According to the Dubai Municipality, the list of banned dogs includes:
American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, American Bull Dog, Bull Terrier, Old English Bull Dog, Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Tosa, Husky, Doberman, Shar Pei, Perro de presa mallorquin/ Bull Dog, Neapolitan, Argentinean Mastiff, Miniature Bull Terrier, Canary dog fila Brazilerio/ Brazilian Mastiff.
However this may apply to people living in flats or apartments. According to Hashim Al Awadhi, Head of Veterinary Section in the municipality, the banned breeds “are the ones that are not suitable to be raised in apartments. They pose grave danger to children and other people residing in the apartment”.
People are allowed to keep such dogs in residential villas and farmhouses but they must be muzzled and leashed at all times when taken outside.
