The Olde English Bulldogge came into existence in England sometime between the 1600s and the 1700s. These were the early ancestors to many of the Bulldog breeds of today. These Bull breeds today include the English Bulldog and the American Bulldog. They were bred to participate in blood sports like bull baiting. This so called sport, became quite popular in England through out the middle of the 18th Century. Bull baiting primarily consisted of staking out a bull and allowing several Bulldogges to attack it. A dog of great courage and agility was needed for bull baiting. This dog was of medium size; larger dogs were considered to be the result of mastiff crosses.
About 1835 A.D. laws were
passed in England prohibiting
bull baiting and the Olde
English Bulldogges main
purpose of existence
vanished. Within just a few
years the numbers of
bulldogs declined drastically
almost to extinction. Dog
show fanciers eventually
decided to reconstruct the
breed, but wanted to tone down the aggressive temperament of the original Olde English Bulldogge. They crossed the remnants of the existing stock with the pug and over the years that followed they developed the modern English Bulldog. Unfortunately though, this modern day bulldog is often a walking time bomb of health problems.
The typical modern breed of bulldog is usually no more than a furry slug or a "couch potato" when compared to its more noble ancestor. The modern Olde English Bulldogge is a reconstruction of the original Olde Bulldogge of the 17th and 18th century. Various genetic crosses have been used in carefully and
thoughtfully planned breeding programs to obtain
this goal. The foundation of most of today's Olde
English Bulldogges can be traced to the English
Bulldog, American Bulldog and Mastiff. These dogs
were used very selectively in various combinations
to obtain the desired physical and mental traits of
the original Olde English Bulldogge.
The goal of Sumo Bulldogs is to produce physically
stronger Bulldogges that are free breathers, free
breeders and free whelpers. The result should be
Bulldogges of great athletic ability that are much
healthier and physically fit. If we are doing our job
as breeders the Olde English Bulldogge breed should more and more be without most or all of the problems that plague today's modern English Bulldogs.
We at Sumo Bulldogs have a friend who raises Bourbon Red Turkeys. This is a rare strain of turkeys and quite
expensive. A decade ago when she first started
raising the Bourbon Red Turkeys she refused to
give the young chicks antiboiotics in the form of
medicated feed. Knowledgeable poultry friends
told this breeder she was committing poultry
suicide, that this would not be successful. They
were right, the first year, or two , or three. At first
her losses were well over 50%. The young chicks
dropped like flies. Fast forward to the future. This
year she lost virtually no young chicks to disease.
The young chicks now are multi-generational
offspring raised from breeding lines of birds hatched
and reared without antibiotics. Only the strongest healthiest bloodlines survived. After a decade of breeding these rare turkeys, this lady's bloodlines are strong. The young no longer need medicated feed to survive. Those birds with low immune systems have been mostly bred out of these lines of Rare Bourbon Red Turkeys.
Likewise, in a smilar vein of thought, we at Sumo
Bulldogs feel very strongly that C-sections, bottle
feeding, poor breathing, and bad hips. We feel
these health problems should not be considered
just part of the challenges of owning and breeding
Olde English Bulldogges.
Recently it was suggested to us that this was a
matter of our lacking patience. Nonsense. This is
not about lacking patience. This is about only
breeding the best of the breed. Yes we could make
more money through aggressive breeding tactics.
But we will not improve the breed unless we will
actively cull and remove all but the best from our breeding programs. We are commited to only breeding the very best. We absolutely will not breed lines of dogs who will not whelp out on their own. We feel doing this is almost morally criminal.
When you buy a puppy from Sumo Bulldogs you are supporting us in our efforts to improve the breed.
Email or call us at 479-737-4566 with any questions anytime between 11 A.M. and 11 P.M. CST.
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