Bull-type terriers
Bull-type terriers are a dog sub-type of terriers.[1] It is also a section of the terrier group at the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI).[2][3] All bull-type terrier purebred breeds shares the same ancestry in the crossbreeding between bulldog breeds and terriers.[1][4][5]
History
In 1835 in England the blood sports, once extremely popular, became illegal,[6] but the practice of some of these blood sports continued to be secretly practiced. Sports such as rat-baiting and dog fighting had grown in popularity because it was easier to hide such events. For dog fighting, a particular type of dog gained notoriety. Uniting the traits of the best dogs in these sports (Old English Bulldogs and terriers) was born the bull and terrier, a very varied type of dog that became the common ancestor of the modern breeds that are part of the Bull-type terrier group.[7]
Breeds
Extant
- American Pit Bull Terrier[4] (not recognized by the FCI)
- American Staffordshire Terrier
- Boston Terrier (debatable)[8]
- Bull Terrier[5]
- Miniature Bull Terrier[9]
- Staffordshire Bull Terrier[10]
Extinct
- Blue Paul Terrier
- Bull and terrier (predecessor of all bull-type terriers)[1]
See also
References
- "Bull and Terrier Breeds (American Staffordshire Terrier, Pit bull terrier, Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier)". www.bulldoginformation.com. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- "Terriers". www.fci.be. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- "Terriers: Bull type breeds". www.fci.be. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- "Breed Standards : American Pit Bull Terrier | United Kennel Club (UKC)". www.ukcdogs.com. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- "Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- Choron, Sandra; Choron, Harry (August 2, 2005). Planet Dog: A Doglopedia. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780618517527 – via Internet Archive.
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- Harris, David (July 24, 2012). The Bully Breeds. i5 Publishing. ISBN 9781621870326 – via Google Books.
- "Boston Terrier". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- "Miniature Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2019-07-17.
- "Staffordshire Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information". American Kennel Club. Retrieved 2019-07-17.