| A family was at the local animal shelter to put a hold | | | | people, including General George Patton, President |
| on a pug for the pug rescue when they met and fell | | | | Woodrow Wilson, and author John Steinbeck have |
| in love with Bonnie, a brindle-colored Staffordshire Bull | | | | owned bully breeds. |
| Terrier. | | | | Pete from the Our Gang movies in the 1930s was an |
| The shelter's assistant told them that this little dog | | | | American Staffordshire Terrier. The elderly dog in the |
| had been scheduled to be euthanized that morning | | | | original 1963 movie The Incredible Journey was a Bull |
| but the administrator really wanted to see this dog | | | | Terrier. |
| get a home so they had postponed her death | | | | A Pit Bull named Weela was named a Ken-L Ration |
| sentence. | | | | Dog Hero in 1993 after rescuing 30 people, 29 dogs, |
| The family didn't need any prodding. They had | | | | 13 horses and a cat during some heavy floods in |
| already fallen in love with her and quickly decided to | | | | Southern California. |
| adopt this sweet-natured little dog. When studying | | | | Alaska's first certified hearing-dog was a Pit Bull |
| about the Staffordshire Bull Terrier they found out | | | | named RCA, rescued from a shelter. Another Pit Bull, |
| this dog breed is great with children because they | | | | Dixie, in Georgia, protected her family's children by |
| are very patient and have a high tolerance for pain. | | | | placing herself between the children and a poisonous |
| They learned that Staffordshire Bull Terriers are | | | | snake. She actually suffered multiple bites to her face |
| closely related to several other bulldog-type dog | | | | and eyes, but fully recovered and was inducted into |
| breeds such as the Pug, Boxer, Bullmastiff, and | | | | the Georgia Animal Hall of Fame in 1999. |
| Boston Terrier. The Pit bull-type dog breeds (called | | | | Too bad people forget about the heroes and only |
| bully breeds) are one branch of this family and include | | | | remember the dogs that attack. Bully breeds can be |
| the American Pit Bull, Bull Terrier, American | | | | gentle but some people have trained them to fight. |
| Staffordshire Terrier, Staffordsshire Bull Terrier, | | | | With that big mouth and stocky chest their look is |
| American Bulldog and Miniature Bull Terrier. | | | | intimidating. But underneath that brawny exterior is a |
| These dogs descended from a bulldog breed that is | | | | great big heart. |
| very different from the Bulldog of today. They were | | | | All the bully breeds exist only to love and adore their |
| tall and had a smaller head than today's bully breeds. | | | | families. They bond deeply and heavily and display a |
| The bulldog of old helped the farmer control the bulls | | | | great amount of empathy. They give so much |
| when the farmer needed to bring them into the | | | | affection and friendship, but it comes with a price |
| barnyard. Since it was entertaining to see a dog | | | | tag. They want you in return. |
| pinning a bull, the sport of pitting this bulldog against | | | | These breeds need a lot of you. They need your |
| bulls was begun. That quickly expanded into pitting | | | | time and your attention. |
| the dog against bears and badgers. | | | | If you don't have the desire to give the love these |
| The dog needed courage and tenacity, so they | | | | dogs need then it's better to get a breed that |
| crossed this bulldog with terriers, which gave the dog | | | | doesn't need or want a lot of attention. Bully breeds |
| additional ferocity and gameness. The Staffordshire | | | | want and need a lot of love in return for the love |
| Bull Terrier is a cross between that bulldog and the | | | | they give. Bonnie proves that fact every minute of |
| now-extinct White Terrier. | | | | every day. But her family loves her deeply and |
| The history of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the | | | | wouldn't want her any other way. |
| other bully breeds is very interesting. Many famous | | | | |