Status dog

Status dog is a term used in the United Kingdom to describe a potentially dangerous or aggressive dog that is kept as a symbol of the owner's hard or tough image, to intimidate others, and possibly as a weapon.[1][2] The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 placed restrictions on the ownership and care of four types of dog (the Pit Bull Terrier, the Japanese Tosa, the Dogo Argentino, and the Fila Brasileiro); while two further breeds, the Rottweiler and the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, are also widely perceived as status dogs.[3] The Metropolitan Police established a dedicated Status Dog Unit in 2009 to address the problem.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Status Dogs". Society for Companion Animal Studies. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Minto, Natasha (11 September 2013). "Pedigree scum: dangerous dogs and their owners". exposure:Youth communications charity. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  3. 1 2 Iqbal, Nomia (21 May 2009). "Dangerous 'status' dogs on the rise". BBC Radio 1 Newsbeat. BBC. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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