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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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HERDING TEST

ITALY BULLDOG OF THE YEAR MOVEMENT

American Gold Grand Champion Multiple Best in Specialty Show Multiple Best in Show Imperious Hamitup Southern Belle “Annabelle” No 1 Bulldog bitch in America A Top Non - Sporting Dog

Note: Our cover is a paid for advertisement

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UK BULLDOG OF THE YEAR

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Bulldog dog artist

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FROM THE EDITOR I have met so many new people as a result of this magazine. I become more and more aware that Bulldog owners and breeders have one thing in common: they are generally stunning people.

I think the world can see for the first time how the quality of Bulldogs compares from country to country. The Bulldog of the year qualifiers and winners are outstanding dogs. This issue of Bullish Magazine has been a team effort with superb designs.

Three of the designers on our panel have taken the big step and launched the DogMagazine. We wish them success with this new venture. A Special word of thanks is extended to Snezka Kuralt 4 | November 2014 | Bullish magazine

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America’s No 1 Bulldog bitch “Annabelle” who assisted with the design of the magazine and the cover page.

A special word of thanks is extended to Bagzy Bull for introducing the “bulldogs love kids” and “bulldogs at home” themes into the magazine. They are lovely!

Please support us with your ads for the December issue, which is our Christmas issue. Our designers are looking forward to create a beautiful Christmas card for you, which we can also feature in our magazine.

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Best in Specialty Show

Best in Specialty Show

Mr. Michael Rathje

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Reserve Best in Sho

Holloway Jr. Mr. Douglas

Makeyia Dawn Spivey

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Mrs. Jacqueline Stacy

Owner Ellen Charles HamItUp Bulldogs

ImPerious Bulldogs

breeder / owners breeder / owner / handlers 6 | November 2014 | Bullish magazine Rick & Kelly Franz

Rick & Suzanne Glover

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Mrs. Rita Holloway

handler Zac Lane Hetherbull

owner / handler

BoB & Jean Hetherington

A TOP NON-SPORTING DOG

Sincere appreciation to judge Mrs. Rita Holloway

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Athala

Ch. Hug-O-Bull’s Ladies Man x Milam’s Hug-O-Bull Super Starla

Hug-O-Bull’s Desert Rose

Best in Sweepstakes Oklahoma City Specialty

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Sincere appreciation to Sweeps judge, Jodi Ball

Sire: Milam’s Hug-O-Bull Red Dragon Dam: Milam’s Hug-O-Bull Her Name is Rio

Tuesday Milam’s Hug-O-Bull’s Little Wing

Winners Bitch Oklahoma City Specialty

Proud Owner / Breeders Jack & Elizabeth Milam, Norma Hugo Bullish magazine | November for this specialty major 2014 | 13 Thank you breeder judge, Robert Keller Thank you breeder judge Jeff Ryman for reserve the previous day

Karlsruhe Junior Winner 2014

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

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HERDING TEST A fellow bulldogger and I took 4 of our bulldogs to a herding instinct test. The purpose of a herding instinct test is to create a positive setting in which the dog is allowed to succeed at attempting to herd livestock. Sheep are most typically used and there are between 3-5 in sheep in a herd. This test is used to assess a dogs natural herding instinct. Ultimately this test is used to help a trainer assess if the dog has the potential to learn the skills going forward.

Each dog is tested individually in the ring. Most dogs only last 6-8 minutes of herding time, especially if the dog is keen and starts trying to herd as soon as it’s released. Often 4-6 minutes is enough for dogs that show a great deal of enthusiasm. The trainer 70 | November 2014 | Bullish magazine

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Most dogs only last 6-8 minutes of herding time. will work with a dog that is timid or shows low interest for 10 - 15 minutes to try to spark some instinct and drive.

All four of the dogs we took were conformation dogs.

Three of them have CGN titles (equivalent to USA CGC), two of them have agility, obedience history and not one had ever seen sheep before.

As humans, our job was to stay close to the trainer, remain silent and let the dogs do what comes naturally.

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ately. All four had very different reactions.

Only one dog barked and none showed any signs of aggression or going for the throat of the sheep.

Instinctively the dogs knew to go back and gather the one that got separated from the group. The most fascinating moment was watching the dog who I would call a “momma’s boy” puff his chest up and stare the sheep down. They stood about five feet apart, eye to eye with the sheep backed in the corner. We were told the sheep would go the way the dog turned his head. And they did.

Herding Instinct Certificate (HIC) is not an official CKC title, just like Temperament Test (TT) but we are quite proud to add both at the end of our dogs names. It was really insightful to get this glimpse into how the dogs think. Sometimes we pigeon hole them by saying... He’s a momma’s boy or she’s just too silly. Dogs are truly amazing because once again, we were the ones that came away with the lesson.

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CHILE - Bulldog of the year OFFICIAL RESULTS

WINNER

Regalbull Lincopan Hemione Owner: Jairo DIaz Breeder: Maria Cecilia Rojas

BEST Opposite Sex

Cooper Floriobull

Owner and breeder: Cesar Florio - Daniela Camilo

Best Bulldog National Breed

Cooper Floriobull

Owner and breeder: Cesar Florio - Daniela Camilo

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Salvatore Drogo

ITALY BULLDOG OF THE YEAR In Italy the Bulldog of the Year is an invitational event organized by the Italian Bulldog Club.

Today it represents a show very much awaited for

by Italian Bulldoggers, it has become a national and international showcase of some of the finest Bulldogs.

Three expert judges officiated at the show: Walker Enrica (Britishus kennel – GB), Bennet Rhonda (Rhobull Kennel – GB) Avi Mallach (Pneimallach Bull – IL).

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judge assigned to each subject a score, the total scores has causes the final classification. 35 bulldogs qualified: 14 male and 21 female. After the ratings the dogs did a tour in the ring while a speaker presented the dog and its career. Then the long expected result was announced: Best Opposite Sex was awarded to La MARCA ZEUS and BULLDOG OF THE YEAR 2014 is Orsamaggiore of Salvatore Drogo’s Myuniverse Kennel (Italy). ORSAMAGGIORE was bred from CH. Mellowmood He’s a King ( litter brother of UK Ch. And UK BOY Mellowmood One on a Million) and Mystyle Rolex Ocobo daughter.

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DOG TRAINING TIPS If you have a problem with your puppy moving in a straight line beside you, (some call it side winding) there are a couple of things you can do to discourage this kind of movement, before it becomes a habit. Most of this starts as a puppy while learning to gait. If the puppy moves in too close, our tendency is ti use the lead to push/pull the puppy back away from the legs. Instead of pulling or pushing him away, just change hands with the lead and let him move on your right side.

I always move a puppy on the left and right sides.

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over his right shoulder, some muscles are not being used. If this doesn’t work, move out in front of the puppy and, with bait or a toy, get him to come to you head on as you walk backwards.

You might feel silly and look even sillier but it works.

Don’t do this in the ring, just while practicing. It takes time, persistence and patience.

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MOVEMENT

This article about the movement of a Bulldog was written for the Cape Bulldog Club's e-newsletter by Elizabeth Hugo Milam, an American Bulldog Club Hall of fame breeder. She and her family have been involved with show bulldogs since 1967. In that time they have bred and/or owned close to 50 AKC champions, with 25 being home bred. Their dogs have won close to 150 specialty awards.

Elizabeth is an American Kennel Club licensed specialist Bulldog and French Bulldog judge.

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way a bulldog moves is often the subject of much controversy. There are two major standards utilized in the show world today, the British Standard (which FCI is based on) and the American standard. Currently, the American standard is the most like the original British standard of 1865, except in the movement department.

We use the standard as our guide to learn what is considered “perfect� for evaluation and as guidance in our breeding programs.

What to do then, when this major aspect is not clarified so well in our standards.

We have to dig deeper for the final answer.

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The original British standard says this in regard to movement; “From it's formation the dog has a peculiar heavy and constrained gait, appearing to walk with short, quick steps on the tips of it's toes it's hind feet not being lifted high but appearing to skim the ground, and running with the right shoulder rather advanced , similar to the manner of a horse in cantering”. The current British standard says this; Gait/Movement/ Appearing to walk with short, quick steps on tips of toes, hind feet not lifted high,appearing to skim ground, running with one or other shoulder rather advanced.Soundness of movement of the utmost importance. And the BCA (Bulldog Club of America) Standard says this; Gait The style and carriage are peculiar, his gait being a loose-jointed, shuffling, sidewise motion, giving the characteristic "roll." The action must, however, be unrestrained, free and vigorous. There was a standard used in England up to a point when the Kennel Club called for one singular standard to be used instead of multiple ones. Called the “Allied” Standard, its wording for movement goes like this; The animal should have perfect freedom of movement and activity, notwithstanding the peculiarly constrained manner of gait natural to the breed caused by the immense development of the head, chest and shoulders, and by his hind legs being higher than its fore legs. So, in evaluating move106 | November 2014 | Bullish magazine

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ment, we naturally have to consider the physical make-up of the dog.

According to our standard (regardless which one you chose to follow) the breed is wider in the front than he is in the rear and also has a back that is roached with a rise at the loins and a low set tail.

Moving towards you, the bulldog should move naturally from his wide set front. A bulldog must have an arched neck. In order to have strong arch, the neck has to have enough length to it. So heads seemingly set on the shoulders will never move correctly.

By virtue of having a full, wide front, in addition to a proper neck, the shoulders of the dog should be set so that the full power of his front end is realized.

This means a well-laid back shoulder and an upper arm that is balanced correspondingly. It is often said (not in any standard) that a bulldog needs to “walk his width�. This is an often very misunderstood statement. A bulldog with no neck, moving very stiffly forward with tight elbows and no forward extension based on poorly set upper arms might also walk his width. This can never be the only and final determination about movement coming towards you.

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doing that smoothly. A big and correctly constructed bulldog will never “get in his own way” when moving, even with a natural convergence. From the BCA standard; “Forelegs--The forelegs should be short, very stout, straight and muscular, set wide apart, with well developed calves, presenting a bowed outline, but the bones of the legs should not be curved or bandy, nor the feet brought too close together”. If the legs are properly straight, the ribs properly round, the chest properly deep, round and full and the pasterns strong (not curved or bandy), the dog will not “move too close” when coming at you. Just be aware of the composite parts as you evaluate movement. Straight ahead movement (with zero convergence) cannot truly be considered proper if the dog has no neck, has straight shoulders, is narrow in the chest or ribs. Put the importance on the anatomy first.

Too many people are making the mistake of admiring dogs that“walk their width without exploring the issue deeper. The BCA standard mentions a “characteristic roll”. This means the skin over the ribs move side to side as the dog moves. Moving away from you, the bulldog should never move wider than his front end, or even the same width. By his construction, he should never be pigeon toed or move with open hock.

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the forelegs, so as to elevate the loins. The hocks should be slightly bent and well let down, so as to be long and muscular from the loins to the point of hock. The lower part of the leg should be short, straight and strong The stifles should be round and turned slightly outwards away from the body. The hocks are thereby made to approach each other and the hind feet to turn outwards.

One should never interpret “peculiar” to mean unsound. A bulldog must never limp. The peculiarity comes strictly from the fact that he is not built like any other breed. One should also never admire a bulldog that moves as many other breeds do. They are not constructed the same so why would they move the same? “Keeping up with the big dogs” in the group is not a compliment. We do not discuss “reach and drive” as we do in many other breeds.

While good forward reach is a desirable way for any dog to move, our bulldog’s hindquarters are not built to “drive”. Plus the wording of the standards clearly do not call for that.

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Bullish Magazine congratulates the qualifiers for the

UK Bulldog of the Year

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BULLDOG OF THE YEAR

Col 1 / Row 1 – Valleybulls Cross Country to Jackarhys (Imp Esp) (m) Col 1 / Row 2 – Sealaville She’s Rihanna (f) Col 1 / Row 3 – Ch Kingrock Captain Cook JW (m) Col 1 / Row 4 – Ch Sealaville He’s Tyler (m) Col 1 / Row 5 – Ch/Ir Ch Edstrong Diamond Jubilee JR CH (f) Col 2 / Row 1 – Edstrong Jubilee Queen (f) Col 2 / Row 2 – Ch Ocobo Emily’s Choice of Saintrosemil (f) Col 2 / Row 3 – Ch Nobozz Lucky Lorraine (f) Col 2 / Row 4 – Ch Ocobo Heart Breaker at Shipshape (f) Col 2 / Row 5 – Multi Ch/Ch Prideofbully Winstone (m) Col 3 / Row 1 – Suttonweaver Jack the Lad (m) Col 3 / Row 2 – Ch Britishpride Miuccia Prada (f) Col 3 / Row 3 – Kismond Honolulu Sunset JW (f) Col 3 / Row 4 – UK/It Ch Heaven Bulls Jhonny Deep (m) Col 3 / Row 5 – Jackarhys Morpheus (m) Col 4 / Row 1 – Britishpride Leading Lady (f) Col 4 / Row 2 – Ch Cookie Dough at Chezzabully (f) Col 4 / Row 3 – Ch Britishrose He Who Dares JW (m) Col 4 / Row 4 – Ch LaRoyal’s Best Kept Secret JW (f) Col 4 / Row 5 – Triarder Like a Dream (f) Col 5 / Row 1 – LeKerry Le Stanley (m) Col 5 / Row 2 – Odinschild Freya The Lover (f) Col 5 / Row 3 – Mystyle Teddy Boy (m) Col 5 / Row 4 – Basshunter General Maximus (m) Col 5 / Row 5 – Mystyle Count Anthony (m) Col 6 / Row 1 – Nobozz Crouching Tiger (f) Col 6 / Row 2 – Ch Britishpride Sinatra (m) Col 6 / Row 3 – Dannoble Synchronized (f) Col 6 / Row 4 – Born and Raised from the Backcorner (NDL Imp) (m) Col 6 / Row 5 – Ironspirit Candy Coated (f) Col 7 / Row 1 – Perfectly Polished for Jackarhys (f) Col 7 / Row 2 – Bexbull Brunhilda Odinschild (f) Col 7 / Row 3 – Ch Sodburybull Coldplay (m) Col 7 / Row 4 – Iceglint I’m Shermand (m) Col 7/ Row 5 – Ch Ocobo Candyman Can (m)

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OBEDIENCE Something to be proud of, Strength and Stamina!

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BULLDOG ARTISTS Betty Davey www.seawyxstudios.com

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Two of Betty’s many paintings in the prestigious Bulldog Club of America’s National Gallery.......Painting #1:....GCH Newcomb’s Konner....2013 National Best of Breed........Painting #2...his daughter, GCH Newcomb’s Konnie K....Best Opposite Sex, 2012 National Best of Opposite Sex. Her paintings and Limited Edition prints have become treasured Bulldog collectibles and are induded in numerous collections of many of the world’s most recognized breeders, as well as devoted pet owners.

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BULLDOG SKETCHES Paul Manders erimusbulls@hotmail.co.uk

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BULLDOG STORY What is there to tell about English Bulldogs?

How do you explain the character of an English bulldog to somebody who doesn’t know the breed?

When your boyfriend tells you he wants a dog, and more specific a bulldog, you have to be alert. When you choose to buy one you need to know: it will be life changing. Whether you like it or not. You need to know that within a couple of days you will be the servant instead of the owner of the dog. Because a bulldog ‘likes to do it his way’….you will find out you have no choice. They do things their way, they might give the impression that you have any influence but that is just to fool you.

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You can start a puppy course like everyone else and the dogs have to go all the way, but the bulldog is the one cheating on an exam, graduating as top dog! Bedroom rules; the dog in his basket and the owners in bed. But somehow they manage to work the boss on the floor and take your bed for themselves. Couch rules; the couch is supposed to be for the boss, but the bulldog takes the space he needs and you are allowed to sit on the edge.

They can be lazy when they want to. They decide when its time to play, time to walk and time to eat.

They stare at you with their droopy eyes‌‌or they start barking as long as necessary only to make you give in to their demands.

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When you want to go for a walk they can give the impression that they are a sleep…..but when you wait for a moment you will see they are faking….. are the eyes really closed?….the snoring gets louder….oh and I forgot to mention: some bulldogs can snore louder than your granddad!

When you want to walk your bulldog in the direction you choose you will have to take your time.

Not because bulldogs are lazy but simply for the reason that everybody on the street has an opinion about English bulldogs……they like them or they don’t understand them. When they don’t understand them they have to tell you……you as a proud owner…….why did you pick such a dog? And from day one you have to defend your choice….again and again. Or they like your dog and they know the breed and they want to cuddle, when you give in to that your bulldog goes all the way and takes his time…..and learns everybody loves him!! So either way it takes time to walk your bulldog and you -of course- are his servant.

On the streets a bulldog belongs to a special group. Other dogs have either respect or don’t understand them at all. Why do they make those strange sounds?…why do they walk in this funny way?…..it looks like they hit a wall with 100 miles an hour!…..you can almost see other dogs think: what ìs that??…..which planet does he come

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from??….so it’s better when you go to places with more English bulldogs. Your dog will have a better time…….because a bunch of bulldogs is a guarantee for fun………..and you can talk with other strange bulldog owners who will understand you and who exactly know what you mean when you talk about your dog.

So think twice when you decide to choose for the English bulldog, it will make you a different person.

And you never ever want another breed again……. because you kind a fall in love with your English bulldog……they are so special……you have to experience it to understand……..wauw…..

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