Although the current Bulldog type have been modernized exterior very regularly, there are still many features of its appearance, which dates back to the original Bulldog.In many countries, particularly in England, it was to let dogs compete against the bulls in the century a sport that many took part in with great interest. In England, these contests were so popular that they are referred to as one of the time national sports. When these exactly started to organize these events in England, is not known. But the old notes and writings, talks about why these traditions were brought back in 1209th. Heigh demands were expected on the dogs originally used.They should be mentally strong and have plenty of courage and they had to be muscular and in possession of very many forces to go up against a big, heavy and furious bull. There were not particularly high demands on its appearance.The most suitable dogs for the purpose, was the time butcher dogs that descended from Anglo large, wide, heavy and wide foot end contrary dogs. This type of dog belonged to the same group of large Dogger which existed in Central Europe in prehistoric times. Anglo-Saxons had taken them to to Britain, and these dogs have probably helped to eradicate the original inhabitants and displace them from large parts of the current England so that the original Celtic population is now found only in the remote areas of Wales and Scotland.
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In 1209 as Earl Warren, the then Lord of Stamford, two bulls fight each other on the grass outside the castle. The fight was interrupted when all the town's butcher dogs came running, and walked away at one of the guides. The many dog chased the raging bull through the town.This sight amused lord so much that he years that followed, held annual events with a battle between a dog and a bull for fun for the city's upper class citizens, and to delight and benefit of the city's butchers against making bulls and dogs available, were they allowed to visit the castle meadow free once a year. They would however guarantee that the dogs were very vicious and aggressive.
Gradually these events went to be an established tradition as it was spread out all over England. It has been found among other descriptions of how a bull fight went on held in Tutbury in Staffordshire in the 1375th.The dogs used for these matches were of very different origins. The first real in-depth description of the dogs come from year 1410, and is given by Edward, Duke of York, he called the dogs Alaunter. Only much later it was named Bulldog, as they are known as today. The name Bulldog was mentiont in a letter in 1631/1632.
The ban meant that breeders should now focus on other properties than the properties hitherto had priority, namely, strength and lots of stamina. Now tempers have changed, so the breed was friendly, sociable, and just as peaceful as the other dog breeds had at this time. Only a few breeders valued the breed so much that they continued to breed.In 1860 exhibited the first English Bulldog in an exhibition in Birmingham in England.
It was already then a strange and peculiar breed. It was overlooked and forgotten in a few years after that bull fighting was banned in 1835 but still it had its supporters, and especially the English working class which has a lot of credit for that we still have this fantastic breed today. They showed them at pubs for the audience and took pride in keeping the breed pure breed.
Another few hundred years it was fashionable to hold these so-called "Bull baiting games", but around the 1800's, the interest in this form of entertainment, and civilization spread, leading to a law in the year 1835 who banded these events.
The standard has changed to fit more to modern society. Bulldog has become smaller and heavier. It has got bigger head and a wider front. It has also rendered the peaceful, so today it is an incredibly sociable, nice, friendly and sociable dog who is very happy amoung children. However, it remains vigilant, but also playful.
There are crosses of Bulldogs with other breeds, which include known as Old English Bulldog, American Bulldog, Old Victoryan Bulldog and many other types.These types of dogs are not the English Bulldog who is recognized by the FCI and Great Britain. The breed itself is healthy, if you are critical of choice of breeding stock. Today's English Bulldog is not a fighting dog or muscular dog, as it was for several hundred years ago. Today it is a very friendly, calm and sociable companion dog with a lovely temperament. They work perfectly as a family dog and is very child friendly.
It was at that time a little easier, more long-legged dog with long tail and a slightly smaller head. It was very energetic, tenacious, courageous, tough to watch, and was seen as a good watchdog.In 1864, a founder of Bulldog Club, which will be held in 3 years, but during the period of this existed, they wrote the first standard for the breed. It stood among other things, that it was a majestic dog.
If it is treated with care and caution and regular was with his master, was the quiet, docile and obedient, and generally vigilant.If it was neglected and isolated from human contact became more aggressive and violent. In 1875, The Bulldog Club INC was founded in England.It was the forerunner of other breed clubs. That was even before The Kennel Club (the English Kennel Club) was formed.
Bulldogs were very common around 1900 century and in 1908 became the Danish Bulldog Club for English and French Bulldog, founded - Bulldog-Klubben. The club celebrated the 8. of March 2008, its 100 years junilee with a jubilee show and then a big gala dinner, how many took part from both Denmark and abroad. After the two world wars, was the number of Bulldogs to a minimum, and in the 1940s, the number of English Bulldog were very low in Denmark, but through targeted breeding numbers increased again, and the amount of English Bulldog in Denmark is today bigger than ever.
