Gull Terrier

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Indian Bull Terrier
Pakistani Bull Terrier
Gull Terr{{cite web |title=Indian Gull Terr |url=http://laprovenceaustrale.free.fr/conditions%20animales/combats/chiens/paskistan/races/gull%20terr/gull%20terr.html |publisher=La Provence Australe |access-date=22 February 2019 |language=en}}
Gull Terr}}

| country = India
Pakistan

|maleweight = {{convert|55|-|65|lb|kg|abbr=on}}

|femaleweight = {{convert|45|-|55|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

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The Gull Terrier (also known as the Gull Terr){{efn-ua|This breed is known by several names, including the South Asian Gull Terrier, South Asian Gull Terr, Indian Bull Terrier, Indo-Pakistani Bull Terrier, and Bull Terr.}} is a rare breed of dog that originates from the Punjab region of Pakistan and India; it is believed to be several hundred years old.{{cite web |title=Pakistani bulldog |url=http://radioteleafrica.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/b1tmhlq/lxqufhl.php?uzsziiudv=pakistani-bulldog |publisher=Radio Télé Africa |access-date=19 February 2019 |language=en |date=2018|quote=Gull Terr Appearance Body: the body of the Indian Gull Terrier is full and round, while the shoulders are robust and muscular and the tail is carried horizontally.}}{{dead link|date=February 2019}} They are often used in dog fighting, hunting, and guarding. The Gull Terrier is a direct descendent of the Bull Terrier breed that came from Great Britain. These English dog breeds, along with those indigenous to the Indian subcontinent such as the Bully Kutta, played a major role in the Gull Terrier's breeding development and are considered to be a direct ancestor of the modern Gull Terrier. Old photographs of the English Bull terrier delineate many of the same features such as height pointy ears and a long muzzle of the Gull Terrier.

Description

A [https://lovingpetpalace.blogspot.com/2023/08/gull-terrier-dog.html Gull Terrier] is a tall, broad-chested, medium-sized muscular dog that is mostly found in Pakistan and India. Gull Terriers have large erect ears. Their coats are normally white, although sometimes they have dark-colored markings on their faces and bodies.

Gull Terriers are wary of strangers. They are protective of their owners and territory. They are highly trainable.

Origin

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 colonial 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.{{cite book |last1=Hogarth |first1=Thomas W. |title=A Bull-Terrier Notebook |date=2013 |publisher=Read Books Ltd |isbn=9781473385108 |language=en}} Bull Terriers were crossed with local breeds to develop the Gull Terrier, often called the Indian 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}} These dogs were originally used in blood sports such as bull baiting, and dog fighting - a bloody entertainment introduced by the British to the Indian subcontinent.{{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! |first1=Zara |last1=Hafeez |newspaper=The Express Tribune |access-date=17 October 2018 |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}} When the blood sport was made illegal across the Empire, the Gull Terriers were used as guard dogs.{{efn-ua|Dating back to the British Indian [http://pawspakistan.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-act-1890-optimised.pdf Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890], dog fighting is illegal and violations of animal rights in Pakistan. "Unfortunately, funds to deal with animal rights in the department have dried up. Hence, the law that should prevent dog fights, camel fights, bear-baiting, and the like is violated all over Pakistan." The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (1960) in India "bars inciting or baiting animals into fighting. Receiving money or allowing any place to be used for such fights too is illegal."{{cite web |last1=Kamal |first1=Neel |title=Punjab puts a leash on illegal dog fights, files first case |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/punjab-puts-a-leash-on-illegal-dog-fights-files-first-case/articleshow/64612222.cms |work=The Times of India |access-date=26 February 2019 |language=en |date=16 June 2018}}}} In colonial India, some breeders crossed the Gull Terrier with the Bully Kutta, naming the progeny the "Gull Dong", which "is celebrated in India and Pakistan for its speed and tenacity".

Ban

Under the New York City Housing Authority, Gull Terriers, alongside Gull Dongs, are banned in homes.{{cite web|url=https://thebark.com/content/working-end-dog-breed-ban-public-housing|title=Working to End Dog Breed Ban in Public Housing|website=Thebark.com|access-date=22 November 2018}}{{cite journal|title=Changes to NYCHA's Pet Policy |journal=New York City Housing Authority Journal |volume=39 |issue=4 |date=April 2009 |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/downloads/pdf/j09apre.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111063721/http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/downloads/pdf/j09apre.pdf |archive-date=2012-01-11 }} The dog is also banned in the Cayman Islands.{{cite web|url=http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/exports/live-animals/health-certificates/pets/cayman-islands/list-of-dog-breeds-prohibited/eng/1444238234231/1444238309598?wbdisable=true|title=List of Dog Breeds Prohibited for Import into the Cayman Islands|first=Canadian Food Inspection Agency|last=Government of Canada|date=9 October 2015|website=Inspection.gc.ca|access-date=4 January 2019}}{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}