Sentences with phrase «baiting dog became»
In time this bull - baiting dog became specialized and was bred solely for that purpose.
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But that doesn't prevent the power of polls, usually asking simplistic or loaded questions (one poll included questions on legalising badger baiting and dog fighting) being used to such an extent that they have become the bedrock of the anti-hunting case.
Cold hearted people will skim the Internet looking for free dogs, typically smaller breeds, to use as bait dogs to train their dog fighting dogs, or to train free dogs, like pit bulls, to become fighters.
Originally bred to bait bulls, they later became a solid farm dog.
Bull baiting become illegal in 1835, and the breed was kept alive by some enthusiasts, who began selectively breeding the ancestors of our modern dogs.
Bull - baiting, which had been popular in earlier times, did not lend itself to the cities, and fanciers of the rat pit became increasingly enamored of dog fighting as a more exciting alternative to rat killing.
In bear - baiting, the bear was chained and the dogs were sent to attack him, with the bear clawing at the dogs in defense.The sport was so popular among the royalty that soon there was a shortage of bears and bull - baiting became more popular.
Bred for fighting an aggressive prey, the Mastiff gradually became a bull baiting dog or the Bull - dog.
Rat Terriers became so adept at killing rats both above and below ground that breed enthusiasts in England entered them in rat - baiting contests, where bets were wagered on how many rats a particular dog could kill.
Some have nightmares of dogs being scooped up to become bait or to be used for breeding.
While larger Bulldogs were used for baiting bulls and bears in the 18th century, when dog - fighting became more popular they needed a smaller more agile breed with a terrier's «gameness» and so starting crossing with the popular terrier breeds of the time.
They were given the name «bull dogs» because when the horrible sport of bull baiting became popular, they were by far the dog best suited to this purpose.
As bull - baiting came to be banned in the 19th century, dog fighting became popular as an underground and quasi-illegal activity in the UK.
Aggression techniques like forcing them to fight over food are the first stages of training - how dogfighters determine which dogs will become bait and which will become fighters.
When dog fighting and bull baiting became illegal in the 1900s, the dogs began decreasing in numbers, but breeders from the Spanish mainland saved the breed and began showing it at European dog shows.