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bull terrier

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[ bool-ter-ee-er ]

noun

  1. one of an English breed of medium-sized, short-haired dogs having a white, brindled, or tan and white coat, produced by crossing the bulldog and the terrier.


bull terrier

noun

  1. a breed of terrier having a muscular body and thick neck, with a short smooth often white coat: developed by crossing the bulldog with various terriers See also pit bull terrier Staffordshire bull terrier
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of bull terrier1

First recorded in 1840–50; bull(dog) + terrier 1
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Lilly was 10 when she was attacked in September 2023, and had just finished playing football with a neighbour when the Staffordshire bull terrier cross breed bit her face.

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Thames Valley Police has said that a Staffordshire bull terrier dog, that was initially thought to have been killed in the incident, survived.

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A woman has appeared in court charged with having a banned pit bull terrier that fatally injured a man in east London.

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The child's mother described how the Staffordshire bull terrier pulled her daughter to the floor and bit off the tip of her nose at a flat in Glasgow in June 2022.

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Specific dog breeds at increased risk include chow chows, bulldogs, French bulldogs, dogue de Bordeaux, greyhounds, boxers, English springer spaniels, Cavalier King Charles spaniels, pugs, golden retrievers and Staffordshire bull terriers.

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