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A Bolton dog trainer says that the Government are taking a 'sensible' approach to the neutering of XL Bullies. Owners of the controversial breed must have their dogs neutered by June 30 if they were aged 12 months or older on January 31 this year. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs announced on Thursday that in order for owners' Certificates of Exemption to remain valid, the procedure needs to be done.

If owners do not submit the Confirmation of Neutering form to Defra by July 26, the dog will no longer be exempt. This comes after the Government made owning the XL Bully breed a criminal offence in England and Wales if owners don’t have an exemption certificate. Michelle Pollitt of Loose Lead Dog Training (Image: Public) The dogs must also be registered, neutered and kept muzzled and on a lead in public.



Michelle Pollitt runs Loose Lead Dog Training, which is based in Bolton . She offers XL Bully muzzle training, as well as a variety of other classes and sessions for a range of breeds. She said: "The people I have spoken to are being told to wait until the dogs are of a certain age before getting them castrated.

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