Sentences with word «bullbaiting»

History and Facts: Originally used for bullbaiting, these dogs immigrated from England to the U.S. with their masters.

These pups were originally bred for a bloody sport called bullbaiting.

The illustrated AKC Bulldog standard, a wonderful document that brings every detail of the breed into sharp focus, calls the undershot jaw «the Bulldog's most unique physical characteristic,» and affirms that it is a result of form following function, as this characteristic allowed a «lockjaw» hold on the bull's flesh when the breed fulfilled its original use of bullbaiting.

However, in 1835 the British government ended bullbaiting.

The breed was developed after activities such as dogfighting and bullbaiting began to lose popularity and new, gentler forms of entertainment were sought out.

Although descended from hunting dogs, the Boxer was also used for dogfighting and bullbaiting until both were outlawed.

The pit bull terrier does have a past that includes bullbaiting and dogfighting (which still occurs illegally in some areas of the US), and reports of aggression towards humans, specifically dog bite injuries and even deaths, have likely contributed to the unfavorable public opinion of these dogs as well [14 - 18].

Pit Bulls have been bred for a very specific purpose: to fight other dogs and for use in bloodsports like bullbaiting.

While they were originally bred to drive cattle and practice bullbaiting, the bulldog that we love and know today isn't a ferocious creature.

Blood sports went underground, literally, as bullbaiting gave way to pit - dog fighting in cellars.

With bullbaiting obsolete, the Bulldog faced extinction.

After bullbaiting was abolished in England, a smaller, faster dog was created by crossing the Bulldog with more agile terriers.

History and Facts: The Bulldog was originally bred for bullbaiting and dogfighting, so it was a vicious breed.

They are friendly in behavior and obedient to compete in a bloody sport called bullbaiting.

Historical evidence suggests that Bulldogs were created in 13th - century England, during the reign of King John, for the «sport» of bullbaiting, in which a staked bull fought a pack of dogs while spectators bet on the outcome.

Bulldogs were first bred to be used in «bullbaiting» in the 1600s, a sport in which a trained Bulldog was used to attack a bull that was tied to a post.

Bulldogs were used to drive cattle to market and to compete in a sport called «bullbaiting».

In the 1600s, bulldogs were used for bullbaiting (as well as bearbaiting)-- a gambling sport popular in the 17th century with wagers laid while trained bulldogs leapt at a bull lashed to a post.