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Bull terrier |
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Bull terrier a medium-sized (50-60 lb), very solidly built dog with narrow, deeply sunken triangular eyes, thick neck; the face has a distinctive flat profile without a stop. The dog was originally bred for pit fighting. There are two varieties, all-white or colored, which is any other, including spotted, than white. In some countries, a miniature variety is also recognized as a separate breed. The breed is subject to congenital renal disease, lethal acrodermatitis, and the white variety may be affected by congenital deafnesss. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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``Spaying and neutering doesn't necessarily change the behavior of a dog,'' said Daniels, who said she and her husband for 35 years have owned Staffordshire bull terriers, one of the pit bull-type breeds targeted by the original proposal. For example, between the 1930s and today, purebred bull terriers developed longer, more down-turned noses. Simon has published widely on French painting, modern and contemporary art, mass culture, new media, and Staffordshire Bull Terriers and is currently working on a film project about the reconstruction of Berlin, In this issue, Simon discusses Frances Stonor Saunders's new book, The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters (New Press, 2000). |
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