The innocent-looking dog breeds that can turn deadly: Vets issue warning after labradoodle was among pack of eight 'out of control' animals who mauled woman, 28, to death in park

When it comes to deadly dogs, XL Bullies, Pit bull terriers, oregon Japanese Tosas mightiness outpouring to mind.

But a shocking incidental has highlighted that it's not conscionable these pugnacious looking breeds that tin crook deadly.

Natasha Johnston, 28, a canine walker from Croydon, was mauled to decease aft being acceptable upon by 8 crazed animals.

The experienced walker suffered penetrating canine bites to her torso, cervix and arms during the attack, aft immoderate of the dogs became 'out of control.'

While the inquest did not perceive which canine caused Ms Johnston's death, 2 dogs – a labradoodle and an American XL Bully – were enactment down astatine the petition of her family.

Now, vets person revealed the breeds that person been progressive successful the astir fatal incidents implicit the past 35 years – including respective smaller dogs.

Speaking to MailOnline, an RSPCA spokesperson said: 'While immoderate dogs are ample and powerful, that doesn't mean they're much apt to amusement aggression than immoderate different benignant of dog.'

Here successful the UK, 5 antithetic dogs are deemed truthful unsafe that they're banned.

These are the Pit bull terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Fila Braziliero, and the XL Bully.

However, the RSPCA points retired that there's 'not robust research' to show that these breeds oregon types are immoderate much assertive than different dogs.

'Aggressive behaviour tin beryllium influenced by factors specified arsenic however they're bred, reared and experiences passim their life,' it explained.

'Breed isn't a bully mode to foretell hazard of aggression.'

Despite the prohibition of the Pit bull terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Fila Braziliero, and the XL Bully, canine bites person accrued by 154 per cent successful the past 20 years.

What's more, betwixt 1989 and 2017, 48 radical – including 20 children – died successful dog-related incidents.

Of the 62 dogs involved, the bulk (53) were canine breeds not connected the prohibited list.

Among adults, Staffordshire Bull Terriers were progressive successful the astir incidents (4), followed by American Bulldogs (3), German Shepherds (3), and Pit Bull Terriers (3).

French Mastiffs (2), Staffy types (2), Rottweilers (2), and chartless breeds (2) were the adjacent astir communal dogs connected the list.

The remaining incidents progressive an Alapaha, a Bull Mastiff cross, a crossbreed, a German Shepherd-Doberman cross, a Neapolitan Mastiff, a Springer, a Springer oregon bull breed mix, a terrier type, and a Weimaraner.

Meanwhile, the incidents involving children included respective smaller breeds.

One Alaskan Malamute was progressive successful a fatal attack, arsenic good arsenic a Lakeland Terrier, 2 Jack Russells, and 1 Terrier.

Speaking to MailOnline, the RSPCA spokesperson said: 'Aggressive behaviour is simply a analyzable enactment betwixt however a canine is bred arsenic good arsenic beingness experiences.

'All dogs are individuals and whether oregon not a canine displays assertive behaviour comes down to however they've been bred, reared and their beingness experiences.'

The Kennel Club agrees with the RSCPA, and says that 'no breed of canine is inherently dangerous'. 

'Scientific probe has proven that the Pit Bull Terrier and related breeds are physiologically nary antithetic from immoderate different breed of dog,' it explains connected its website. 

'Dr Lehr Brisbin astatine the University of Georgia has proved the skeletal operation of the Pit Bull Terrier's jaw is nary antithetic from that of immoderate different canine with respect to "jaw locking" - they simply person powerfully muscled jaws successful communal with galore different breeds.'

Following connected from Ms Johnston's tragic death, some the RSCPA and the Kennel Club are calling for 'urgent action' to tackle canine control.

'We're devastated by the tragic incidents, similar this, and hold that urgent enactment is needed to tackle canine power and irresponsible ownership,' the RSPCA spokesperson said.

'However, the existent attack to canine power is not moving and we're calling connected the UK Government to perpetrate to a considered attack to tackling canine wound incidents that volition amended support nationalist information portion besides ensuring bully canine welfare.

'We privation to spot the UK Government perpetrate to tackling the basal causes of assertive behaviour successful dogs which are analyzable but see improving and enforcing existent breeding and canine power regulations, and to beforehand liable canine ownership, successful bid to efficaciously support nationalist information portion besides ensuring amended canine welfare.'

The Kennel Club added: 'The occupation of unsafe dogs is simply a societal 1 and needs to beryllium tackled done the enforcement of effectual authorities that seeks to curb irresponsible owners of each types of canine and amended better the dog-owning nationalist to forestall incidents earlier they occur. 

'We judge that preventative authorities should beryllium based connected the rule of "deed not breed" and centre astir the instauration of canine power notices, a signifier of statutory betterment announcement for canine owners of each types of dog.'