Originally
bred as a fighter, the Bull Terrier has become more suitable as a pet over the years.
Not exact matches
With US going on rampage around the world and leaving cesspools and terrorist -
breeding grounds (just this week we had suicide bomber in Manchester, self - described in past
as «
fighter against Gaddafi» and later «against Assad») in place of orderly and even relatively prosperous countries you can't really blame NK for wanting to have a proper deterrent against same fate.
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.
So, there is nothing
as okay these dogs are
breed to fight, no you
breeding them because you are going to fight them and you are the
fighter, the dog is not.
This
breed began life
as a hunter, guardian and
fighter in the provinces of China.
The
breed was developed in America, and they are often referred to
as fighter dogs.
Examples: Afghan, Borzoi, Greyhound, Saluki; Rhodesian Ridgeback My Favorites: Greyhounds; Italian Greyhounds Hunters by sight «triggered to chase and bite moving objects and animals Need same amount of exercise
as any other working
breed Not
bred to obey commands; they are game chasers Can easily jump fences if you aren't watching; very athletic and muscular Usually not dog
fighters, but will chase and kill some small animals; Rhodesian Ridgebacks are more pack oriented, more likely to be territorial, and can do higher levels of obedience than typical sighthounds; can be quite protective of the owner and property; not for novices Tough on the outside, soft on the inside.
Usually not dog
fighters, but they will fight if provoked Good ones are good with children, so long
as the children are good with dogs Distracted by bird scent, but that can easily be managed through training Popularity has ruined many of the spaniel
breeds, so watch out for Temperament problems.
Most of our dog
breeds have some form of aggression in them, since they needed different forms of aggression to do their work: terriers are often aggressive towards other dogs and animals — they were and are
fighters, the man working dogs imprint humans
as being of their same species so they show the same kind of aggression that they show towards other dogs, the sight hounds were
bred to be killers of game and sometimes other canines, the mastiffs were
bred to take down large game and guard property, the flock guards were
bred to be aggressive towards canines, the hounds were
bred to be aggressive towards furred animals, some of the pointers were
bred to be able to guard the hunter's game, etc., etc..
Not to mention the fact that people, such
as dog
fighters, who abuse and train dogs to be violent and vicious are almost never deterred by
breed - specific legislation.
The Staffordshire never escaped their legacy
as a canine pit
fighter, despite having been
bred for different purposes and characteristics for many years.
Spaying or neutering will also keep pit
fighters away
as they are not interested in fighting a dog that can't be
bred.
The resulting
breed was employed
as a
fighter, and later on
as a guard dog, herder, and rat hunter.
Staffies were originally
bred for fighting and this instinct remains so early socialisation is essential with this
breed as they can be dog aggressive, even if your pooch is a lover not a
fighter he must still be kept on a lead around other dogs.
Shrewd breeders of bull - baiting bulldogs started to
breed and market their stock
as companion dogs instead of vicious
fighters.
Fact -
breeding mills (pet mills) very often produce unhealthy and abused animals - Fact - many animals are obtained by individuals from newspaper ads and sold to experimental labs or
as bait for dog
fighters - thousands of animals are killed annually in shelters.
Also known
as English bulls or British bulldogs, these grumpy old men of the dog world were originally
bred in the British Isles
as bull
fighters with enough ferocity to take on animals many times their own size.