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Posted by Joe H
on January 24, 2008, 2:21 pm, in reply to "Re: SIZE"
213.249.154.X
I THINK HEALTH SHOULD ALWAYS BE PUT FIRST. JIM WEIGHS ABOUT 90LBS, HE'S AS BIG AS I'D WANT AN OLDE TYME BULLDOG TO BE, NO BIGGER. I THINK VAMPIRE SHOULD BE CLOSE TO MY ABSOLUTE IDEAL. HOW MUCH DOES CAJUN WEIGH?
--Previous Message--
: KNOW WHAT YOU MEEN JOE ,
: BUT ARE WE GOING DOWN THE BIGGER IS BETTER
: ROUTE
: LOOK WHAT HAPPEND TO THE ORIGINAL BULLDOG.
: HEALTH AND AGILITY SACRIFICED FOR BIG CHESTS
: AND
: SMASHED IN FACES.
: COULD A BULLDOG AT 90 LBS REALLY BE CALLED
: AN
: OLD TIME BULLDOG WHEN NO BULLDOG WAS ANY WAY
: NEAR
: THIS SIZE EVEN THE OUTCROSS TO SPANISH
: BULLDOG
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: --Previous Message--
: I LIKE THEM SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 60 AND 90LBS,
: ANYTHING MUCH SMALLER AND I THINK THEY LACK
: SUBSTANCE, MUCH LARGER AND I THINK YOUR
: GETTING INTO AMERICAN BULLDOG AND
: BULLMASTIFF TERRITORY.
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: --Previous Message--
: THOUGHT ID SEE HOW MY FELLOW BULLDOGERS FELT
: ABOUT SIZE.
: WERE ALL PRODUCEING HEALTHY ACTIVE BULLDOGS
: ALONG THE LINES OF THE MONOGRAPH BULLDOG.
: ALTHOUGH THEY ARE VERY GOOD RECREATIONS OF
: THE LONG LOST BULLDOG OF THE 1880S. BUT THEY
: ARE BIGGER, THE BULLDOG OF THIS ERA WAS A
: LOT SMALLER
: SO DO WE KEEP THEM THE SIZE THEY ARE NOW.
: WITH THE CONDITION THAT THE SIZE MUST NOT
: GET BIGGER,OR DO WE GRADUALY GO FOR A SLIGHT
: REDUCTION IN SIZE BETWEEN THE TWO SIZES
: IE CURRENT SIZE MALE AVE 70 LBS
: OLD SIZE 50 LBS
: SO COMPROMISE AT 60 LBS.
: SO THE DOGS ARE A BIT MORE HISTORICALLY
: ACCURATE
: DISCUSS
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