UMary Allen
Isimo sabo sengqondo esithandekayo nobuningi benza i-Bulldog ibe umngane omuhle kakhulu wezingane, ngisho nabancane. I-bulldog izothatha okuningi enganeni lapho kungafanele, futhi izovele ibaleke uma ithola kakhulu.
Ukuluma izinkunzi “kwakuwumdlalo” odumile wabantu bazo zonke izigaba eNgilandi amakhulu eminyaka. Izinja nezinkunzi zazibhejwa izindodla zemali. Ukubukeka okuyinqaba kwe-bulldog yamaNgisi kwakuklanyelwe kuphela ukubamba inkunzi eboshiwe ngekhala bese iyihudulela phansi.
Ngakho-ke i-Bullenbeisser ekahle yayiyisigqiki, inemilenze emifushane, futhi izinze kakhulu inamandla amakhulu entanyeni nasemihlathini. Ikhala elifushane nomhlathi ongezansi ophumele ngaphandle kwenza ukubamba kuqine ngaphandle kokuziklinya. Ukulunywa kwezinkunzi kwavinjelwa ngo-1835.
Kusukela kumuntu wangaphambili we-muscle onokusabela okusheshayo kombani, i-monster ekhuluphele ngokweqile eyayingakwazi ukuphefumula nokunyakaza manje yayizalwe, eyayingakwazi ukuzala ngokwemvelo futhi yayihlushwa zonke izinhlobo zezifo.
Inja yesizwe yaseNgilandi, kubo bonke ububi bayo, yaba uphawu lwezombangazwe. Kodwa-ke, kusukela ekuzaleni okunengqondo, okunempilo, i-Bulldog iyindlu ejabulisayo, enobungane kanye nenja yomndeni ekhangayo ngenkani yayo ekhangayo. Amehlo namakhala adinga ukunakekelwa. Ukukhulisa umdlwane ngokucophelela kuyadingeka ukuze kugwenywe ukukhuluphala kanye nokuphazamiseka kokukhula. Lapho uthenga umdlwane, bheka izilwane ezizalanisayo ezinempilo, ezinoboya.
Izifiki zokuqala zaseBrithani zafika nama-bulldog azo ezweni lakubo elisha, kodwa zazinemilenze emide futhi zakhiwe ngokomdlalo kunama-bulldog anamuhla. Le nja yepulazi emsulwa, engakaze ikhuliselwe ezingeni elifanele ngenjongo yombukiso, yavusa isithakazelo sokuzalanisa esikhathini esingeside esidlule.
Ngenxa yokuzalanisa nezinye izinhlobo kanye nokuntuleka kwezinga elifanayo, alukho uhlobo olufanayo. Isasetshenziswa nanamuhla emapulazini njengenja ethembekile yomqaphi wegceke kanye nezinkomo ngokumelene namaphakethe ezinja nezilwane ezidla ezinye futhi lapho usebenza nezinkomo.
Ujabulela nendilinga encane yabangane nathi. Iqinile, iyaphila, iyajabulisa, inenkani, kodwa kulula ukuyiqeqesha inja yomndeni. Iqaphile, hhayi enolaka ngokweqile. Inja efuywe ngu-J D. Johnson ngokuvamile yaziwa njenge-American Bulldog.
E-USA kunezinye izidalwa ze-bulldog ezifana nohlobo, njenge-Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog yaseGeorgia enobude obungamahlombe obucishe bube. I-61 cm, i-Victoria Bulldog, i-reverse yohlobo lwe-Bulldog yesiNgisi endala, elula futhi ubude behlombe bufinyelela ku-48 cm, i-Catahoula Bulldog, Ingxube phakathi kwe-Catahoula ne-Bulldog ye-max. I-66 cm ubude behlombe, i-Arkansas Giant Bulldog, inqamula phakathi kwe-English Bulldog ne-Pit Bull enobuningi. 55 cm ubude behlombe njll.
Imibala ye-American Bulldog: emhlophe eqinile, e-brindle, ebomvu ye-piebald, i-fawn, ensundu, i-mahogany, ukhilimu, i-brindle kungemuva elimhlophe. I-FCI ayaziwa. Izinja zizalanisa ngaphezu kuka-70 cm.
