Friday, December 12, 2014

The Main Purpose For Breeding Old English Bulldogs

By Lucia Weeks


When you want to have dogs as your pet, you need to think of which breed you want to have. There are a lot on the list. It would be easier to determine the one you want if you base it on your preference and what you need from your future companion. If you think of bulldogs, the first thought that would come to mind are their sweet disposition. They are very loyal and make for very good house pets. But this was not always the case.

But before, the mean streak was really something that others would fear. Unlike today, the traditional and original old English bulldogs are taller and more muscular. There are others who find this hard to believe because there is no accurate proof of their muscular build during those times.

A lot of historians can compare the structure of the previous bulldogs to those bigger canines today. The body build was usually a result of cross breeding but the original lineage was pure which makes it really interesting. And they are bred for one reason only. They are utilized for the sport known only as bull baiting. During the games, they would hold down a raging bull so that it can be castrated.

It was a very brutal sport and it was banned. This is also the reason why most of the ancestors of this kind was not able to survive. And since they were no longer used for the sport, they need to be shorter so that they could be trained as house pets. And this is where the cross breeding processes begin.

Most of the people feel that they can still be wild. So to be safe, they try to minimize the size of the canine by mixing it with other breeds. Until the time came that it is no longer pure at all.

Today, they are not known as canines for sports but they are very famous for the sweet temperament that they have. Aside from the fact that they are no longer pure breeds, there are still other things about the lineage that you have to know. And some of them are stated below.

Despite the sweet nature that it has, it cannot be denied that they still possess that mean look. This is the probably the reason why a lot of schools have chosen it as their school mascot. There are also several companies such as truck manufacturers who have seen that the best way to represent their company is the image of a bulldog.

According to a survey, the breed placed a spot in the most famous dogs list. There is also an American president who have made it his best buddy. There are rumors that Winston Churchill had a bulldog. But this is not true. He had a pug and not the other breed.

There is still debate on which version is better. There are those who are for the original types with athletic builds. But people from Tulsa, OK would say that they like the newer and sweeter version better. Most of the people who own this type of canine would also agree.




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