Bulldog Picture

With so many IT services available nowadays, a little thing like a good Bulldog picture isn’t something you have to spend a lifetime looking for. However, browsing for Bulldog pictures is far not enough for a novice owner to gain experience and expert knowledge in Bulldog breeding ownership. Today’s Bulldogs are actually the offspring of the Olde English Bulldogge, a vicious type of dog that was used as a butcher dog, and then in bull-baiting and bear baiting shows. It was bred specifically for these activities, so breeders strove to develop in their dogs a number of particular physical characteristics: a very broad head with a wrinkly muzzle and powerful mandibles clenching in a firm scissors bite. Those dogs were supposed to pin the bull to the ground and grab it by the nose until it died from suffocation in its own blood.

In 1835, those activities were banned, and the dog seemed to have lost its designation, and it fell into disuse. The Olde English Bulldogge is now extinct, but breeders have developed a new, more docile kind of Bulldog. It is much smaller in size than his ancestor, and is no longer intended for active sports or services. The English Bulldog of today measures 11-14 inches tall at the withers and weighs 52-55lbs. However, if you take a look at a Bulldog Picture, you will probably note its intimidating facial expression due to the wrinkled muzzle, broad head and a much undershot lower jaw. This is but the only thing the dog has retained over centuries. English Bulldogs are not supposed to be vicious, and they are excellent pets. They are good with children and can get on well with other animals, if socialized properly.

There are other dogs originating from the Olde English Bulldogge. The American Bulldog of today is much larger than its modern English cousin, and he bears a close resemblance to his ancestor. If you compare two Bulldog Pictures, one showing the Olde English Bulldogge, and the other – the American Bulldog, you may think them to be the same dog. Breeders in America turned out to be more scrupulous in preserving the dog’s original appearance than their English colleagues. The American Bulldog stands 23-28 inches tall at the shoulder, and weighs 80-120lbs.

Unlike the English Bulldog, the American Bulldog is very athletic and it is used in various activities, such as driving and retrieving cattle, guarding property, hunting and so forth. American Bulldogs appreciate physical activity, and are best suited for the countryside. Despite their apparent similarity with the vicious Olde English Bulldogge, they are not ferocious either and can make friends with strangers. They are good with children, but should not be left around them without attendance, because they cannot evaluate their own strength. American Bulldogs are often confused with the American Pit Bull Terrier, which also bears a genetic relation to the Olde English Bulldogge, but his muzzle is shaped in a somewhat different way. The best way to see the difference is to compare a Bulldog Picture with that of a Pit Bull Terrier, paying attention to the form of the dogs’ heads.