Sentences with phrase «bear baiting became»

When bull and bear baiting became illegal in the 19th Century, the role of the bulldog became that of a companion.

Not exact matches

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.

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.