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Editor Theo Koekemoer Based in Cape Town, South Africa, Theo’s involvement with Bulldogs date back to the early 1970s.

He is a specialist Bulldog judge.

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FROM THE EDITOR

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UK BULLDOG OF THE YEAR

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BULLDOGS in performance events

Note: Our cover is a paid for advertisement

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BARN HUNT

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BEAUTY & BRAINS

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MORE dog training tips

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HEAD debate

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Bulldog ARTIST

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FROM THE EDITOR Here we are four months later. I trust you will enjoy this issue of Bullish Magazine.

2014 was an exciting year for Bulldogs with various dogs winning a group, group placement or Best in Show. In the UK Ch. Sealaville He’s Tyler ended the year with a group 3 and is also the top winning bulldog for 2014.

The head debate is ongoing and I have extracted some comments from the Bulldog Standard Discussion group FCI based on a question I have asked to the group. Read this and other interesting articles in this issue.

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America’s Number One Bulldog All Systems “Don Juan” with Dennis O’ Connor UK Bulldog of the Year 2014 for the first time was awarded to a non UK dog - CH/INT Champion Heavan Bulls Jhonny Deep . An Italian Dog with the name of a US actor. Well done!

A big thank you to Alecia Gibson, Cheryl Knapp and Sandra Martinez who are working diligently to ensure we have a section on bulldogs in performance events in the magazine. Also thanks to Tammy McAllister for the excellent article on barn hunt.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and wonderful 2015.

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UK IMPORT AVAILABLE FOR STUD JR (all junior as he is now 16 months) World champion 2014 4th Best Junior dog European Dog Show 2014 BELGIAN CH-DUTCH CH-LUXEMBURG CH-BENELUX CHAMPION

4 CAC’S IN THE NETHERLANDS, 1 CAC AND 1 CACIB IN BELGIUM, SELECTED FOR CRUFTS 3 TIMES Perfect health, HUU clear, proven stud.

A big thank you goes to Kevin Davis and Lorraine Watkins, and all judges who gave him the opportunity to shine.

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Annette

CHRISTMAS STORY What’s there to say about bulldogs and Christmas?

Christmas is the time of the year to make our home cozy and ready for fun days with family and friends.

That means a lot of shopping; a better Christmas tree than the year before, new socks for all the presents, a present for everyone, including our bulldog and a Christmas dinner also better than last year.

That means a lot of stress for us as bulldog owners.

So much to think about......

For our bulldogs it’s the most wonderful time of the year.........because it means the bosses are at home all day, so they can play with us when we want.

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Annette| CHRISTMAS STORY

Christmas means a lot of shopping and fun with family We bulldogs also get a present from under the tree....which toy should it be this year.....a new rope or a new bear to cuddle with? And family is coming over ....so we get so much attention from everyone......we can hug with the ones we like! And we can tease the ones we don’t like.

Our bosses have all the time to spoil us even more.

So we expect a real Christmas dinner. Not the usual beef, salmon, lamb, chicken in our bowl but a real Christmas worthy dinner. We expect our female boss to do better than last year.

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And when we are done its time to relax on the couch. And put our four legs high in the air and enjoy. To tease and get more room on the couch, sometimes we fart just a little.

But we can’t help that because our boss sometimes does the same. We look at him with our most innocent face and it works! He can’t be mad at us.

The only strange thing about Christmas is that we understand the house needs decoration, but why do we need to be dressed up also? We are pretty from our selves. So we don’t need Christmas bells around our neck and reindeer antlers on our head.

It makes us feel funny and look like a fool. On the other hand our boss glances when we look this way, so maybe we should let it happen. They do so much for us.

Third Christmas day our bosses need time outside.

They have eaten too much and want to sniff fresh air so every year we go to the woods all together.

That means time for fun, to play with other dogs and go crazy. Time to pick up sticks, to splatter through muddy pools and don’t listen when our bosses call us. We pretend we don’t hear them. Afterwards we are all satisfied and drink our water in front of the fireplace. We love it!

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Annette| CHRISTMAS STORY

For us these Christmas days are the best! We appreciate it a lot that our bosses do everything for us, that they spoil us even more. We feel so lucky. It makes us sad that not every bulldog is that fortunate. Not every dog has the chance to let his boss smile when he does funny things. Not every dog gets a special Christmas dinner. When we get one wish, we would change that! And make sure every dog gets his own heaven on earth he deserves.

Happy holidays and have wonderful Christmas with your bulldogs.

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UK Bulldog of the Year 2014

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Bullish Magazine congratulates the winner of the

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The official Invitees by the EBCN for the Bulldog of the Year 2014 election

The official Invitees by the EBCN for the Bulldog of the Year 2014 election

The official Invitees by the EBCN for the Bulldog of the Year 2014 election

The official Invitees by the EBCN for the Bulldog of the Year 2014 election

The official Invitees by the EBCN for the Bulldog of the Year 2014 election

Unfortunately, we have not received any picture yet from: Clerckenwell Gunther

Dominic van 't Houkje Still 1 show to go to get invited to our EBCN Boy 2014 Kerst show Cuijk December 20th

The official Invitees by the EBCN for the Bulldog of the Year 2014 election

We want to congratulate everyone on the list and wish them lots of success on January 25, 2015 Bulldog of the Year in Holland

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Holland Bulldog of the Year 2013 & Qualifier 2014 New Dutch Champion

Holland Bulldog of the Year 2014 Qualifier New Dutch Champion Amsterdam Winner : Best of Breed

Errol-Flyn Jubilee owned by Anneke van der Wijst

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Errol-Flyn Jubilee CAC-CACIB + BOB under Mrs. K. Ogren (Malcolm Bulldogs) Bullish magazine | December 2014 | 93SE, Int. Dogshow 2/11/2014 Bleiswijk (NL)

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Holland Bulldog of the Year 2014 Qualifier

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Holland Bulldog of the Year 2014 2013 Qualifier Owner: Youri Przytula Limited Ed. Eniluap

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BULLDOGS IN PERFORMANCE EVENTS Bulldogs can indeed participate--and thrive--in all sorts of doggy sports and events!

There is a Facebook Group, which is a place to learn more about the various performance events you can enjoy with your Bulldog, as well as share your brags, photos, videos and more! Join the fun and build a stronger bond with your dog! 路 Photos courtesy of Cheryl Knapp. www.facebook.com/groups/BulldogPerformance/

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Some of the disciplines in which bulldogs can participate are as follows: agility, lure coursing, barn hunt, obedience and rally obedience carting (draft)

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BARN HUNT Bulldogs Introduction to Barn Hunt First off let me start by describing Barn Hunt. It was initially a earthdog event created for terriers.

The Barn Hunt Association LLC has since created a sanctioned sport open to any dog, of any size, type, breed or mix. The dogs purpose must be to rid barns homes and properties of vermin. There are multiple levels of difficulty from Instinct through Master and beyond.

This past summer two of our dogs successfully completed the Instinct levels of Barn Hunt. The area they work in is fenced and filled with bales of straw with a straw base. The dog may not relieve himself in the working area or it’s an automatic disqualification.

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Tammy McAlliste | BARN HUNT

You have one minute to complete the course

They work off leash. You are allowed to talk to your dog and encourage them.

In order for your dog to pass, you have to call out “rat” when your dog has found the tube which houses the live rat. There are three tubes. All three tubes are visible but you cannot see inside them. One houses a live rat. One has decoy bedding. One is empty.

You have one minute to complete the course.

As the dog moves up to the Novice level the tubes are hidden in the bales of straw and the dog must successfully complete a tunnel and climb through the bales. As the levels increase, so do the number of tubes with rats and the number of decoy tubes.

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Tammy McAllister | BARN HUNT

how many rats and of course those tunnels and climbs are more challenging as well. Barn Hunt is a fun sport that’s well worth checking out.

For more information on Barn Hunt see their website at: http://www.barnhunt.com

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BEAUTY& BRAINS Beauty and Brains… The Bulldog “Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead.” Louisa May Alcott I have been owned and loved by Bulldogs for the past 15 years. However, my passion and desire to show and compete did not begin to reach fruition until 2013, with the addition of Gucci (Majestic Gorgeous Gucci BN, RN, CGC) to my family. Gucci is coowned by myself and Shalisa Neely of Majestic Bulldogs. Gucci is a very high energy Bulldog in need of a “job(s)” to keep her mind and body active, happy, and healthy.

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Alecia Gibson | BEAUTY &BRAINS

On a bit of a whim, I began training her towards the goal of achieving her AKC Canine Good Citizen (CGC) title. I quickly discovered her to be a very willing and eager learner, and within a couple of months we achieved the title and were hooked!

Inspired greatly by the extraordinary feats and accomplishments of Cheryl Knapp and her Sittingbullies Bulldogs, Gucci and I began training towards titles in AKC Rally and Obedience. In less than a year and a half (with several months off in the middle for maternity leave), Gucci has earned her Rally Novice (RN), Beginner Novice (BN), and one leg towards her companion dog (CD) title.

She finished her BN title with a score of 197/200 and first in her class at an all breed obedience trial.

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Alecia Gibson| BEAUTY & BRAINS

Working and competing with Gucci has developed an amazing bond and relationship between us. Though Bulldogs sometimes get a bad rap as being “stubbornâ€? and difficult to train, I have found quite the opposite to be true. They are incredibly smart and capable of holding their own and excelling in all kinds of performance events‌ obedience, rally, agility, lure coursing, carting, dock diving, and much more!

While I, myself, am just beginning to delve into the wide world of dog sports, there are quite a few amazing people and Bulldogs out there achieving titles and ribbons, and inspiring me to greater heights! If you have even the slightest desire or inclination to pursue these sports with your Bulldog(s), I can assure you, you will not regret it! For those who have been performing and achieving at levels I can only now hope and dream towards, we would LOVE to hear of your stories and achievements here!

They are fun, challenging, bond-forming, and show the rest of the world that Bulldogs are so much more than just a pretty face!

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MORE DOG TRAINING TIPS When talking, baiting, and all your other efforts fail to get your puppy to move, try this. Pick out an object to look at and start walking.

Don’t look down at the puppy (that’s hard to do), but keep walking at a normal pace, looking at the object. Talk to him but don’t look down.

I’ve never had it fail, that once you stop looking down, he will break into a gait. Again, this is for practice and preparing for the ring.

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Doris Boyd | DOG TRAINING TIPS

Pick out an object and start walking the next show they looked really funny just walking and smiling and looking straight at the judge, but the dog gaited.

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Lead The Way Tresor 3x Junior Winner 2X Best of Breed

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HEAD DEBATE Theo Koekemoer “I think this picture posted by Alberto Toledo is quite important. Many or most of the dogs today would actually fit the profile of the top dog. Its not possible to lay a pencil on this dogs face as the occiput will never be reached. Your opinion?”

Some of the comments received: Emma Jackarhys Simpson “Yes think your right .. Many today don’t have enough height in skull to achieve perfect layback”

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Theo Koekemoer | THE HEAD DEBATE

From the Bulldog Standards FCIDiscussion group Sara Lamont “This observation is one of my main bones of contentions with the U.S images and had many a discussion with Elizabeth Hugo Milam about it! Firstly the lower image the ears are alert with would change the profile (shortening the Skull).

In the UK the standards details a flat forehead and I assume this is interpreted more with the top image. However a shelved head is truly flat and from my observations most in the UK rise to the ears plus the frontal bones are better positioned. That said we do have champs with incorrect heads!!�

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Theo Koekemoer | THE HEAD DEBATE

Robin L. Stansell “This is the most common head fault seen today. “ Elizabeth Hugo Milam “I first started noticing the “shelved “ foreheads back in the late 80’s. This comparison image Albert posted is one I created from an image that Betty drew for either an old Bulldogger article or a Division 1 newsletter (I don’t recall now) and an image from the illustrated guide. I added that line from eye corner to lower jaw to show depth there although it has nothing to do with this comparisons of the foreheads ( we used to have a Yahoo group that was very much like these Facebook pages).

The wording from the original British standard (BCA standard reads similarly).

Viewed at the side ,the head should appear very, high.....The forehead should be flat, neither prominent nor overhanging the face.

Key words are “very high” forehead “flat” and not prominent.

The “shelf “ heads don’t have good height, the foreheads are prominent and in some cases, overhang the face.”

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Theo Koekemoer | THE HEAD DEBATE

Elizabeth Hugo Milam “And yes, ears alert make a difference.

A critical point to consider is the furrow. A dog with a brow or a ride or a shelf often does not have a traceable furrow.”

Robin L. Stansell “I think it is important to remember to check layback in the center up the furrow as the brow bulges can change the image from a side view. With that being said, overdone brow bulges can spoil the expression.”

Sara Lamont “The standard States Ears should be set high.”

Elizabeth Hugo Milam “Best way to determine set is when the ears are alert. Throw a sqeek toy in front of that dog and the whole profile will change”.

Daniel Caballero “It took me a while to understand true head shape,but once you get it... Now one of the things I value is that flat high long forehead”.

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#1 Bulldog in Brazil*

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Australian Champion Janayin Pantz On Fire (AI)

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Bulldog Club of America Division V

Specialty Show January 14, 2014 Portland, Oregon, at the Rose City Classic circuit

Sand To Sea NonSporting Association January 2, 2015 (Friday) Empire Equestrian Park and Polo, Indio, CA

Kennel Club of Palm Springs January 3 &4, 2015 (Saturday & Sunday) Empire Equestrian Park and Polo, Indio, CA

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