Bulldog Breeders

With the popularity of the breed increasing every year, so does the number of Bulldog breeders starting their own breeding projects. The more breeders there are, the more careful we must be when choosing the one we want to buy a Bulldog puppy from. Unfortunately, not all breeders abide by the ethics of dog breeding, and there are many dollar-oriented breeders working for their own profit rather than for the benefit of the Bulldog breed. Such breeders produce large quantities of puppies, paying little attention to the quality of the breeding stock, which increases the risk of genetic abnormalities and inadequate behavior. Therefore, before purchasing a puppy, a buyer must be familiar with some rules of breeding and have a little bit of knowledge about the breed itself.

Bulldogs have quite a long history of evolution. The early predecessor of the modern Bulldog was a cross between the Pug and the Mastiff. The dog had a muscular body, large and strong head, and powerful jaws that closed in a scissors bite. Besides, those dogs were notoriously ferocious, and they were used as butcher dogs or in bull-baiting, a brutal show, in which one or several dogs were supposed to attack a bull and suffocate it by biting hard on its nose. Those dogs had to have a very high pain threshold, so that they could withstand heavy blows. This is a must-know for every ethical Bulldog breeder, and potential buyers should not be reluctant to ask breeders about the dog’s history

With the abolition of bloody sports with dogs involved in them, the breed seemed to have lost its designation, and that was the beginning of the breed’s end. However, a group of dog enthusiastic Bulldog breeders took efforts to revitalize the breed and change its temperament from a vicious fighter dog to a docile companion. This resulted in the appearance of a much smaller dog with heavier bones and milder temperament, with its somewhat intimidating facial appearance still intact. The Bulldog of today is called the English Bulldog. This is not a working breed, and if you hear the opposite from the Bulldog breeder, it is high time for you to look for a more trustworthy one.

The predecessor of the modern English Bulldog (the Olde English Bulldogge) has also been instrumental in creating a few more breeds popular in various parts of the world. Those include the American Bulldog, French Bulldog, Boxer, American Staffordshire Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier, Banter Bulldog, Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog, Valley Bulldog and the Bull Mastiff. All conscientious Bulldog breeders usually know a little bit about each of these breeds, because they share ancestry to various extents.