In Bavaria, the handling of so-called "list dogs" is heavily regulated. But the number of illegally kept dogs that are brought to Munich animal shelters is increasing.
Cases such as in Heidelberg, where a 16-year-old was seriously injured by two American Staffordshire Terriers, reinforce the picture. Are list dogs really that dangerous or are they better than their reputation? And what is the situation in Munich? What is a "fighting dog"? When colloquially referred to as "fighting dogs", this refers to the legal term list dog.