I love animals and love Bulldogs even more and will try my best to discourage you from getting one,IF, you are intending to live in the DR.
Bulldogs are very high priced ,($2,000) and have a laundry list of health problems..the heat alone in the DR will make it impossible for this breed.
English Bulldog Health issues, problems and disease
Some countries are also banning the import of Bulldogs and Rottweilers.
Why? What is this based on?
I don't know the details, but I'm assuming in part it's because many people use them as guard dogs and not as pets. I did see that of the 1,700,000 dogs in the US that were euthanised in 2008, 58%(nearly a million) were pit bull breeds(Wiki). Do you think Michael Vick used Chihuahas for his dog fighting hobby?
I know someone who recently had their dog attacked by a bulldog just walking down the street. The bulldog owner did nothing to restrain the attack. It's not that the dogs are born bad, but there are a lot of jack-asses that train their dog to be an uncontrolled weapon. When there is a claim against a dog, the owner is often given the choice of euthanizing it or paying punative damages.
I also suspect that part of the problem is most pit bulls are born in puppy mills with very poor conditions. After eight weeks in a small cage with no proper human contact, they are shipped off to some mall. That does not make for a happy puppy who knows how to behave.
Pit bull terriers...aka English Staffordshires (Ithink) are banned in Ontario Canada
The Dog Whisperer recently filmed in Ottawa and was not allowed to bring his favourite "pack leader" w/ him
Tremendous embarassment for Ontario according to the press
WW
Pit bull terriers...aka English Staffordshires (Ithink) are banned in Ontario Canada
The Dog Whisperer recently filmed in Ottawa and was not allowed to bring his favourite "pack leader" w/ him
Tremendous embarassment for Ontario according to the press
WW