The Bull Terrier in Sport And Show - History & Anecdote

Tony Read

• Publisher: Vintage Dog Books
• Year: 2011
• eBook ISBN:
  9781446546543
• Print ISBN:
  9781406795653
  9781406795653

This fascinating book contains a collection of out of print articles from the pens of well known writers concerning the history, origins and anecdotes of the Bull Terrier. The book's one hundred and seventy pages, complete with illustrations, contains many chapters concerning :- History of the Breed - Showing - Breeding - Dog Fighting - Rat Pits - Ear Cropping - Miniature Bull Terriers - Coloured Bull Terriers - Pit Bull Terriers - Fighting Rules - Origins - etc. It is essential reading for any Bull Terrier enthusiast and contains much information that is still useful and practical today. Many of the earliest dog books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Read Country Books are republishing the most important sections of some of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Table of contents

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• Contents
• The Bull Terrier as a Rat Killer By James Rodwell
• Notes on Rat-Pits
• The Bull Terrier By. G. Stables
• The Bull Terrier By Vero Shaw
• Ear – Cropping
• The Bull Terrier By Count V.C. Hollender
• Bull Terriers By “Idstone”
• Bull Terriers as Fighting Dogs.
• Bull Terriers and Field Sports. By L. Cabot Briggs
• The White Bullterrier By L. Cabot Briggs
• The Staffordshire Bull Terrier
• The British “Pit” Bull Terrier
• The Show Bull Terrier and The Miniature Bull Terrier. By R.H. Glyn
• The Bull Terrier By Edward C. Ash
• Dog Fighting Rules By Ed. James and L.B. Hanna
• The Bull Terrier By H.J. Steavenson
• The Bull Terrier By James Watson
• Country Staffies Author Unknown