What is an “XL BULLY”?

The American Bully Kennel Club is the definitive experts in the American Bully breed. Below is a quick summary of what they consider an XL Bully to be:

The American Bully should give the impression of great strength for its size. It is a compact and medium/large size dog with a muscular body and blocky head. The American Bully should have the appearance of heavy bone structure with a bulky build and look.

The American Bully is a companion breed exhibiting confidence, a zest for life, along with an exuberant willingness to please and bond with their family, thus making the American Bully an excellent family companion. Despite the American Bully’s fierce and powerful appearance, their demeanor is gentle. They are great with kids, and extremely friendly with strangers, other dogs, and other animals. Human or dog aggression, extreme shyness, or viciousness is very uncharacteristic of the American Bully and is highly undesirable.

The XL Bully is determined by its adult height. Males over 20 inches (51 cm)  – 23 inches (57 cm) at the withers. Females over 19 inches (48 cm) – 22 inches (54 cm) at the withers.

Important to note that the XL Bully variety is simply taller than the Standard American Bully. XL Bully dogs share the same build, body type, and breed type as the Standard American Bully, and are expected to carry a heavily muscled, massive, bulky body type.

UK DEFINITION:

In later 2023, the UK defined an XL Bully as a breed type that is a variant of the wider American Bully breed type. The XL Bully breed type is typically larger (both in terms of height and body shape) and more muscular than other Bully breed variant types such as the ‘Micro’, ‘Pocket’, ‘Standard’ and ‘Classic’.

Large dog with a muscular body and blocky head, suggesting great strength and power for its size. Powerfully built individual.

Height

• Adult male from 20in (51 cm) at the withers
• Adult female from 19in (48cm) at the withers