Bull-type terriers


Bull-type terriers are a dog sub-type of terriers. It is also a section of the terrier group at the Fédération Cynologique Internationale. All bull-type terrier purebred breeds shares the same ancestry in the crossbreeding between bulldog breeds and terriers.

History

In 1835 in England the blood sports, once extremely popular, became illegal, 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 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.

Breeds

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