How is a Blue Blood Bulldog different from Alapaha?
The term Bulldog for many people brings up many different images of the breed. Bulldogs in England and America have many differences in appearance. Bulldogs that have been bred in other parts of the world also have their own unique characteristics. This article will show the many differences of the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog compared to other Bulldog breeds around the world.
When most people hear the term Bulldogs, the first image that comes to mind is of a short, stocky dog with bowed legs and lots of wrinkles on the top of the head. This type of Bulldog is known as British Bulldog or English Bulldog. The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog, compared to the more common Bulldog breeds, does not share the short legs and stocky body. The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog has longer legs and a much slimmer body.
The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog in appearance, looks more like the traditional Old English Bulldog than the English Bulldog that is known today. The reason for this is because England passed the Cruelty to Animals Act in 1835. The law made it illegal to use Bulldogs in the cruel sport of “bull-harassment.” With the enactment of the law, many Bulldog breeders in England began to cross the Bulldog breed with other breeds, resulting in the English Bulldog appearing with the distinctive look it has today. Bulldogs in the United States that arrived decades earlier are still the same in appearance. The temperament of the English Bulldog and the American Bulldog is very similar, and both varieties are protective, calm and dedicated to their owners.
English lace makers and other artisans in the 17th century developed French Bulldogs from the British Bulldog. The start of the Industrial Revolution in England caused many artisans to lose their jobs. This, in turn, caused many of them to move to France and take their Bulldogs with them. These breeds, bred with the Bulldog, made him smaller in stature, and the resulting smaller Bulldog became very popular in France for its rat ability, becoming known as the French Bulldog. French Bulldogs are much smaller in appearance, have a shorter tail, and the ears are more “bat-like”. While Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldogs are taller with a longer tail and longer ears.
One of the newer Bulldog breeds, the Australian Bulldog was first introduced in the 1990s. The Australian Bulldog was developed to eliminate many of the health problems that generally occur in the English Bulldog. The Australian Bulldog looks more like a British Bulldog, with the exception of longer legs. The Australian Bulldog, compared to an Alapahas Blue Blood Bulldog, looks very different in size and leg length.
The only Bulldog breed that is similar in appearance to the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog is the American Bulldog. Both breeds arrived in the United States around the same time, and while the dogs may appear similar, there are some subtle differences. This is in part because the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog was used on plantations in South Georgia. The farmers only raised the dogs with other plantation owners in the area. This has created the breed standard that is known today as the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog.