American Bulldog (Is This True?)

[BrokenBread]

American bulldogs were also bred to break up wolf packs by killing the alpha wolf on farms and ranches to keep them out of the cattle and pigs. They were great at this because they fight like possessed demons for the first 15 minutes and usually can kill 2-3 wolves in that time and usually the rest of the pack scatters. A dog is a different animal when when you get them in their home environment. Certain breeds can be much more violent and aggressive if a threat is going on on their territory and around "THEIR" family. American Bulldogs and many other guard dogs mentioned in my previous post may not make the grade in the box, but threaten their family pack and I would be willing to bet you'll have a different fighter on your hands.

Is this true?

 

[woody d]

are ya reading Carl Semenics Book? that was the first place id heard this one, and havent seen it anywhere else. i am no Am Bulldog expert by any means but, it seems crazy to send a single dog into a pack of wolves

 

[BrokenBread]

I wouldn't doubt the American Bulldog couldn't do the job but it would be risky...no? IMO though most wolves would rather run from a fight than fight. It would be nice to see something like this.

 

[Poisoned]

I would think a wolf could take a bulldog out, save for the fact a wolf knows when it's outclassed and gives up, a bulldog doesn't care if they other one gives up normally..

California Wolf Center - Wolf Facts and more...

The wolf's jaw can exert 1500 pounds of pressure per square inch, twice the jaw pressure of a German Shepherd. Wolves can crush large bones in just a few bites.

I don't know that AB's were used for that.

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I've seen video's of hunters using dogs to maul wolves to death, rather than just shoot it.

I think the job of herd protecting is best left with dogs like these:
Anatolian shepherd
http://www.i-love-dogs.com/dog-breeds/images/Anatolian-Shepherd.jpg

Kuvasz:
http://www.braveheartfarms.com/images/kuvasz.BMP

 

[BrokenBread]

The jaw pressure of the wolf COULD be true to those timberwolfs but on average, they haven't topped over 500. The Turkish Kangel came up to be 762 P.S.I. Bite force P.S.I's vary too much as how stressed the dog is, speed, muscle mass, etc....I don't think the wolf can exibit that much strength though. I would think the American Bulldog if it got a hold wouldn't let go.

 

[Leslie H]

Ha ha ha.
Sorry, I've done a ton of research on American Bulldogs. If you take into consideration that most early AB's were from the South, how common do you think predation of livestock by wolf pack was? They were not bred to attack wolf packs. The only dog I personally know of bred to kill wolves is the Ovcharka(sp), and a few of the other mountain region breeds.
They are a farm/guardian breed, and I'm sure any decent AB would do it's best to deter a pack. Perhaps they meant coyotes?

 

[BrokenBread]

Ha ha ha.
Sorry, I've done a ton of research on American Bulldogs. If you take into consideration that most early AB's were from the South, how common do you think predation of livestock by wolf pack was? They were not bred to attack wolf packs. The only dog I personally know of bred to kill wolves is the Ovcharka(sp), and a few of the other mountain region breeds.
They are a farm/guardian breed, and I'm sure any decent AB would do it's best to deter a pack. Perhaps they meant coyotes?

Agreed, well thank you for clearing that up for me.

 

[Alma]

I moved your post to the American Bulldog section. You should get more replies here.

 

[Billy]

I dont know if you guys are from the country or not but here is why we allways had a form dog. Egg stealing Fox, Coon Possum well mostly vermon. back in the 1600's I'm sure the red wolf might have had to be run off a couger too. But mostly the AB was used to catch ferral hogs and wild pigs