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What makes a English bulldog different in temperament from an French one or some other breed of bulldog? One licks up spilled tea and the other licks up spille

What makes a English bulldog different in temperament from an French one or some other breed of bulldog? One licks up spilled tea and the other licks up spilled wine? Edit: I actually want to know the answer to the first question.

matwood 8y ago
English bulldogs tend to be bigger and clumsy which leads to accidentally hurting small children. Keep in mind too, that even though their fighting temperament has been bred out they were originally bred to fight bulls[1][2]. A bigger dog with strong jaws can seriously injure a small child in a single act of aggression. For these same reasons I also wouldn't have a pit bull in the house with a small child. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-baiting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-baiting [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog
- yellowapple 8y ago
  Meanwhile, I grew up with a pit bull / bull mastiff mix that we rescued. Nicest dog in the world (he sure looked mean, though, on account of him being a giant pit bull). Of course, it all depends on training. I'm with you on not believing an adult rescue in a house with a small child is a good idea. One you rescued as a puppy and made sure was well-trained, though? Sure, sounds like the perfect babysitter in canine form. This is true of most (probably all) dogs, of course. Smaller dogs thankfully do less damage on average, but they also tend to be a lot more inherently aggressive ("Napoleon complex" and all that; they have to be as a survival strategy). Especially as rescues, they're the ones more likely to bite small children, since even small children are bigger than them and more likely to severely injure them.
bluedino 8y ago
Those are two very different breeds. They have been bred into caricatures of a sort, incapable of doing their original intended job. They can't even breed on their own as they need c-sections to deliver pups. The American bulldog is a better example of a dog that is still capable of it's original purpose.

matwood 8y ago

English bulldogs tend to be bigger and clumsy which leads to accidentally hurting small children. Keep in mind too, that even though their fighting temperament has been bred out they were originally bred to fight bulls[1][2]. A bigger dog with strong jaws can seriously injure a small child in a single act of aggression. For these same reasons I also wouldn't have a pit bull in the house with a small child. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-baiting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bull-baiting [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog

yellowapple 8y ago
Meanwhile, I grew up with a pit bull / bull mastiff mix that we rescued. Nicest dog in the world (he sure looked mean, though, on account of him being a giant pit bull). Of course, it all depends on training. I'm with you on not believing an adult rescue in a house with a small child is a good idea. One you rescued as a puppy and made sure was well-trained, though? Sure, sounds like the perfect babysitter in canine form. This is true of most (probably all) dogs, of course. Smaller dogs thankfully do less damage on average, but they also tend to be a lot more inherently aggressive ("Napoleon complex" and all that; they have to be as a survival strategy). Especially as rescues, they're the ones more likely to bite small children, since even small children are bigger than them and more likely to severely injure them.

bluedino 8y ago

Those are two very different breeds. They have been bred into caricatures of a sort, incapable of doing their original intended job. They can't even breed on their own as they need c-sections to deliver pups. The American bulldog is a better example of a dog that is still capable of it's original purpose.