00:00It breaks my heart that these dogs are getting targeted.
00:06The Exile Bully Ban came into place at the start of January 2024.
00:11Before the Bully Ban came into place, we actually had about one and a half years of freedom
00:17with Doug.
00:19We literally made the most of every weekend with him.
00:23Doug has always been such a friendly, loving dog.
00:27What are you doing?
00:31I never would have looked at Doug and thought, oh, one day he potentially might need a muzzle.
00:37There was a build-up to the ban, so we had four months to prepare.
00:42I went straight out to the pet shop and I bought a muzzle.
00:45He's still on your muzzle.
00:49I made it really positive for him.
00:51You're a friend to him, aren't you?
00:57Oh, baby, you can't take it off, you're not allowed.
01:00He doesn't love the muzzle.
01:02His personality is completely different.
01:05It's really sad.
01:06He hates this muzzle.
01:08He walks so slow with it now, I'm literally dragging him.
01:11Come on, mate.
01:12It's like he almost doesn't want to lift his head up when he's walking and he's just so
01:15fed up of being in it.
01:18We are living with the exile bully ban every day, and the stigma that this breed gets.
01:24How can they ban a whole breed?
01:27I was angry, I was sad.
01:30It's just processing that information.
01:33Your dog is a banned breed.
01:35You have to follow laws to keep it alive.
01:37Oh, baby, you can't take it off, you're not allowed.
01:41If you don't, your dog will get put to sleep.
01:43We try and keep things as positive as we can for Doug and try not to let too much affect
01:49his life.
01:50Really just getting him out there, showing everyone who he is and what this breed is
01:56about.
01:57I have always been an exile bully advocate because they haven't always been a loved breed.
02:04We are off on our exile bully pack up.
02:08I thought, OK, well, why not boost it up?
02:11Why not get all these dogs out there and show everyone that this breed is not what
02:17the media portray them to be?
02:22I have decided to take it upon myself to do exile bully pack walks.
02:28Hi, everyone.
02:30Knowing that I am helping other owners build their confidence, but also changing the stigma
02:37of the breed at the same time, is something that I do want to keep doing.
02:47I'm so proud of him.
02:48He proves himself every day to everyone.
02:51He's just such a good boy and I tell him that every single day.
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