Bull-type terriers
Bull-type terriers are a dog sub-type of terriers. It is also a section of the terrier group at the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI).[1][2] All bull-type terriers share the same ancestry in the crossbreeding between bulldog breeds and terriers.[3][4]
History[]
Blood sports, once extremely popular, became illegal in England in 1835,[5] but continued to be secretly practiced. Sports such as rat-baiting and dog fighting had grown in popularity because it was easier to hide such events compared to bull-baiting. For dog fighting, the best dogs in these sports (Old English Bulldogs and terriers) were crossbred to produce the bull and terrier, a type with varied appearance but selected for strong fighting traits. This was the common ancestor of the modern breeds that are part of the bull-type terrier group.[6]
Breeds[]
Extant[]
- American Pit Bull Terrier[3] (not recognized by the FCI and the AKC)
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- Boston Terrier (debatable)[7]
- Bull and terrier
- Bull Terrier[4]
- Miniature Bull Terrier[8]
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier[9]
Extinct[]
See also[]
- Dogs portal
- List of dog breeds
- Bulldog type
References[]
- ^ "Terriers". www.fci.be. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "Terriers: Bull type breeds". www.fci.be. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ a b "Breed Standards : American Pit Bull Terrier | United Kennel Club (UKC)". www.ukcdogs.com. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ a b "Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ Choron, Sandra; Choron, Harry (August 2, 2005). Planet Dog: A Doglopedia. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780618517527 – via Internet Archive.
ISBN9780618517527.
- ^ Harris, David (July 24, 2012). The Bully Breeds. i5 Publishing. ISBN 9781621870326 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Boston Terrier". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "Miniature Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- ^ "Staffordshire Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
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