Old English Bulldog

I fancy myself an expert on the Bulldog family, I have personally owned 10 different types of bulldogs from boxer-pit mixes, full blooded Pit Bulls, and currently own an American Bulldog. Also I have studied the Argentine Bulldog, the Pit Bull terrier, and the now extinct Old English Bulldog extensively. The Old English Bulldog is the original prototype bulldog and not the ill-genetically concocted Modern English Bulldog, a cross of the original and a pug, rendering it a obese, wrinkly faced, and a genetic certainty that it will have breathing problems. The Pit Bull Terrier, originally called the Staffordshire Terrier, is a cross of the Staffordshire Terrier and the Old English Bulldog. The breed began to emerge as the prototype started to lose favor due to an outlawing of bullbaiting in cities. Bullbaiting is a canine game sport where participants, normally royalty, pay an entry fee to a bull owner who ties the bull or cow to a steak in the ground and the participant’s dogs compete for pieces of meat off of the live bull. This sounds gruesome, but the sport was not outlawed for animal cruelty, rather virus prevention reasons. However, after being outlawed in the city, the breed was diverged different directions with many offshoots of this breed still popular and prominent to this day. The original bulldog was bred different ways, but typically with larger galloping dogs making them perfect work dogs for farmers…

Comparison and Contrast Stacianna LaRose So, You Want A Bulldog If you’re like the rest of us, you have probably spent hours watching Facebook videos of Manny the French Bulldog and Tillman the English Bulldog. In doing so, you may have concluded that your family is not complete without a bulldog. But which bully breed is right for you? At first glance, size seems to be the only difference between these flatulent, flat faced fiddos, but looks can be deceiving. The English Bulldog is a…

tree to tree. The young panther watched longingly as other little panthers nuzzled with their mothers and rode the backs of their fathers. Zeke was protective of Roy, being the older one, and he growled fiercely as a gaunt dog which Zeke had never seen before wandered dangerously close to the mudhut. Zeke confronted him, his tiny teeth bared, and his claws in full view, ready to pounce. “Who is you? And whaddya want?” “I am merely but an injured bulldog looking for some assistance, do you cats…

Beowulf is an epic hero and an Anglo- Saxon hero for many different reasons. Other than Beowulf being the central character and presenting himself larger than life, he also is the definition of a hero. When one defines a hero with the values of Anglo- Saxons, the hero would be defined as a man with extraordinary qualities, be honorable, and show bravery. The hero would also have a sense of duty, which in this case means being devoted to one’s people. Beowulf is shown as a hero with…

is explaining in his speech that Beowulf's success on defeating both the monsters he faces made him a hero. He explains that he has received fame, that people all over the world will know what he has done to save the people of the Danes. This is part of the Anglo-Saxon code. The people either are a hero from acts such as the one Beowulf performed, or the people give their heros fame, they strive to be like them. Beowulf's motivation to defeat Grendel's mother was to be a hero and have the fame…

Beowulf is an Old English epic story believed to be written somewhere between the 8th and 11th century in England, making it one of the oldest existing long poems. Beowulf, the main character, is a man of extraordinary stature that saves the Hrothgar and his people, the Danes, from the vicious monster known as Grendel. After Beowulf defeats Grendel, he clashes with Grendel’s mother and the evil dragon. Beowulf shows characteristics of an epic hero through traits of being brave, strong, and…

Beowulf, written sometime between the 8th and 10th century AD, is the oldest surviving piece of literature written in Old English and one of the very few works written by a person of the Anglo-Saxon culture. The epic poem has stayed an important piece of work through generations and generations. The epic poem Beowulf has managed to stay an important manuscript due to its message that has remained constant in society and because of its significant representation of the Anglo-Saxon culture. The…

Anglo-Saxon, once called Old English, was a language spoke under King Alfred and continued to be a common language of England. Some of the most common literary works of Old English include genres such as epic poetry, sermons, bible translations, and others. Beowulf was one of the most famous works from this period. Beowulf illuminated many different Anglo-Saxon beliefs. First and foremost, to be a hero, he or she must possess the characteristics their society holds up as most important and…

Beowulf is one of the oldest known Anglo-Saxon works of literature. The work is believed to have been told around the middle of the seventh century, and was only written hundreds of years later. The author of the work is unknown, however, it is believed that some sort of monk originally created the poem. In Beowulf, the protagonist idolizes gold and weaponry in the same way characters of other epic works and myths do. This almost holy representation of treasure can be seen in different cultures,…

In Anglo-Saxon times literature escalated as an oral tradition. It was past along generations including songs, ancient stories, and poems. The poems did not posses the expected rhyme, they particularly had a strong beat. These traditions all held unique types of alliteration. Anglo-Saxon traditions in Beowulf illustrate how the Anglo-Saxon traditions became a strong influencing focus in Beowulf. In Anglo-Saxon culture and literature, to be a hero was to be a warrior and ultimately a king. He…