Comments on: Kennel Club Announces Amnesty For British Bulldog

By: Mel

Mel — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:10:40 +0000

Its about time. I work in a vets and see first hand the shocking state of these poor dogs and other breeds like them. Ive had to watch my own breed, the Stafford, become more and more warped by the show set. He is now a characature of the original 1935 registered breed. Thankfully for the Stafford there are breeders out there who do not give two figs for ribbons and cash, and breed them true to the old standard, allowing those of us that love our dogs to own fit healthy animals and not a pitopotomas.
Ill also throw into the mix, a little off topic, that the original taller rangier Stafford (bull and terrier) was in fact the true representative of the bulldog of old.
In American Pit Bull Terrier circles the breed has been referred to as “bulldogs” for well over 100 years.
The KC bulldog was a freakshow bred for showing and never function. a mix of working bull and terrier/bulldog and pug, much the same as teh poor Bull Terrier, with its rugby ball shaped head was also bred for fancy, resultign in todays deformed and mentally challanged dog.
American Bulldogs arose from the introduction of the show bulldog blood and other mastiffs, to large catchweight APBTs to produce a powerful boar hunting dog. It is highly unlikey it is directly decended from the bulldogge of old.
Another bulldog to be distorted from its true for, which is the APBT/ bull and terrier is teh boxer. Again an exaggeration of the original dog by way of infusing in the froggish show bulldog into the lines. There are very few Boxers out there with the physical and mental capabilities to do a days work in its original context.

By: daz

daz — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:46:36 +0000

abou time too.. the “British bulldog” as we now know is not the traditional bulldog of britain-the current dog was crossed with pugs by the victorians following the ban on baiting. old paintings and even early photos of bulldogs clearly show that the wonston churchill type bulldog is nothing like the true bulldog. this altered breed was done by ppl to make a tenacious dog easier to handle for shows… the show ppl have ruined a great many breeds, its about time they were made to undo the damge.
For a good idea of what a real bulldog is lok at american bulldogs..they are closest o the real oldschool english bulldog that was used to catch escaped bulls, and drag cattle to slaughter-as well as the obvious bating.

By: June

June — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:29:30 +0000

People aren’t slating the breed, just the irresponsible breeders.

I have goldies, bred by caring people, but there are a lot out there who abuse the system.

I have also been involved with rescuing whelped bitches and puppies from farms who couldn’t give a shit about the dogs’ welfare, whatever their breed.

By: gabrielle

gabrielle — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 17:07:10 +0000

i have three bulldogs all have no health problems at all , my 2 girls have been mated naturally not by ai and have delivered healthy offspring , i find it very offencive that people slate this wonderful breed without knowing anything about it . leave our bullies alone !!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:31:01 +0000

I have a bulldog and he is the best dog i have ever come across, yes they have health problems but to me my own bulldog is perfect and i wouldn’t change him for the world. Don’t comment on bulldogs if you have never had one caus you cant knock them till you have tried them. lol

By: June

June — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:37:43 +0000

Nothing wrong with the breed , they are nice dogs, but like all breeds fashion dictates some extremes of physical traits

By: Dean howe

Dean howe — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:19:47 +0000

different view if you own one, an amazing breed. would not change mine for the world. they are perfect in every way

By: yampster

yampster — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:04:03 +0000

Oh yes! As Churchill would say

By: June

June — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:59:14 +0000

Thats good news , poor buggers have to be artificially inseminated and whelp by c- section as their heads are so big they can’t be delivered by vaginal delivery, and the dam has problems breathing anyway.