was the most amazing dog you would ever have he loved kids and was very protective over them they would crawl on him and push him around and he wouldn't care he would rather lick you to death then bit he has never and i mean never been an aggressive dog, he is a pig hunting dog but i would 100% trust him with kids

My son bought this dog home as it was meant to be his dog . Well we all know how this goes I was outside at night nursing him holding him cuddling him . We have an unbreakable bond live him to bits . The most affectionate dog been to puppy school and easily trained loves socialising . He's my shadow follows me around everywhere . This breed of dogs are definitely not aggressive.

I am the founder of BULL ARAB RESCUE and I think you need to get your facts straight before proclaiming this breed as you have done in your writing! Many Bull Arabs in Australia are actually assistance dogs for people with PTSD including ex army and myself. To proclaim they are aggressive and dangerous is an absolute joke... Thousands upon thousands of people will tell you this but yet you think you are right? Any dog or and human can be dangerous... retract your statement regarding bull arabs or I will personally have my lawyer contact you for defamation. We try to save this amazing breed .... you have no experience and put it down.... retract your statement or we will sue you for fake and nonsense advice.

My Bull Arab Ziggy is the most gentle, kind and sweetest dog I’ve ever had or met. This is falsified information that is spread by uninformed people who do not know the breed. They are friendly, easily trainable, low energy, cuddly dogs and each bull Arab Ive ever met is GREAT with children, adults and other animals. They are NOT aggressive or harmful and SHOULD NOT be treated like they are.

Tyson is a very chilled boy who is my life we rescued him from the dogs home at 12 weeks and his training started immediately now he is my assistance dog and also a therapy dog. we live on a 5 acre property with lots of animals. cows, goats, chickens and turkeys. Tyson loves to look after new born goats and newly hatched chickens. I was very disgusted at the write up of what you think is a Bull Arab. I really think that you should have made some attempt to talk to Bull Arab owners and actually meet a Bull Arab or ten before you spread blatant lies about such a lovable breed. as i write this Tyson is lying at my feet with my chicken ebony and her newly hatched chicks. Tyson also has his own group of human friends obtained in the many stores and supermarkets he has visited with us. he has also helped a nine year old boy get over his fear of dogs, they are the best of friends and the nine year old quite often goes to sleep using Tyson as a pillow.

Can you please provide the source where Bull Arabs are killing people??? This site is a bit of a joke! You really need to provide source information rather than hysteria!

Your site clearly has no real idea about Bull Arabs and you should fix what you say, they are loyal, sociable, funny caring. My Bull Arab fostered 5 kittens and brought them up after their mother died, my grad kids sleep with her,she is loyal, funny, quirky and a gentle giant! Any dog can be nasty its the owner, stop saying this horrible stuff about them, from my Bull Arab to small dogs 3 cats and a host of kids!

Your write up is so incorrect, you need to write a retraction. Before making and publishing your assumptions maybe you should actually talk to Bull Arab owners. There are over 8000 on one rescue site that will tell you differently. I’m surprised as a professional dog business you don’t actually know more about dogs fullstop!

Norman is very gentle and very food motivated. He loves going to the beach/river and is very social with dogs and humans!

When we went to the lost dog’s home, he was the ONLY puppy! As we intended to come home with a puppy, he was our ONLY choice. He was retrieved by the dog’s home from the council who found him. We paid $500 for him. As it appears that he was lost originally, we now describe him as a rescue dog. When we went on a holiday to New Caledonia, there walking on a lead along the main beach footpath was a dog so similar to him that it looked to be his father. However the man walking him did not speak any language that we understood. Therefore we have wondered how do we live in Melbourne when his nearest relative appears to live on a South Pacific island?

He is very very energetic puppy, lot of temper tantrums if he doesn't get attention, loves to sleep in our bed with us, loves saying hi to everyone on road passing by. P. S he always wants to be outside .

Very friendly towards people and kids, but slightly aggressive toward unfamiliar dogs. Loyal dog, enjoys car rides, and walks. Very big, as big as our 13 year old girl.