Bulldog Breeds
Introduction
A bulldog is a middling sized dog breed mostly referred as the British or English bulldog. Bulldog breeds can be described as a collective term that is used in reference to various dog breeds of a specific kind which is also additionally known as bull breeds (Harris, 73). Bulldog breeds exist in different forms which are English bulldog, American bulldog, old English, Boston bulldog, French and German bulldog.
Bullenbeisser
Bullenbeisser was a dog bred which was commonly known based on its agility and strength. The dog bred was a kind of Molosser dog that was a German native as well as the Low Countries. The breeds were conducted for different reasons and the Bullenbeissser particularized in boar hunting and bull baiting (Harris, 86).
Old English bulldog
Old English bulldog is an American bulldog was created recently. A true lineage of breeding was created in the 1970’s by Leavitt David in the recreation of a healthier bulldog (Zwettler, 14). This was thus conducted by the utilization of a cross between an American bulldog and English bulldogs.
Toy bulldogs
Toy bulldog is one of the extinct bulldog breeds which existed in the 18th century and in the 19th century in England. The breading was based on two distinct directions. Downsizing the bred was one of the directions which did not achieve its success to breeding complications (Zwettler, 8).
American bulldog
An American bull dog is a utility dog from the breed which is a giant that is gentle and completely fits with different families. An American bull dog can thus be described as a strong looking, well built, muscular and a well-built dog with a large head which is smooth and generally short (Harris, 84).
English bulldog
This is a brawny powerhouse that is little and whose features a waddle crablike which holds great stability, strength as well as much vigor. The dog has a large head, heavy wrinkles and a thick head (Zwettler, 8).
French bulldog
This is a small breed which exists with the breeding o domestic dogs. The franchise was generated in early 1800 after a cross between ancestor’s bulldogs which were imported from England as well as Paris local ratters (Zwettler, 12).
Conclusion
American bulldogs can be termed as typically social, confident and very active dogs which relate easily with their families. The dogs, therefore, requires the high rate of attention based on their emotional personality that is high. Bulldogs get attached to families and homes and they are well established for getting along with pets, other dogs as well as children. I learned that bulldogs require some extent of attention based on their calm nature which allows them to be the suitable option for homesteads. Bulldogs originated from the cross breed of pug and mastiff while others originated from the mastiff parent.
Work Cited
Harris, David. Bully Breeds. Freehold, NJ: Kennel Club Books, 2008. Internet resource.
Zwettler, Marlene. The Great Book of Bulldogs, Bull Terrier and Molosser: Part I Bulldogs & Bull Terrier. Berlin: epubli GmbH, 2013. Internet resource.
