As I’ve never owned a Bull Terrier myself, I cannot tell you what it’s like to live with one, but I have found someone who can!
I hope you enjoy this article!
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Bull Terriers – Life With Them
By Donna Elliott Wickersham
Bull Terrier buyers and owners. We like to share this information with our customers when they purchase a puppy from us. It gives them an idea of what to expect from a Bull terrier if they have never owned one. Having owned several different breeds in the past, my opinion is the Bull terrier is unique. Not like most other breeds.
We have three at this time and think they are great. Yes, they are bullheaded, but so loving and loyal. They make wonderful companions. Mine are right at my feet at all times when I am home. They will help with the cooking, laundry and making the beds. They really like cuddling with you in bed. They will even sing with you. It doesn’t matter to them as long as they can be with you. They love to go in the car with us. Any where, it does not matter. Even a trip to the vet is exciting to them. Bull terriers are not much for long walks so, if you decide to walk them. Don’t go far, you may have to carry them back. My husband found this out not to long after we got our first Bullie. They only went about an eighth of a mile. When they were about half way back to our house, the dog decided he had had enough and sat down in the middle of the road. That was it, he was done. Here came my husband, down the road, carrying him over his shoulder. Now, we know not to go to far. 50 lbs is a lot of weight to carry, even for a short time.
They love to eat. Anything! Their bite is very strong, so if you value anything keep it up. They will chew it up and if they don’t digest it, it can result in surgery. Bull terriers also require a lot of water so, you will need to keep fresh water available for them at all times. Our Tronco, although he has several dishes of fresh water available to him, prefers to drink out of the toilet. Sounds disgusting but, it also leaves a wet seat. Bull terriers have a nose that curves down so, while drinking out of the toilet he blows bubbles, he can not breath because his nose is in the water and he has to come up for air several times dripping water everywhere. My fault, I left the lid up.
They also love toys, balls being the favorite. Any kind of ball will do. We have to limit the play time with them because they will play with a ball until the top of their nose bleeds. Yes, they use their big nose to push the ball around. They will entertain themselves by pushing the ball with their nose and then chasing it. When we talk about the ball around our Diosa, we have to spell it out backwards (llab) or she gets too excited. We have found the Kong toys or ones of similar strength to be the best because anything less is destroyed in no time.
Bull terriers need consistent discipline. Not physical. Never use physical discipline with a bull terrier. You don’t need to. They are bull headed but, very smart. Crate training works great with ours. They need their own space with their own bed or blanket. Too much crate time is not good for any animal but, bed time or when no one is home and you can’t leave them outside is good. Putting them up when you are not home is for their own safety. Some, not all, tend to get into things they should not when left unattended.
Life with our bull terriers is great. We are very happy with our choice of the bull terrier for our dogs. When we talk to other bull terrier owners, we get the same feeling from them. It is always an exciting conversation.
Bull Terriers for sale at Redhill Kennel. http://web.mac.com/redhillkennel We are a small licensed kennel breeding AKC bull terriers. Our kennel is at our home with a fenced in back yard. They are in and out of the house. Our puppies are kept inside until they are old enough to go to the new homes. We have researched carefullly before buying our sire and dams as you can see on our website http://web.mac.com/redhillkennel Here you can view pictures, pedigrees and a copy of our license. We also have a myspace webpage at redhill kennel.
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I hope you enjoyed this Bull Terrier post on Terrier Lover! Until next time…
Love Your Terrier,
Kimberly Edwards 
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