My husband has always had this fascination with bulldogs until recently develop a liking for American bullies. His first investment was on an eight hundred dollars blue bully. She is a beauty; being only 15 inches tall and very muscular. At first I was against him purchasing such an expensive dog but now I see why she was priced so high. Actually, my husband got her at a steal because she was supposed to be two thousand dollars but her owner was in a financial rut (he called my husband back and wanted to buy her back). I don’t understand their dog talk about pedigrees and the standards but whatever makes him happy. The American bullies originated from American pitbulls because people wanted to fade out the aggression in the pit bulls. Pit bulls were stereotyped to being these aggressive, blood thirsty dogs and for this reason they were prohibited from certain cities and plus it’s difficult to obtain home insurance if you own one. This was the reason why American bullies were created; these bullies are no longer pitbulls. After generations of breeding with mellow dogs and mixing the breed with other bulldogs they had created more bullied, thicker, and sometimes shorter dogs. We now have the ideal pit bull given its new name the American bully that has all the loyalties and drive to please its owner(s) without the aggression toward people or dogs. The American bullies now have their own registration administrator and are accepted in some other registration. Their main registration is the ABKC (American bully Kennel Club). My husband has always loved the American “pitbull” breed, so that’s why he bought Blue, our little blue female, she has a good bloodline, her grandfather was a $50,000 bully and a well-known producer who produced a lot of champions in the bully world. That’s probably why her asking price was so high. My husband said that there was a bully by the name of White Rhino that sold for $250,000. I don’t know why people would pay such an ridiculous amount for a dog. Every once in a while there are ABKC shows around the states and people would drive from all over to attend. My husband has been working with our little blue female for the show coming up in November. There are five classes in the show; The Pockets classification for females 15in and under and males 16in and under, the standards class for the standard size, the X-Large classifying dogs taller than 18in, the extreme class for just all the freaks with huge muscle, the Fun class for anything that is fun and the classic for those pitbull lovers. We are looking forward to seeing how our little blue will do in the pocket show in November. So, we shall see when the time comes! Wish us luck.
I have to say, I understand your husbands fascination. I love those dogs! I however, don't enjoy how much they cost.....so I won't be a bulldog owner any time soon!
ReplyDeleteI thought paying $500 a piece for my pembroke welsh corgies was a lot...some dogs are worth the $$$ to get good breeding, but you really need to do your home work before you buy.
ReplyDeleteWe had an English Bulldog for a while and he was the love of my life after my children, of course. I miss him so much, but they are so precious.
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