Is the Alapaha related to or similar to the Olde English or Victorian Bulldogge?
No, the Alapaha is primarily a working breed developed over generations of stock-dog to stock-dog breeding programs of a select few cattlemen & farmers. The Olde English or Victorian/Renaissance Bulldogge are re-creation breeds developed for a myriad of reasons but mainly for their looks and docile temperament. The opinions of what they are vary so much from breeder to breeder, in my opinion it’s not a breed but a practice like the Bandogge (Mastiff × Pit Bull) verses (English Bulldog to whatever). Every Olde/Victorian/Renaissance breeder has a different recipe for his/her soup! In short, they’re like fried chicken everyone breeds them with different ingredients! Note: If we’re not careful the Alapaha is on its way to such demise with the generic cross-bred Pseudo Alapahas the Create-A-Breed registries are recognizing. Click here to read a letter from the ABBA secretary regarding the “Create a Breed” registrees.
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- Is the Alapaha related to or similar to the Olde English or Victorian/Renaissance Bulldogge?
- Is the Alapaha related to or similar to the Olde English or Victorian Bulldogge?