But do you know bulldogs?
Lucky me! I recently did jury duty for the fourth time. I really should buy a lottery ticket. On the first day as the fifty or so of us sat in uncomfortable silence, waiting, the bailiff laughed and said, “You’ll all be best friends by the end of the week.” Well, we all got more comfortable anyway.
Chatting away, after a day or so, I found out one lady did bull dog rescue. I mentioned I trained, and she said, “I always have new families who need a little help. I’ll give them your card.” Then she looked at me very seriously, and asked, “But do you know bulldogs?”
Do you think you can deny me anything? I thought not. I practiced this look at LONG time!
I can say, yeah. I know bull dogs. People always say, “Its how you raise them.” Well, that has a lot to do with how dogs are. But. Oh. But.
When people complain to me about their bull dog (or other breeds) I just laugh at them and say, “if you wanted a golden, you shoulda got a golden. But you chose This. This is not a golden.” (Generalizing) A golden will do about anything you want, when you want it. And beg, “Please please please! let me let me!”
A bulldog. Not so much. Yes. There IS such a thing as breed specific behavior. Not all dogs within the breed act the same, but many of them have a lot of the same traits. And that is why some people are ‘doberman people’ and some are ‘poodle people’ and some will only own mutts and others would never be without a dachshund in their beds. You get a bulldog because you like that he does things in what I call ‘bulldog time.’
I say “sit” and my dogs all think “TREAT!” and slam their cute butts to the ground. A bulldog, no matter how much he wants that treat, will consider his options first.
Oh, he’s going to do it, but just give him a minute, okay? And that is your cue to laugh. You have to celebrate what makes them special and just enjoy it. Really, you have no other option. I know bulldogs.
Dog Breeds | Kate May 20, 2012 | 
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