English Bull Terriers

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Please could you tell me more about then, even better if you have any pictures please do post them I'd love to see them.

Could you tell me about there characters, breeding, colour, any health problems, are they a laid back type of dog, active? basically anything at all about the breed.

Thank you.
 
Presumably you are looking at becoming an owner of one? If so,tell me what YOU want from a dog,and how you intend to house and keep one,then I will help you out by saying if this is a suitable breed that could fit into your lifestyle.They are demanding and not for everyone sort of dogs. Far too many are sold without a lot of questions ever asked or answered on both sides..result one square peg in a round hole,and eventually becomes a probable Welfare statistic!
 
Right, ok.

We would like another dog in the future and I've always liked this breed, once I got to know a few that I met at the dog training sessions I used to go to with my current dog as I used to show her when she was younger, we have a 7 yr old pug bitch.

We wouldn't be wanting to get a puppy as we said we'd like to re-home an adult dog (female) as we don't feel it would be right to introduce a puppy into our house hold as we don't think it would be fair on our current dog as well as the time you need when bringing up a pup.

We like enjoy walking but not huge long walks but would like a dog that we can walk a bit more than we can do with our pug, for instance in summer taking her out when it's too warm is not really an option which has always been ok but it would be nice to have a breed that we can still take for strolls in summer or can come on holiday with us as we enjoy the outdoors and camping etc.

The only thing that concerns me is do they mix well with other dogs, I presume if they have been brought up with other dogs then there wouldn't be a problem but I suppose most of them that come up for re-homing are ones that have been an only dog, so I'm thinking perhaps they may not have the right sort of nature to settle down with another adult dog if they are a 'one man dog'.

Are they sort of dog that will be happy been at home with our other dog while we are at work (husband comes home lunch time) or are they a dog that wouldn't really like to be left and therefore get suffer with boredom problems and therefore chew etc

I've been looking on the breed society club website and reading up since this post and I'm thinking they would be better suited to a home where someone is in the house all day or would this be a different case if they have company?
 
Can I just double check you mean English Bull Terrier (so think of Bulls eye in Olivier - the original one Oliver Reed as Bill or do you mean Staffordshire Bull Terrier? VERY broadly speaking, English bull terriers tend to be bigger than Staffies and are not always the brightest button on the planet, they can also be quite wilful. This is balanced by the fact that they are terrific clowns and, like staffies, very family orientated dogs. As for getting on with other dogs - if you are going to the breed rescues, then they will suggest a dog that will be happy with another one AND you will get to have a meet and greet/trial. There isn't really a firm line of "will stay at home and won't chew" as that really does depend on the actual dog and how it has been trained.

But to give you an idea, my 2 staffies are rescues, homed to me seperately (dog and a bitch). I took on a younger dog so my bitch would remain queen bee. Both will be on their own in the day if I am visiting clients, although I do have a dog walker at lunchtime anyway and both come upto the yard in the evenings. I have no problem with chewing. Will admit it was nearly 9 months though till I let them stay together in the day as I wanted to be very sure they were fine together when I wasn't there.

anyway - useful links

1. Bully Welfare - umbrella organisation for Bullies

http://www.bullterrierwelfare.org.uk/docs/Rehoming.htm

2. Guildford staffie rescue - under the arm of staffie rescue.org who have "branches" all over the UK

http://guildfordstaffords.org/ourdogs.htm

and there are a lot of others like staffierescue.co.uk who also can offer help.
 
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my younger brother has an EBT- he's 7 months old and called Dexter, or Dex. he's very.... thick, not the sharpest tool in the box! very stubborn too- if he wants to get in the house he just walks into the door, again and again! quite odd hearing his head hitting the closed door!
he does get on very well with my mum n dads elderly sheepdog dog, and my GSD x bitch. he is a nice dog to have around, once you've got around the stupidness, bless him.

this is him as a pup, will dig some more pics out-
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=4162002&l=7606625b72&id=793825781
 
I was talking to a friend tonight and she reminded me of some stories of her EBT they had when growing up. Cloey (the dog) went missing for 2 days, came home very tired and filthy. Further investigation found a rabbit hole - clearly greedy dog had gone down the hole, devoured the rabbits, and then like Winnie the poo, couldn't get out again till her stomach had gone down.....!
 
My friends breeds Boston terriers and English Bull Terriers. Her Bullies have no problems mixing with other dogs or her cats:

http://www.brickhousebts.com/Brickhouse/Home.html


Different breed, I suppose, but before I got Stella, I thought about a Mini Bull Terrier and the breeder (who was very responsible, IMO) pulled no punches about their often combative nature with other dogs.
 
Mum had an EBT and she was fab but....

she was a very jealous dog and didn't mix with mine at all to the point she would attack him so they were kept separate. It may have been because she was an only dog and at the time mum was on her own so just the two of them so to speak.

They are deffo a marmite dog because of their looks but I love them.
 
Thank you everyone for your feed back and yes it was the English Bull Terrier not the Staffy's. :)

I think in this case then we'd have to make sure that the dog would easily mix with other dogs then, probably won't be easy to find one like that but we'd have to indroduce them first.

Cheers guys.
 
Kenzo said:
Thank you everyone for your feed back and yes it was the English Bull Terrier not the Staffy's. :)

I think in this case then we'd have to make sure that the dog would easily mix with other dogs then, probably won't be easy to find one like that but we'd have to indroduce them first.

Cheers guys.
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Any rescue would look at how your dog mixed with the new one and the responsible ones will have done the legwork assessing the dogs to see if they are a one person dog or can mix. Again a rough guide but a younger dog will be more accepting than an older dog that has always been solo (and by older I mean getting towards 10). I would go to the breed rescues first as they will have the most knowledge and dogs whereas if you were looking for staffies, unfortunately, rescues are inundated and I would have had no problem in putting you in touch with the different rescues who take on these dogs.
 
I've had a few and they are generally lovely easy dogs, don't need tons of exercise and love their home comforts.

They are clowns and don't take themselves at all seriously;


Adorable puppies:


They are stubborn, but try to please. They are a bit stupid, but mainly because they don't see the point in silly obedience games - fighty, tug of war, wall of death type games are much more their cup of tea.

Mine are great with other dogs but they are brought up with them. I've not had any which are bad chewers, about normal for puppies I'd say. They are a bit one person, and will defend their people to the death. Mine would allow anyone in the house and ignore them, unless one of her people is home, when she is a really good guard.

You could try local breeders, sometimes they will have an older bitch to rehome, or they may get puppies back which need rehoming.

Healthwise, there are congenital issues with heart & kidneys, so be on your guard. They can have skin problems too althought they can be very diet and lifestyle related.

Beansy has no lifestyle issues though possibly a few diet ones:
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Luci07 said:
Any rescue would look at how your dog mixed with the new one and the responsible ones will have done the legwork assessing the dogs to see if they are a one person dog or can mix. Again a rough guide but a younger dog will be more accepting than an older dog that has always been solo (and by older I mean getting towards 10). I would go to the breed rescues first as they will have the most knowledge and dogs whereas if you were looking for staffies, unfortunately, rescues are inundated and I would have had no problem in putting you in touch with the different rescues who take on these dogs.
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Thank you Luci07.

Would you happen to know of any breed rescues around the Yorkshire area that would have any adult female English bull terriers, I'd rather re-home one from a place like that than the usual dog re-homing centres because at least they would take the time to make sure we were matched up with the right sort of dog that would get on with our little pug.
 
Thank you Siennamum, there lovely photos!!! are they the bigger size or the miniture ones?

Yes I was reading up about the common health problems also about the deafness than you get in some of the all white ones.

We can't afford a puppy (well a well bred one) as well as well as the fact that having a pupply wouldn't be practical, not bothered about papers as I'm not interested in breeding or anything like that, but I would like to have a 'nice one' if that makes sense, I'd rather re-home a well bred dog than go out and buy one of these that someone's just decided to breed for the sake of it if you see what I mean.

I think if we went to see a local breeder to have a chat to them and learn more about them would be a good idea, my OH thinks there ugly but he's warming to them, the more he see's them the more he's starting to admid that he likes them.
 
Hello!

I will start with the deafness, they think 20% of the all white are deaf, personally I like the single black ear etc then you reduce the chances massively.

My Step granddad has had EBTs all his life, each with varying degrees of ‘Dimness’. One of them was in fact dubbed ‘the monument’ because it would stand and stare at one corner of the room for hours on end.
All the EBTs that he has had have been called Moomin because they do look like the characters.
The current Moomin has some lovely qualities, shes very loving, she does what she is told (you can just speak to her and I am sure she understands us). She protects the cats from other cats which come into the garden. A great watch dog and looks like a great guard dog (shes not as she would make noise when you enter but then lick you to death). She is a joker.
I personally think they look great and are so unique.

Bad Points: She isn’t dog aggressive with all dogs but if one starts a fight she will finish it. The breed instinctively go for the neck and do damage if something goes smelly (she nearly killed a husky about 3 times the size). She hates cocker spaniels…
Very mental pups (but also lovely).
LAZY LAZY LAZY, you have to condition them to want walks or they get very fat.
They bash into everything and if you are in their way tough!
They get arthritis.
The current moomin has a very bad skin condition but she is 12yo now (won’t last much longer )

I really think they are fabulous dogs and hope to own one in a few years however currently I want something a little more active. I don’t not think they are stupid they are just dim. An example would be Boris Johnson, he is by no means stupid, just dim and I also think he is great.
 
Brainless, Boisterous and Beautiful! Well that applies to the bullies I've met, they are sublime characters and wonderfully entertaining, but rather blunt instruments I've found! But completely delightful all the same.

RIP Marta :(
 
Oh they do sound wonderful, thank you to all that has replied and taken time to fill me on what they are like.

You certainly haven't put me off them, I've been looking at the rescue centres and seeing which dogs are around our area, there is quite a few I like but some state that they must be the only dog though, so I guess it's finding one that will live quite happily alongside another dog.
 
If you are considering going the rehome route then contact Mrs Kenway on 01256 861227 for an application form,once you have completed that ,wait a few days and then ring again;she co-ordinates our Bull Terrier Welfare scheme and will now where a suitable dog for you might be.
We have around forty waiting for homes at the moment.Pugs though,sweet little dogs..I love them..but those eyes are very vulnerable with a bullie`s rough style of play.
 
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