Bull-baiting
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Bull-baiting is a blood sport involving pitting a bull against dogs with the aim of subduing the bull by biting and holding onto its nose or neck, which often resulted in the death of the bull. The Cr
Bull-baiting in the 19th century, painted by Samuel Henry Alken.
Detail from "Bull-baiting" by Julius Caesar Ibbetson, circa 1817.
Etching by Francis Barlow
A bull and bear fighting in New Orleans, 1853.
Bull and terrier
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Bull and terrier was a common name for crossbreeds between bulldogs and terriers in the early 1800s. Other names included half-and-halfs and half-breds. It was a time in history when, for thousands of
Bull-baiting
…death with its horns, or toss the bear into the air. Bull-baiting dogs, including Old English Bulldogs, Bullenbeissers, Spanish Bulldogs, Ca de Bous and bull and terriers, were bred to bait animals, mainly bulls and bears. During bull-baiting, the dog would attempt to flatten itself to the ground, creeping as close to…
Philippe Rousseau's "Best of Friends" A bull-and-terrier and a white bulldog (c. 1887)
Charlie Lloyd and Pilot c. 1881
"Bulldog and scotch terrier" by Alexandre Gabriel Decamps. Circa 1837. An Old English Bulldog and a muzzled bull and terrier.
Billy, the celebrated rat-killing dog, London, circa 1823