luvsdogs Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Someone came to my obedience club on Sat with a young puppy. At 1st I thought it was a boxer cross but the owner said it was a pit bull X ? I can't remember what he said. I thought it sounded like one of the restricted breeds not allowed into the country. The puppy had a slight brindle pattern. It looked a bit like a mastif. It was 9.5 w/o & had long legs. He said the X was an Aussie breed, bred to hunt pigs & there were 2 words in the name. What breed do you think it could be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poodlefan Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 He said the X was an Aussie breed, bred to hunt pigs & there were 2 words in the name. Bull Arab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 yeah i would say the same, bull arab,they are great dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rhapsodical78 Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 (edited) Sounds like a Bull Arab to me as well. Basically, while the Bull Arab breed struggles to gain uniformity and recognition under its own register, pig hunters continue to put together purpose bred dogs using a number of different breeds, one of which is often the Pitbull terrier. They will often refer to these dogs as 'Bull Arabs'. Edited August 11, 2009 by rhapsodical78 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 He said the X was an Aussie breed, bred to hunt pigs & there were 2 words in the name. What breed do you think it could be? It reads to me like the bull arab as well, we have stacks of them up here, if its an arab x most up here call them arab x's, not a bull arab because the true bull arab is quite distinctive and most who know them would know they are full of sugar honey ice and tea if they call there x an arab. Not a restricted breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeckoTree Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 If you want to see heaps of arab x pups to see what arab mix it might be, just look at boardogs.com classifides section. they list them like arab x <other breed> not as full arab because people dont take kindly to misrepresentation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted August 11, 2009 Share Posted August 11, 2009 Sounds like a Bull Arab to me as well. Basically, while the Bull Arab breed struggles to gain uniformity and recognition under its own register, pig hunters continue to put together purpose bred dogs using a number of different breeds, one of which is often the Pitbull terrier. They will often refer to these dogs as 'Bull Arabs'. there is NO pitt bull in bullarabs, the make up of the arabs is BULL TERRIER, SHORT HAIR POINTER & GREYHOUND, yes they are used for pig hunting but are also great family dogs as well & great with kids, i had a bull arab but lost him & now i have his son who is a cross. bull arabs have been around since the 1970`s , & if you want to see any bull arabs go to http://www.boardogs.com/Bull_Arabs.htm Gina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rhapsodical78 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Sounds like a Bull Arab to me as well. Basically, while the Bull Arab breed struggles to gain uniformity and recognition under its own register, pig hunters continue to put together purpose bred dogs using a number of different breeds, one of which is often the Pitbull terrier. They will often refer to these dogs as 'Bull Arabs'. there is NO pitt bull in bullarabs, the make up of the arabs is BULL TERRIER, SHORT HAIR POINTER & GREYHOUND, yes they are used for pig hunting but are also great family dogs as well & great with kids, i had a bull arab but lost him & now i have his son who is a cross. bull arabs have been around since the 1970`s , & if you want to see any bull arabs go to http://www.boardogs.com/Bull_Arabs.htm Gina Read my post again and read it carefully. I'll put it another way. I said that the Bull Arab is a breed that is struggling for recognition at the moment. Thus, often pig hunters will put together various breeds of dogs which may include the APBT and still call them 'Bull Arabs'. Does that mean they're Bull Arabs? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Arab Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 All good except it is not an American Breed the Bull Arab is as far as I know (and I have a few of them) Australian in history!! Either way they are fantastic lounge lizards!! Good with kids!! Great in the ute and definately not Dangerous unless mishandled as puppies!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rhapsodical78 Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 All good except it is not an American Breed the Bull Arab is as far as I know (and I have a few of them) Australian in history!! Either way they are fantastic lounge lizards!! Good with kids!! Great in the ute and definately not Dangerous unless mishandled as puppies!! Who said it was an American breed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybrax Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 It might sound like a Bull Arab, but who know's?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 Perhaps it was 'pig dog'? Not Bull Arab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted August 12, 2009 Share Posted August 12, 2009 (edited) wasnt a bandog x was it? in sydney? what a genius telling all he has a pittie x Edited August 12, 2009 by Nekhbet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAH Posted August 13, 2009 Share Posted August 13, 2009 (edited) Perhaps it was 'pig dog'? Not Bull Arab. bull arabs are pig dogs & very goods ones at that, they were & are breed for pig hunting, but can be just as good as a house dog as well, they are fantastic dogs. Gina Edited August 13, 2009 by RAH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgrubber Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Perhaps it was 'pig dog'? Not Bull Arab. bull arabs are pig dogs & very goods ones at that, they were & are breed for pig hunting, but can be just as good as a house dog as well, they are fantastic dogs. Gina No offense meant. Just trying to help in fishing for words. The original post said 'restricted breed' -- which doesn't include bull arab, or, for that matter, pig dog. If it was a restricted breed with a two word name, almost has to be Presa Canario. There are five breeds restricted in Australia. APBT, Presa Carario, Fila Brasiliero, Japanese Tosa, and Dogo Argentino. The Presa Canario and APBT are the only ones known to exist in Australia . .. although the Presa Canario is very rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyB Posted August 14, 2009 Share Posted August 14, 2009 Did the pup look like this at all? It's not the greatest photo, but it shows what she looked like as a pup. She is a Bull Arab X Pit This is her as an adult Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjc Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 (edited) id say bull arab to, or just a pig dog mix. Edited September 21, 2009 by chrisjc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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