Bulldog type

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Bulldogs are a type of dog that were traditionally used for the blood sports of baiting and dog fighting, but today are kept for other purposes, including companion dogs, guard dogs and catch dogs.{{r|Beaufoy|Hancock|Zarley}} Bulldogs are typically stocky, powerful, square-built animals with large, strong, brachycephalic-type muzzles.{{r|Hancock}} "Bull" is a reference that originated in England that refers to the sport of bull-baiting, which was a national sport in England between the 13th and 18th century.{{Cite journal |last1=Pedersen |first1=Niels C. |last2=Pooch |first2=Ashley S. |last3=Liu |first3=Hongwei |date=2016-07-29 |title=A genetic assessment of the English bulldog |journal=Canine Genetics and Epidemiology |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=6 |doi=10.1186/s40575-016-0036-y |issn=2052-6687 |pmc=4965900 |pmid=27478618 |doi-access=free }} It is believed that bulldogs were developed during the 16th century in the Elizabethan era from the larger mastiffs, as smaller, more compact dogs were better suited for baiting.{{r|Beaufoy|Hancock|Zarley}}

List of bulldog breeds

=Extant breeds=

Alano Español (Spanish Bulldog){{r|Hancock}}
Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog{{r|Fogle}}
American Bulldog{{r|Fogle}}
Bulldog{{r|Drury}}
Campeiro Bulldog{{r|CBKC-Campeiro}}
Continental Bulldog{{r|VDH-Continental}}
French Bulldog{{r|Hancock}}
Olde English Bulldogge{{r|Hancock}}
Perro de Presa Mallorquin{{r|Hancock}}
Serrano Bulldog{{r|CBKC-Serrano}}

=Extinct breeds=

Bullenbeisser (German Bulldog){{r|Hancock}}
Old English Bulldog{{r|Hancock}}
Toy Bulldog{{r|Drury}}

Gallery

File:02. Old English Bulldog, 1863. Paris, France. 2.png|Old English Bulldog in Paris, 1863

File:A bull and a bulldog are about to attack each other in an en Wellcome V0020451.jpg|A bull and a bulldog, etching by F. Barlow, circa 17th century A.D..

File:Circle of James Ward (1769-1859) British. A Bull Baiting Scene.jpg|Bull-baiting with dogs, 19th century

File:Goya - Jogam cachorros ao touro.jpg|Spanish Alano dogs, bull-fighting scene by Goya, circa 1815

File:Luis Fernández Noseret - Colección de las Principales Suertes de Una Corrida de Toros 02.jpg|Spanish Alano dogs, bull-fighting scene, circa 1795

References

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Beaufoy, James, Staffordshire Bull Terriers: a practical guide for owners and breeders, Ramsbury, Wiltshire: The Crowood Press Ltd., 2016, {{ISBN|9781785000973}}.

Confederação Brasileira de Cinofilia, "[http://cbkc.org/application/views/docs/padroes/padrao-raca_219.pdf Buldogue Campeiro]" (in Portuguese), cbkc.org, 28 January 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

Confederação Brasileira de Cinofilia, "[http://cbkc.org/application/views/docs/padroes/padrao-raca_220.pdf Buldogue Serrano] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053121/http://cbkc.org/application/views/docs/padroes/padrao-raca_220.pdf |date=2017-12-22 }}" (in Portuguese), cbkc.org, 12 August 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

Drury, W.D., [https://archive.org/details/britishdogsthei00drurgoog British dogs, their points, selection, and show preparation], London: L.U. Gill, C. Scribner's sons, 1903.

{{cite book |last=Fogle |first=Bruce |author-link=Bruce Fogle|date=2009 |title=The encyclopedia of the dog |location=New York |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-0-7566-6004-8}}

Hancock, David, The mastiffs: the big game hunters, their history, development & future, Charwynne Dog Features, 2001, {{ISBN|9780951780114}}.

Zarley, B. David, "[https://www.vice.com/en/article/your-yorkie-was-a-killing-machine/ Your Yorkie Was a Killing Machine]", Vice, 22 November 2017. Retrieved 22 October 2019.

Verband für das Deutsche Hundewesen, "[https://www.vdh.de/welpen/zuechter/downloadPdf/id/426 Continental bulldog]" (in German), vdh.de. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

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