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The Irish Bull Terrier is a breed of dog directly descended from the longer-legged original Staffordshire Bull Terrier. This dog was bred for both dog fighting and ratting.
Genealogy
It is not an American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT) as it is unrelated to the American Coon Hound or similar breeding. It closely resembles the APBT, albeit smaller with a different head and shorter muzzle and the media vilified the breed. The dog is allegedly pound for pound the strongest canine species, followed closely by the APBT and then the American Bulldog. The breed is favoured by the dog fighting fraternity due to a lack of fresh contributions to the APBT gene pool as a result of European wide bans. The majority of Kennel Clubs including the RSPCA have shunned the breed, pushing it further underground rather than assisting with responsible breeding and ownership by the main stream public.
Anatomy
The Irish Bull Terrier normally stands between 16 to 18 inches at the shoulder the original standard set for the Staffordshire Bull Terrier pre 1948 (sometimes higher, if the Old English Bulldog gene reoccurs), but never with the brick shaped head of the APBT. It has no colour restrictions. It weighs in the region of 55 pounds (25 kg), similar in size to its later counterpart the English Bull Terrier (EBT) bread by Hinks in the 1860s reference.
See also
Further reading
- Barker, Shaun. (2000). Staffordshire Bull Terriers (English and Irish). Northbrook Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1857362428
References
- "Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier". molosserdogs.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- "Irish Staffordshire Bull Terrier Dog Breed Information and Pictures". www.dogbreedinfo.com. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- Animal Law
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