Bull-type terriers

Some bull-type terrier breeds (American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier and Bull Terrier)

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[]

Blue Paul Terrier

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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[1] "Terriers". www.fci.be. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

[2] "Terriers: Bull type breeds". www.fci.be. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

[:1-3] "Breed Standards : American Pit Bull Terrier | United Kennel Club (UKC)". www.ukcdogs.com. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

[:2-4] "Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

[5] Choron, Sandra; Choron, Harry (August 2, 2005). Planet Dog: A Doglopedia. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780618517527 – via Internet Archive. ISBN9780618517527.

[6] Harris, David (July 24, 2012). The Bully Breeds. i5 Publishing. ISBN 9781621870326 – via Google Books.

[7] "Boston Terrier". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

[8] "Miniature Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

[9] "Staffordshire Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2019-07-17.

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