BSL Shocker - A List of 75 Dogs That Are Banned Or Restricted
While most people know that breed specific legislation (BSL) can spread like wildfire when decisions are made by non-canine experts and stories are sensationalized by the media - I’m betting you’ll be shocked by some of the breeds on this list of 75. All of the dogs on this list are either banned or there are restrictions on owning them *somewhere* in the United States. Some of the breed names on this list may sound odd, but they appear here as they are written in the actual bans (including misspellings!). Some of the breeds here are being banned in communities due to blanket bans on canine physical traits (for example, the pug is stocky, broad and has a short muzzle- thus sharing some of the same traits as the “fearsome” bully breeds).
Photo by Gary Pore
Absurd- definitely. All dogs need responsible owners who understand that keeping their dog safe and controlled is their job as a caregiver. If individuals are failing to do this, let them face the consequences. Don’t blame all the other dog owners who are stepping up to their role and keeping their dogs in check.
1. AIREDALE TERRIER
2. AKBASH
3. AKITA
4. ALAPAHA BLUE BLOOD BULLDOG
5. ALASKAN MALAMUTE
6. ALSATIAN SHEPHERD
7. AMERICAN BULLDOG
8. AMERICAN HUSKY
9. AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER
10. AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER
11. AMERICAN WOLFDOG
12. ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD
13. ARIKARA DOG
14. AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG
15. AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
16. BELGIAN MALINOIS
17. BELGIAN SHEEPDOG
18. BELGIAN TURVUREN
19. BLUE HEELER
20. BOERBOL
21. BORZOI
22. BOSTON TERRIER
23. BOUVIER DES FLANDRES
24. BOXER
25. BULLDOG
26. BULL TERRIER
27. BULL MASTIFF
28. CANE CORSO
29. CATAHOULA LEOPARD DOG
30. CAUCASIAN SHEPHERD
31. CHINESE SHAR PEI
32. CHOW-CHOW
33. COLORADO DOG
34. DOBERMAN PINSCHER
35. DOGO DE ARGENTINO
36. DOGUE DE BORDEAUX
37. ENGLISH MASTIFFS
38. ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL
39. ESKIMO DOG
40. ESTRELA MOUNTAIN DOG
41. FILA BRASILIERO
42. FOX TERRIER
43. FRENCH BULLDOG
44. GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG
45. GOLDEN RETRIEVER
46. GREENLAND HUSKY
47. GREAT DANE
48. GREAT PYRANEES
49. ITALIAN MASTIFF
50. KANGAL DOG
51. KEESHOND
52. KOMONDOR
53. KOTEZEBUE HUSKY
54. KUVAZ
55. LABRADOR RETRIEVER
56. LEONBERGER
57. MASTIFF
58. NEOPOLITAN MASTIFF
59. NEWFOUNDLAND
60. OTTERHOUND
61. PRESA DE CANARIO
62. PRESA DE MALLORQUIN
63. PUG
64. ROTTWEILER
65. SAARLOOS WOLFHOND
66. SAINT BERNARD
67. SAMOYED
68. SCOTTISH DEERHOUND
69. SIBERIAN HUSKY
70. SPANISH MASTIFF
71. STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER
72. TIMBER SHEPHERD
73. TOSA INU
74. TUNDRA SHEPHERD
75. WOLF SPITZ
October 8th, 2008 at 12:53 am
Good grief…I have an Aussie, who’s a wimp, and the biggest lovable lummox you’ll ever meet. Dogs aren’t bad, it’s poor ownership that’s the problem about 99% of the time. My neighbor’s dachshund, a breed not on the list mind you, bit my other neighbor’s four year old girl the other day. When the police came to check it out, they told US that our dog was too aggressive, for barking and whimpering at the door, not at them, but because he had to pee!
October 18th, 2008 at 12:19 am
BSL THIS IS A JOKE I LOOKED AT YOUR LIST THE ONLY THING I DID NOT SEE IS A CAT. IT’S TIME TO START LOOKING AT THE OWNERS OF YOUR LIST OF BREEDS AND STOP LOOKING AT WHAT THE BREED WAS USED FOR BACK IN THE 1800 & 1900′S. I HAVE A 4 YEAR OLD BULLMASTIFF WHICH IS BY FAR THE BEST DOG I HAVE EVER OWNED I WOULD TRUST THIS DOG OVER ANY DOG THAT’S NOT ON YOUR SAD LIST OF DOGS
WITHOUT QUESTION……MY DOG WHO’S NAME IS AUTUMN LEE WHO HAS SPENT MANY HOURS AT MY MOTHERS NURSING HOME VISITING MY MOTHER AND WAS ASKED TO VISIT OTHER PEOPLE IN THE NURSING HOME.
I TRUST MY DOG AROUND ANY HUMAN. THE ONLY THING THAT I ARGREE WITH WHEN IT COMES TO BSL LAWS IS THAT YOU MUST BE A RESPONSIBLE DOG OWNER WHICH IS TRUE WITH ANY BREED OF DOG WHICH HOLDS TRUE IF ITS A POODLE OR A PITBULL DON’T FORGET A PITBULL WAS NOTHING MORE THEN A FARM DOG OR AS MY GRANDFATHER LIKED TO CALL THEM A FARM HAND…
SO STOP POINTING YOUR FINGER AT THE BREED AND START POINTING AT THE IDIOTS THAT ARE DESTROYING
THESE WONDERFUL BREEDS…………..
February 5th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
This list is made up by a bunch of morons. I dare the bitches who created this list to do volunteer work at any Humane Society in their area and tell me their views have not changed, it’s complete madness!
March 30th, 2009 at 6:56 am
This list just gets my blood boiling. I was so outraged at the list. Are we all suppose to just get labs and little toys? I’m not saying labs aren’t good but come on now. What the hell is this? I completely agree with Chad. this is just madness, it’s so unjustified. There should be no way this law will ever pass, there will be riot if it ever does!
April 17th, 2009 at 12:45 am
It makes me sad to see this list, seeing as Dalmatians aren’t anywhere on it. And they hold the numbers for most dog attacks per breed every year. I have a pit bull, and she plays with my two cats and my two ferrets! The ferrets actually pick on her! And she’s seven years old…hasn’t even gotten crotchety with age. My three year old son sleeps on her on the couch. What an evil dog…*sighs* This brings to mind a poem I once heard…”When the rivers are dried up, when the forests are gone, when the animals are all extinct, then and only then will man begin to realize the mistakes he has made.” The same can be said here. When homes are left with nothing but the option of goldfish, will the majority of Americans understand what rights have been taken away from them. And by then it will be too late…sadly, it will just be too late…
June 10th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
WHAT THE HELL! WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO BAN THESE DOGS! ALL THESE DOGS ARE REALLY GREAT DOGS! OK, I SORT OF UNDERSTAND THAT THEY THINK “BULLY” DOGS THAT WERE BRED FOR GUARDING AND FIGHTING, BUT HUSKIES? LABS? GOLDENS? AUSSIES? BERNIES? THIS IS SO STUPID! THIS MUST BE STOPPED!