<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Bull Arab is an Australian dog . The breed is variously described as being a terrier X pointer crossbreed, mastiff X Great Dane crossbreed, doberman X bull terrier crossbreed Or Bull Terrier X German Shorthaired Pointer X Greyhound crossbreed . </P> <P> Bull Arabs are bred for hunting purposes and were specially developed to pull pigs to the ground and hold them by the ear </P> <P> Several attacks on people in several states of Australia have been attributed to the breed . And reports supplied by 80 councils and passed on to the Department of Local Government, between 1 July 2005 and 30 October 2006, detail several attacks attributed to Bull Arabs, yet show many other breeds with a greater number of attacks . </P>

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