MailOnline looks at the key questions ahead of new rules coming into force on December 31 making it illegal to breed, sell, advertise, exchange, gift, rehome, abandon or allow XL Bully dogs to go stray.
Stay of execution for XL Bully puppies: Owners are given another six months to neuter dogs less than a year old - with minister hinting deadline could be pushed back even further
Moment two stray 'XL bullies' prowl the street as they are seen jumping at woman's car and trying to attack another pet dog before police seize the animals
No money would ever tempt me to kill my XL Bully': Furious dog owners blast government £200 'puppy scrappage scheme' to euthanise their pets - as charities face an impossible task to
Moment two 'XL bullies' run loose on street, jump at woman's car and try to attack another pet dog before police seize the animals
Stay of execution for XL Bully puppies: Owners are given another six months to neuter dogs less than a year old - with minister hinting deadline could be pushed back even further
XL Bully seized and two arrested after dog mauled a Chihuahua puppy to death in horror attack after escaping house
XL Bully D-day looms: MPs warn 'ambiguity' over breed will leave police even more stretched over Christmas and expert warns of 'disaster' - as videos show officers and owners struggling to handle
Landowner offers XL Bully owners a 'lifeline' to walk their dogs without a lead or muzzles on private fields as ban comes into effect today
What IS an XL Bully? Government releases official definition amid warnings dog will be 'impossible to track' once ban comes into place because it is not a recognised breed
Landowner offers XL Bully owners a 'lifeline' to walk their dogs without a lead or muzzles on private fields as ban comes into effect today