The Old English Bulldog is an extinct breed of dog.
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The Bull-Dog. Thomas Brown, circa 1829
Bull-baiting scene
Kennel boy and bulldogs, 1843
Bull-baiting is a blood sport involving pitting a bull against dogs with the aim of attacking and subduing the bull by biting and holding onto its nose or neck, which often resulted in the death of the bull.
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.