'I'm a mum with kids and two XL Bullies – Karens need to stop telling me to get rid'

A mum is "fed up of Karens" telling her to get rid of her beloved XL Bullies.. Emma Davies has hit back at commenters who say the dogs are dangerous in a post mocking the suggestions she get rid of them.

She said: "I know they look all cute and they look really happy and we do really love them. When we go them we were just a couple with no kids, we didn't really have any commitments or responsibilities apart from our dogs.

"Then a few years later we got pregnant with our first child and that's when all the comments started. People saying 'are you going to keep those dogs when you're having a baby'. Of course we said yes, we were determined to prove everybody wrong."

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Emma went on to share that after she had her second baby, the comments continued. She added: "Last year we had our second baby. All was going well until the other day when Karen from down the street decided she wants to stick her two pence in.

"She loudly announced to us that we are really bad parents by having those dogs in the house with our kids.

"That really made us think that because we've got these two dogs and kids, we really should get rid of them because Karen from down the street told us so.

Emma has decided she will not be getting rid of the two dogs any time soon – and shared the conclusion she came to after the run-in with the rude neighbour.

She concluded: "In reality, we all know that nobody listens to a Karen. We're gonna stick two fingers up to her and we're going to keep them. Sorry, but how could you actually hate those little faces."

Kobe and Luna, the two XL Bully dogs featured in the Instagram post, split members of the public.

One viewer praised Emma for raising the dogs right, writing: "Those dogs are happy as anything and very well looked after to."

Another added: "Dogs teach our kids so much more than Karen's can even comprehend. I would trust a bully far more than some smaller breeds."

A third disagreed and argued the dogs are still "unpredictable," writing: "Your two kids deserve to be safe. The dogs look gorgeous and I know you love your dogs.

"However, I wouldn’t take a chance on them turning on the children. It’s not just these dogs as any can be unpredictable but I agree with Karen."

XL Bully ownership is now restricted under a UK law which passed in December 2023. It is now illegal to sell XL Bullies and those who do own the breed must have a valid certificate of ownership.