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 R
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 R
bull -
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.