Bull Arabs
The miss understood dog
These are my dogs, Nova and Rhino
Dogs are awesome!
My dogs are Bull Arab crosses. Rhino was found abandoned on the high
way. So we took him in and nursed him back to health. Now he is a
massive dog with a massive heart. Our husky died this time last year
and our Rhino was lonely. So we got him a friend Nova from a pigging
family. Rhino is a bull arab cross wolf hound and Nova is a bull arab
cross bandog. These dogs get a bad name but they are the most sweetest
loving dogs I have owned.
The Bull Arab is a type of dog developed in Australia for pig hunting.
The dog was developed from crossing large, strong dogs of which the most
common were Bull Terriers, Pointing breeds, and Greyhounds. The result
was a medium to large size, short-haired, muscular dog. The Bull Arab
was originally bred for feral pig hunting, and developed to locate pigs,
pull them to the ground, and hold them by the ear. The breed is able to
locate feral pigs as far as 4 to 6 kilometres away by smell. Bull Arabs
have a calm temperament, are highly intelligent and easily trainable,
and are known for their loyalty and their love of people. The breed has
a reputation for aggression which according to RSPCA Australia is due to
the media and public perception. Attacks on people in several states of
Australia have been attributed to the breed, although according to the
Mackay Regional Council proportionally in no greater numbers than other
dog breeds. Attacks on livestock including the killing of a number of
sheep and other animals have been attributed to Bull Arabs that had
escaped their owners and/or confinement. It has been stated that there
is a little hard data to support the breed's reputation for aggression
and the perception problems are caused by the people who own the dogs
and a lack of socialisation. The breed is cited as being used for
companion and therapy animals.
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