Who is Bull Terrier - a kind companion or a fighting warrior?
Bull Terrier's past, as
most other dog breeds, can be named "sporting" - that is hunting
and fighting. It fully corresponded to the requirements and
fashion of passed years, as at that time corporal punishment
turned into an idle activity and, in addition, cruel treatment of
animals and people was considered as something very usual and
natural.
Bull Terrier inherited the
best features from different dogs, but dog breeders and dog owners
used them only for their vile purposes. Bull Terriers of those
years were distinguished with legendary courage, incredible
endurance, insensibility to pain and almost incomparable
cleverness. These valorous traits, that delight us in people as
well as in animals, along with other merits, which are recollected
more seldom, made this breed such an excellent fighter.
Bull Terrier has also two
more special features, that differ it from other breeds and which
helped him to become a great fighter and today a perfect family
dog. First of all, it is the ability to make decisions by itself
and find solution from one or another situation. A dog, that
doesn't know how to repulse another attack on the ring, will
definitely die. Secondly, regardless of pain and fighting passion,
Bull Terrier will never
lose its reason and bite its owner, when he pulls him from the
adversary. Moreover, passionate thirst for communication with
people and friendly attitude to other people, especially to family
members, shouldn't be missed as well. Thanks to these merits, you
can not only trust children on Bull Terrier, but fully rely on it
as this breed will be a reliable defender and companion at the
same time.
Modern Bull Terrier has
preserved all wonderful physical and intellectual abilities of its
menacing ancestors, but has lost its fighting instinct. In spite
of the fact that it is other dogs who start fighting, Bull Terrier will never avoid
fighting.
