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Match report of Irish staffordshire bull terrier champion Psycho versus English bull terrier champion Stormer (historical interest). .
Hybrid vigour (heterosis) as related to game dogs (battle crosses) and working dogs.
indigenous pit dogs of the British Isles.
Pakistani and English (Indian) Bull terrier / Gull Ter
Firstly I would like to say as the webmaster I find Bear baiting in Pakistan horrific and immoral. Even most hardened dog men believe in what is called a "sporting chance". Removing a bear's teeth and claws before combat is in my opinion a sick activity and serves no purpose either for testing the gameness of the dogs, or any form of pest control. It has no purpose except for torture of an animal. Although I also condemn the Bear baiting of Elizabethan England at least the teeth of the bear were not removed allowing it to have its basic weapons. On the other hand most of the dog fighting I have seen in Pakistan if viewed on a sliding scale is not in my opinion as cruel as factory farming or western dog fighting, and does serve at least some purpose in maintaining healthy athletic dogs. The dogs in these matches are rarely hurt badly and it is done for a goal, unlike bear baiting that is a truly sickening activity.
Now onto some of the wonderful dogs they have in Pakistan.
They have many interesting breeds and traditions regarding both game dogs and game cocks. The Pakistani dog men have a particularly strong link to the Hink's English bull terrier, and many of their dogs are either descended from Hink's dogs but have evolved into separate breeds or remain almost the same as it. There are many in Pakistan and India who say that the Indian Bull Terrier or Gull Ter is actually the original Hink's dog. The resemblance is striking and these dogs were originally imported into this area by British military officers, diplomats or gentlemen from the landed the classes; before the partition. It is interesting to note that there are no brindle bull terrier dogs or are at the least very uncommon. The two top pictures were donated by shah and are in Pakistan. I suggest that you contact him for further information, by posting a message on the forum as he is an expert in this area (write Attention Shah)
(picture on bottom left is of full pedigree EBT in Australia taking on very large wild boar single handedly). The picture on the bottom right is of an EBT and APBT fighting in Russia. The English bull terrier (modern type) is a very popular fighting dog in Russia.
If you would like more information on English Bull Terriers and their sporting uses then I suggest that you get a copy of this book (by clicking on the picture) which has a large chapter devoted to the subject.
