Once known as a gladiator in the bull baiting pit, the Standard Bull Terrier has come a long way and is now being enjoyed as a family pet. After the bull baiting was banned, breeders found a way to somehow lessen the aggressiveness of this breed and this quest was successful. Down the line, however, breeders came up with the idea of having the same Bull Terrier only smaller in size thus the Miniature Bull Terrier came to be.
Like the standard Bull Terrier, this miniature dog also possesses a head that everyone describes as the "egg shape". Its eyes are triangular and closely set, and the tail is also carried horizontally. When it comes to the body, just like its bigger counterpart, this mini dog is also robust, lean and muscular.
The coat of the Mini Bull Terrier is skin-tight, short, harsh to the touch and shiny. It is often colored in white, white with other color patterns, or purely single-colored. Aside from white, Mini Bull Terriers are also found in black, fawn, red, brindle and tricolor except blue and liver which are considered unfavorable.
The first Bull Terrier actually came out looking like a Miniature Bull Terrier. But for gaming purposes, breeders developed it to be much larger and so they cross-bred it with the Spanish Pointer. In the early 1900s, there had been lots of Bull Terrier sizes that some ended up like a Chihuahua.
By the 1970's, a weight limit for the breed was established to determine the standard from a miniature. For the miniature-sized Bull Terrier, the established height should be under 14 inches but not less than ten inches. The weight was agreed to range between 25- 35 kilograms.
The Mini Bull Terrier is loving especially towards humans and fearless and vicious in defending them. However, just as expected of a terrier, it can also be stubborn at times and too energetic for small children to handle. A properly trained Mini Bull Terrier can restrain from being too active around children and at the same time, children must be informed on how to treat the little breed as well.
This breed is every inch a warrior when it comes to fighting because even at times that the opponent is a much larger breed, it doesn't back down and fights as long as circumstances allow. This dog is also very loyal and in fact will defend the master against harm. On peaceful moments, however, the Mini Bull Terrier is playful, overly active and sociable towards humans.
The Mini Bull Terrier will suit just fine in an apartment kind of living because it is not that active indoors. The most important thing to do, however, is to provide this dog plenty of exercises everyday. Grooming for this dog only requires once a week combing or brushing because its short hair cleans easily.
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