Gull Dong
{{short description|Dog breed}}
{{Infobox Dogbreed
| image = File:13 months old Male Bully Kutta.jpg
| name = Gull Dong
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| altname =
|maleweight = {{convert|55|-|85|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|femaleweight = {{convert|45|-|65|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|maleheight = {{convert|18|-|22|in|cm|abbr=on}}
|femaleheight = {{convert|18|-|22|in|cm|abbr=on}}
|coat = Short, dense
|color = White, white with occasional dark-colored markings on the face and body
|life_span = 10–14 years
}}
The Gull Dong is a dog breed of India and Pakistan{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OVqmEAAAQBAJ&dq=gull+dong&pg=PA100 | title=Gull Terrier : There is no Better Dog for India | isbn=9789394603257 | last1=Sthapak | first1=Aalok | date=9 January 2023 | publisher=StoryMirror Infotech Pvt }} that is often used in dog fighting, hunting, and guarding.{{cite web |url=https://tribune.com.pk/article/22043/the-bloody-world-of-dog-fighting-victory-or-death-there-is-no-mercy |title=The bloody world of dog fighting: Victory or death, there is no mercy! |publisher=Express Tribune |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111224146/https://tribune.com.pk/article/22043/the-bloody-world-of-dog-fighting-victory-or-death-there-is-no-mercy |archive-date=11 November 2020 |url-status=dead}}
Origin
The Gull Dong is the result from when a Gull Terrier is crossed with a Bully Kutta. These started to be crossed in colonial India and the consequent Gull Dong is celebrated in India and Pakistan for its "speed and tenacity".
During the era of the British Raj in India, Bull Terriers were introduced to the northwestern Indian subcontinent, which now includes the modern republics of India and Pakistan. In British India, the Bull Terrier breed soared in popularity,{{cite book |last1=Copeman |first1=George Henry |last2=Rumble |first2=Tony |title=Capital as an Incentive |date=1983 |publisher=Jupiter Books |isbn=9780881689907 |page=115 |language=en|quote=The breed's popularity spread to India and Africa and to other countries of the Commonwealth, from whence it travelled to the United States and elsewhere.}} with the Bull Terrier Club of India being established in Calcutta. Bull Terriers were crossed with local breeds to develop the Gull Terrier, often called the Indian Bull Terrier and also now the Pakistani Bull Terrier. The Gull Terrier is a medium-sized dog with short, smooth fur which resembles that of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_gx5CgAAQBAJ&q=gull+terr&pg=PA109|title=Bear Necessities: Rescue, Rehabilitation, Sanctuary, and Advocacy|first=Lisa|last=Kemmerer|date=27 August 2015|publisher=BRILL|access-date=17 October 2018|via=Google Books|isbn=9789004293090}}
See also
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Category:Dog breeds originating in Pakistan
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