Bullterrier

• Country of origin:		Engeland.

• Weight:			16-32 kilogrammes

• Very fond of people.
• Nice to children.
• First class watchdog.
• Very tough.

The breed was created by James Hinks from Birmingham with the intention to get a cattledog with an atractive appearance In that time there were bloody fights between dogs and dachses and dogs against dogs and people were betting on thos fights, To get good fighters they mixed the Bulldog with the jachtterriër and the result was the so called 'Bull and Terriers'. These were again mixed with the Old English White Terrier and Dalmatians, and so Hinks got a totaly white and very strong dog. In 1887 werd hij als ras erkend by the English Kennel Club. In the begining the dog should be only white but nowadays colored dogs are accepted too. The Bull Terrier, also called the gladiator of dogs is a dedicated companion and an exelent watchdog. He needs relatively much exercise to feel good.

Breed description

Head

Should be long, strong and deep right to the end of the muzzle, but not coarse. Full face it should be oval in outline and be filled completely up giving the impression of fullness with a surface devoid of hollows or indentations, i.e., egg shaped. In profile it should curve gently downwards from the top of the skull to the tip of the nose. The forehead should be flat across from ear to ear. The distance from the tip of the nose to the eyes should be perceptibly greater than that from the eyes to the top of the skull. The underjaw should be deep and well defined.

Lips

Should be clean and tight.

Teeth

Should meet in either a level or in a scissors bite. In the scissors bite the upper teeth should fit in front of and closely against the lower teeth, and they should be sound, strong and perfectly regular.

Ears

Should be small, thin and placed close together. They should be capable of being held stiffly erect, when they should point upwards.

Eyes

Should be well sunken and as dark as possible, with a piercing glint and they should be small, triangular and obliquely placed; set near together and high up on the dog's head. Blue eyes are a disqualification.

Nose

Should be black, with well-developed nostrils bent downward at the tip.

Neck

Should be very muscular, long, arched and clean, tapering from the shoulders to the head and it should be free from loose skin.

Chest

Should be broad when viewed from in front, and there should be great depth from withers to brisket, so that the latter is nearer the ground than the belly.

Body

Should be well rounded with marked sprin.