A dog lover who rescued a young XL Bully from poor conditions now has nine of them after it gave birth to a surprise litter of adorable pups. But it has created a huge practical and financial headache for the Canterbury woman and her family. Although she managed to get special exemption certificates for the now-banned breed in the nick of time, under new legislation she cannot legally sell them or even give them away. The 43-year-old mum, who does not want to be named, now has no choice but to keep the dogs or put them down – which she says would “break our hearts”. Despite the ban on owning X…
