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Bully History

The Bully breeds originated in England and are the ancestors of the modern day American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier and other Bully breeds.

The breeds were originally used for ‘bull-baiting’ and ‘bear-baiting’, both gambling ‘games’ in which the dogs were used to attack and harass the bulls and bears. ‘Bull-baiting’, in which the dog assaults the bull, grabs onto an ear or nose, and hangs on until the bull tires, was thought to tenderize the meat prior to slaughter.

In 1835 the British Parliament outlawed bull baiting and dog breeders, appreciative of the breed’s fierceness, courage, and tenacity (“gameness”) turned their attention to breeding dogs for dog-fighting.

Breeders started with the bulldog and crossed with the terrier, produced the ‘bull and terrier’, a dog bred for aggression to other dogs, unrelenting bravery, and a willingness to fight to the end. Since dog handlers were inside the fighting ring, or “pit” with the dogs, people aggressive dogs were frowned upon, and quickly and ruthlessly culled from the genetic pool.

The Bull and Terrier dogs came to the US in the early 1800s as all-around farm dogs and frontier guardians. The United Kennel Club recognized the Bull and Terrier Dog as the American Pit Bull Terrier in 1898.

The AKC refused to recognize breeds called "pit bulls" until 1936, when it recognized the American Pit Bull Terrier under the alias Staffordshire Terrier. The original Staffordshire Terrier, bred in Staffordshire England as a pit fighting dog is typically 14-16 inches tall and weighs up to 45 pounds. The American cousin is 18-19 inches tall and weighs up to 80 pounds. In 1972 the name was changed to the American Staffordshire Terrier to distinguish the breed from the British dog.

(American Pit Bull Terrier)

American Staffordshire

There are many historically famous bullys: Samuel Clemons featured a pup of this breed in his short book The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County; Buster Brown shoes’ mascot is Tige, an American Pit Bull Terrier; RCA used Nipper, a Pit Bull of unknown ancestry; Little Rascals TV show used a Pete, a pit pull, as the constant companion to the Rascals.

Many famous people throughout history have owned and loved Bullys: Helen Keller, Gen. George Patton, President Theodore Roosevelt, Michael J Fox, Vin Diesel, music star Usher, Rosie Perez, Alicia Silverstone, and many other!

Pit Bulls have also been used as Therapy dogs, obedience trials dogs, search and rescue, and service dogs.

And Today?

What changed? Why is the dog that once had a sterling reputation for loyalty lately become the symbol for all things dog-bad? Bullys are now seen as vicious man and animal attacking beasts that are banned from the cities by breed-specific legislation and are often guilty until proven innocent. If they’re even given that chance. “Pit Bull” is a derogatory term used by the ignorant to describe any heavily muscled, wide jawed breed from true American Pit Bull Terriers, American Staffordshire Terriers, and other mixed-breed dog with a similar appearance.

Bullys have been handed this reputation by those still engaged in dog-fighting, inner city drug dealers looking to secure their stash, and unethical breeders looking for maximum cash rather than to preserve the dog’s origins.

This has led to myths of unstable temperament, dog and people aggression, locking jaws, and unpredictability.

In fact, the well-bred Bully is a loyal family guardian and protector; an intelligent and obedient pet; a sweet, even-tempered dog that serves well as a help-mate to handicapped owner and friend to small children; and a healthy, hardy dog that complains little and offers much to his family.

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History of The American Pit Bull Terrier - KINNEMAN PIT BULL KENNEL

The ancestors of modern pit bulls come from England. The English White Terrier, the Black and Tan Terrier and the Old English Bulldog are supposedly extinct breeds, this occasion stems from their forced retirement. However, in their own time the English White Terrier, the Black and Tan Terrier and the Bulldog were prized animals. At one time every county in England had its own terrier. Many still exist, however, many have also come to pass or have mutated into a modern breed; such is the case for the English White Terrier and the Black and Tan, whose descendants include the bull-and-terriers, the Fox Terrier, and the Manchester Terrier. Terriers served a very real purpose in England. Vermin threatened people in more ways than just providing an unpleasant scare or as unwelcome guests; at their best, vermin ruined crops and damaged property; at their worst they served as a vehicle for fleas that carried the Black Plague. Terriers destroyed vermin efficiently and were easy animals to care for. As time went on the sports of badger and rat baiting — among others — caught on. It is from the terrier that pit bulls get their kind nature and juvenile behavior; it is also where the instinct to terminate came from.

At the same time, Mastiff type dogs have existed in England for millennia. Their origins are somewhat uncertain, particularly because of myth. It can be assumed, however, that the Celts brought the Mastiff to Britain from the continent. It also known that the Normans introduced the Alaunt. Mastiffs of varying size existed in England for years, but it was not until the Renaissance that formal distinctions were made. These dogs were used in battle and for guarding, but they also served utilitarian purposes, such as farm work. Specifically, these dogs accompanied farmers into the fields to assist with bringing bulls in for breeding, castration, or slaughter. The dogs, known generally as bulldogs, protected the farmer by subduing the bull if it attempted to gore him. Typically a dog would do this by biting the bull on the nose and holding on until the bull submitted. Because of the nature of their job, bulldogs were bred to have powerful, muscular bodies, and the resolve to hold onto a violently-struggling bull, even when injured.

Eventually these dogs' purpose inspired the widespread practice of the bloody sports of bull-baiting and bear-baiting. In Elizabethan England, these spectacles were popular forms of entertainment. However, in 1835, bull-baiting and bear-baiting were abolished by Parliament as cruel, and the custom died out over the following years.

The sport of dog fighting, which could be carried out under clandestine measures, blossomed. Since Bulldogs proved too ponderous and disinterested in dog fighting, the Bulldogs were crossed to English White and Black and Tan Terriers. They were also bred to be intelligent and level-headed during fights and remain non-aggressive toward their handlers. Part of the standard for organized dog-fighting required that the match referee who is unacquainted with the dog be able to enter the ring, pick up a dog while it was engaged in a fight, and get the respective owner to carry it out of the ring without being bitten. Dogs that bit the referee were culled.

As a result, Victorian fighting dogs (Staffordshire Bull Terriers and, though less commonly used as fighters, English Bull Terriers) generally had stable temperaments and were commonly kept in the home by the gambling men who owned them.

During the mid-1800s, immigration to the United States from Ireland and England brought an influx of these dogs to America, mainly to Boston, where they were bred to be larger and stockier, working as farm dogs in the West as much as fighting dogs in the cities. The resulting breed, also called the American Pit Bull Terrier, became known as an "all-American" dog. Pit bull type dogs became popular as family pets for citizens who were not involved in dog-fighting or farming. In the early 1900s they began to appear in films, one of the more famous examples being Pete the Pup from the Our Gang shorts (later known as The Little Rascals). During World War I the breed's widespread popularity led to its being featured on pro-American propaganda posters.

References:

http://wikipedia/wiki/Pit_bull. Keyword Pit bull, From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Dawn, Capp (2004). Underdogs : dogs under fire : The Truth About Pit Bulls. Doral Publishing. ISBN 0-9745407-1-4.

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THE HISTORY OF GOTTILINE - BY RICHARD BARAJAS

THE HISTORY OF GOTTILINE

Gottiline was founded by Richard Barajas of West Side Kennels. He is the owner of Gottiline's foundation sire, "The Notorious Juan Gotty". In 1997, he purchased Gotty from a gentleman by the name of Tony Moore. (Tony Moore is the owner of Gray Line Kennels in Los Angeles, California. The foundation bitch of Greyline was the late Showtime. Showtime is the producer of Gotty's father, 'PR' Greyline's Raider 2.) He purchase Gotty for the amount of $1,300. When Gotty was approximately 7 weeks old his sire, "Raider" passed away. When Gotty was 7 months he sired his first litter. He went on to produce many foundation males and females including Coldens Blue Rhino, and Felony (The sire and dam of 21 Blackjack), New Troijan's Dillenger, Pate's Blue Beast, Gottiline's Monster, Do Good Big Boy, and Westside's Capone just to name a few. Gotty is the sire of nearly 650 U.K.C. registered American Pit Bull Terriers. Since 1997, Gottiline has spread across the USA, Canada, China, the Philippines, and Japan. Juan Gotty will go down in history as one of the greatest dogs in the bully style movement.

References: Richard Barajas, Atomic Dogg Magazine. Issue #1. Blue Star Kennels.

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INTRODUCING THE BULLY BREED, (AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIERS), - DAVE WILSON, RAZORS EDGE KENNEL

The American Pit Bull Terrier is a sod created in the early 1800's for the sport of dog fighting. It was created and designed to be the ultimate gladiator, yet, man's best friend. This breed was designed to be able to out do any other breed in it's physical strength and stamina. These dogs were created to uphold what it's called "gameness". this is the ability to keep going when all else fails. It's a mental state that made this dog the ultimate fighting machine. These dogs were also created to instinctively never to harm a human hand, even in the heat of battle. They were the ideal athletes and competitors, and the most stable and human tolerate breed in existence. Eventually the sport of dog fighting was outlawed and deemed inhumane. The breed was left with out being able to preform the task in which it was created. This left the breed with the only purpose to be man's best friend.

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Another breed spawned from this breed with the purpose to be a competitor in conformation shows. This breed adopted the name, The American Staffordshire Terrier. It was created solely from the American Pit Bull Terrier, but with a new purpose. These dog eventually became larger and fuller dogs and had a more mellow temperament.

About 10 years ago some breeders decided they wanted to take the breed in another direction. They bred for the athletic muscular build of the American Pit Bull, but the size and mass of the "Am. Staffs". These dogs were not bred to be as dog aggressive as the Pit, but not as passive as the Am Staff. They were bred for personality, character, energy, drive, unlimited stamina, and that confident stability. They were to have the look of a buff athlete. Through generations of breeding they developed a new look and it adopted the slang name "Bullies". This was the start of a new breed and a new era for "The American Bully". The standard for the bully is a medium height and length. They should have larger blocky shaped heads. Muzzles should be relatively short and blocky. Their chest should be wide and deep with a look of power. Shoulders should be set wide and have a muscular definition. Their rears should be thick and muscular. This breed should represent strength and power from head to tail. When you look at these dogs you should immediately know that it is an "American Bully".

References: Dave Wilson. Atomic Dogg Magazine. April 2006 issue.

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PIT BULLS NEED FRIENDS, TOO - AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIERS

	PIT BULLS NEED FRIENDS, TOO author: Emily Wilson source: East Bay Express
Although she begged and begged for one, Amber Niewold was not allowed to have a dog growing up. Now her West Oakland home has crates, cages, and beds to accommodate her dogs Rupert and Spiro, her roommates' dog, Sissy, and a foster dog, Pepper, along with a couple of cats. All the dogs except for Spiro, Niewold's first dog who followed her home five years ago, are pit bulls. A year or so after getting Spiro, she decided she was ready for another dog. The day she was planning to go the shelter and pick one out, she found a pit bull puppy under a dumpster by her house. The dog was emaciated, covered with bite marks and blood and had a telephone cord wrapped around his neck. "I was just going to make sure it wouldn't die and find somebody who knew about the breed," says Niewold, "because in all honesty, I was afraid of pit bulls." Niewold, who interrupts herself occasionally to direct the dogs to get down, and to threaten to spray the exuberant Rupert with a water bottle, is not afraid anymore. Now, as cofounder of Bay Area Dog Owners Responsible About Pit Bulls (BAD RAP), she spends her spare time and money trying to educate people about the breed. "The problem is not with the dogs," says Niewold. "The worst owners are drawn to the breed because of their bad reputation, but it's not the dogs. Some of these people shouldn't own a goldfish. People need to understand that any dog would be dangerous if it's raised this way." Niewold compares pit bulls to her neighborhood. "West Oakland has this bad reputation, but it's really great. I have a public pool by my house, two parks nearby, a library right here, and there's a women's center a few blocks away. Members of BAD RAP, who were all rescuing pit bulls on their own, met online last year and decided to get together to support one another and to address the problems cities face. "There is no denying there is a pit bull problem," says Niewold. That problem was thrown into a harsh media spotlight last month when a ten-year-old Richmond boy named Shawn Jones was mauled by three pit bulls as he was riding his new bike. "Those dogs who attacked Shawn Jones are dangerous and they should be put down. We want to work towards making sure what happened to Shawn will never happen again." The Jones case brought attention to the number of pit bulls running loose in Richmond, and recently the public safety committee of the City Council held a special meeting to hear the complaints and ideas of the public. "The meeting as a whole went wonderfully," says Donna Reynolds, another member of BAD RAP. "People were very open-minded and they are interested in finding creative solutions to very real problems." Many of the suggestions proposed at the meeting are things BAD RAP supports, such as enforcing leash laws, more and better education for owners, and spaying and neutering for pets. "Seventy-six percent of bites are from unneutered males running around loose," says Reynolds. "Since everyone wants to mate their dogs and sell the puppies, there is no incentive to spay and neuter dogs. The mayor addressed that at the meeting and I was really pleased." "We need to find a way to make the community more safe," says Rosemary Corbin, the mayor of Richmond. Corbin says city staff members are working with the county to beef up animal care and control services and to improve the speed of response to complaints. Corbin says that along with dog obedience classes, she wants a program to subsidize spaying and neutering, and a public education campaign to let the public know they have a responsibility to report potentially dangerous dogs. Also, the mayor says the city will limit the number of dogs people can own to three instead of four in a house and two instead of three in an apartment or condo. "Everybody has come to the conclusion that you can't ban one breed. It's problem owners, not problem dogs. If you want a watchdog, get one that barks, not one that bites. No one should own a potentially dangerous dog." Reynolds says most of the problems with pit bulls come from three things: people dumping dogs if they can't sell the whole litter, dangerous dogs breaking free of the yard, and people adopting pit bulls without really knowing what they are in for. "They are big strong dogs and you need to show them you're a good leader," says Niewold, who runs obedience classes in her house. "But they're incredible dogs -- loyal, comical, brave, and loving." Although Stacey Jacobson is now completely sold on the good qualities of pit bulls, she says before finding herself living with roommates who owned one, she believed what she calls "the myths about pit bulls." "I found them intimidating," she says. "I thought they were mean and ferocious and were one-owner kind of dogs." Jacobson got her dog, Sailor, after seeing him on the BAD RAP Web site (badrap.org), and she says he is incredibly well mannered. Jacobson is careful to always walk Sailor on a leash and says she gets mostly positive responses from people, even after what happened to Shawn Jones. "The more interaction people have with pit bulls who are friendly and not aggressive, the more they will realize what great dogs they are," Jacobson says. This is exactly what BAD RAP wants: owners who are responsible about their dogs, and a public that sees pit bulls as loving, friendly animals rather than demon dogs. The group, which has nine steering committee members and about forty volunteers, goes to shelters to looking for abandoned dogs. After the dogs go through a temperament evaluation, members try to find them foster homes. "We're looking for the best of the best," says Niewold. "The dogs have to be good with people, and ideally other dogs too. We make sure they're submissive and eager to please." The group also does education for the public. They recently held a public forum at the animal shelter in Antioch, and are now putting together another one in Oakland. In light of the Jones tragedy, Niewold is also working on a training session for kids on what to do if they encounter a stray dog. "This incident has propelled us to concentrate more on education," she says. "That's our focus, but it's easy to get caught up in rescue work because that's so satisfying. Before, there wasn't a lot of public support because we work with pit bulls and people hate pit bulls, but now people seem to understand we're not trying to propagate the breed, we're just trying to educate people about dogs." Both Niewold and Reynolds have been very pleased with the general response to their efforts -- even in Richmond. After the City Council meeting, Reverend Andre Shumack, president of the Iron Triangle Neighborhood Council, asked BAD RAP to do some workshops at the two elementary schools and the high school in the area. "I have a personal concern in this," Shumack says. "My mother is worried about taking her daily walk, and my kids ride their bikes in the same neighborhood where Shawn Jones was attacked. We're looking at what's best for the dog owner as well as the people on the street. We want this to be a win-win." Sources: http://www.pitbullpress.com/ARTICLES/FRIEND.html Copywright: PIT BULLS NEED FRIENDS, TOO author: Emily Wilson source: East Bay Express