THE BULL TERRIER. 



BY FRANK F. DOLE. 



speaking, the Bull Terrier is the result, 

 as tne ^ erm indicates, of a cross between a Bulldog 

 and a Terrier. The specimens first used in prop- 

 agating it are believed to have been of the old type of 

 Bulldog and the White Terrier of the middle counties of 

 England. Since its origin, however, various side-crosses 

 have been resorted to, as with the Mastiff, the Foxhound, 

 Greyhound, etc. 



The breed is not believed to be an old one, the earliest 

 authentic records we have of it dating back only to about 

 1843, though it doubtless originated some years earlier. 



The Bull Terrier is essentially a fighting dog, and was 

 not always made up of these two constituent parts, as 

 Hound, Pointer, Greyhound, and Mastiff blood have, at 

 times, been introduced into his veins, but without materi- 

 ally improving the breed. Whether considered from a 

 genealogical point of view, or with reference only to his 

 bodily formation and general Character, he is as smartly 

 built as a Terrier, but with substance inherited from the 

 Bulldog. He is quick and clever in his actions, and pos- 

 sesses the courage, resolution, and endurance of the Bull- 

 dog. 



He is naturally inclined to be good-tempered and ami- 

 able with his associates in the kennel; yet fee is possessed of 

 a wonderful amount of courage, and when provoked to 

 anger will hold his own in the most approved style. 

 Always with a bright expression, he never sulks when 

 punished, if his training has been of the proper sort. 



Vero Shaw tersely indicates the character of the breed 

 in these words: "Treat him kindly, don't knock him 



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