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Beware of those ads on the Internet
The popularity of the internet has made the sale and advertising of
dogs and puppies, very easy and affordable for everybody.
Sadly though, people can advertise whatever they like without any
form of regulation, and as such, there are hundreds of dogs being
advertised for sale as Bullmastiffs, that clearly are not!!
The word BULLMASTIFF commands attention, and so people use this word
to sell their puppies. Bullmastiff puppies all look fairly
much alike, yet I have seen photos of white, narrow muzzled dogs
with no mask, labelled as a Bullmastiff in an advertisement, just
for one example.
The current trend seems to be that with the ban of breeding Pit
Bulls in Australia, they are now selling off Pitbull puppies as
Bullmastiff Crosses! This is extremely dangerous and
detrimental to the Bullmastiff breed. PLEASE BE CAREFUL.
DO your homework before handing
over your hard earned money. Look at as many puppies as you
can. The internet plays host to numerous websites of
reputable, registered breeders, research those and familiarise
yourself with what a purebred puppy looks like. Go to dog
shows, visit breeders and ONLY buy off a registered, reputable
breeder that you feel completely comfortable with. Make sure
you are getting what you are paying for.
Nikki Marshall
The Bullmastiff and the General Public
I think
I might ask you, the reader, if you like dogs, that includes all
breeds of dogs or will it BE YOUR DECISION and the governments to
see the eventual ban of ALL dogs.
I know that many Bullmastiff breeders will agree with this article.
So many times have I been stopped and asked by a person from the
general public "What breed of dog is that?" Answer, "It is a
Bullmastiff." person "OH there those really aggressive dogs!"
Answer, "Have you owned a Bullmastiff?" "No I've just heard about
them."
The purpose of this article is to better inform YOU the general
public about what they hear on a regular basis, but need to ask them
selves the question "Would you believe everything you see or hear
just because it was on the Television or in the newspaper."
A majority of World
Wide Bullmastiff owners and breeders are up in arms as to how the
media can insultingly label so many purebred dogs incorrectly and
namely our breed the Bullmastiff. I have certainly had my fair
share with dealing with the media in response to the Bullmastiff, on
Television, radio and the newspapers. Bare in mind that
newspapers and television programs would not exist
without making news, whether it be true or not they in return need
to profit from what they do, and as for a majority of breeders, Well
we don' profit. We are the ones who are dedicated and defend our
breed and consider our selves to have far more knowledge about our
breed than a reporter who probably never owned a dog in his or her
life.
How many times have we heard or read "Bullmastiff or any other
purebred dog has attacked..." and how many times have we seen the
accused dog's pictured which DON'T even resemble the breed in
question OR the media for no other reason but their own use other
photos of dogs (my views are to make
their story seem more appealing, IT SELLS) So who's to blame?
1)
Well this is where the purchaser of the dog have NOT been
correctly informed as to what breed of dog they are purchasing. WHY?
Because if a so called unregistered or unlicensed breeder (or more
commonly known as a backyard breeder) tells you it is a purebred
Bullmastiff or any
other purebred dog or a Purebred Cross Bred Dog for that matter the
breeder in return has a sales pitch and can sell the dog for a
much higher price, in return the purchaser calls the dog a
Bullmastiff or another purebred breed of dog.
2)
With very little research by the reporter, they in return
report that this particular dog either a PUREBRED DOGS NAME or A
PUREBRED CROSSBRED DOGS NAME
Terminology of
Crossbred:
"To produce by mating an animal with one of a different kind"
NO BREEDER OF CROSSBREEDS CAN PROVIDE PEDIGREE PAPERS WITH
CROSSBREEDS! BECAUSE THE PARENTS ARE NOT OF THE SAME BREED!
Now I don't know about everybody else but a crossbred dog is exactly
that crossbred. THAT DOES NOT RESEMBLE ONLY ONE PARENTS TRAITS
CHARACTER OR TEMPERAMENT! BUT BOTH PARENTS. So why does the media
chose to call dogs a certain breed of crossbred for instance
Bullmastiff X.
Yes it could very well be a Bullmastiff X, but that would mean that
all Bullmastiffs (purebreds) or even Bullmastiff crossbreds have the
exact same character, temperaments and traits. WRONG! If you were to
breed two pedigree dogs of the same breed then it is a PUREBRED DOG.
Terminology of
Pedigree:
"having a recorded line of descent that shows pure breeding or
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