A dog of the English Bulldog breed is good-natured and easygoing, has a rather peaceful, balanced, and docile character. Making friends with everyone and everyone is not his priority.
#1 Hundreds of years ago, the Bulldog, as its name suggests, was developed for bull baiting.
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#2 But bull baiting also gained wide popularity as a blood sport. Bulldogs were forced to participate in the brutal and deadly activity for entertainment.
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#3 To bait bulls, Bulldogs had to be tall, athletic, and ferocious. But England banned bull-baiting in the 19th century, and since then the breed has changed.
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