Sentences with phrase «once bull baiting»

Once bull baiting was outlawed in England in 1835, its promoters began looking for new means of profit.

Not exact matches

While Bulldogs were originally bred purely for fighting and grew in fame owing to their intense, blood - thirsty fierceness during the hay days of Bull - baiting and other dog - fighting sports, they were later bred by admirers into calmer, family dogs to save them from extinction once bull - baiting was banned from the streets of RBull - baiting and other dog - fighting sports, they were later bred by admirers into calmer, family dogs to save them from extinction once bull - baiting was banned from the streets of Rbull - baiting was banned from the streets of Rome.

So you'll have the bichon frise»; a lap dog that was bred for precious pampering, but is too big to be categorized in the toy group, the poodle; a versatile breed that was utilized as a retriever, truffle hunter and then circus performer, and then you have two types of bulldogs; breeds who were once used for bull baiting, but since this practice has been outlawed, they technically can't be categorized under the working dog category.

Once bull and bear baiting was outlawed, the public turned their attention to «ratting».