Happy Versatile Bull Terriers
Too Many Bull Terriers! I love Bull Terriers, I’ve spent more than 50 years of my life with Bull Terriers. When Amy had a litter last fall, I kept one puppy. I got another puppy back in May and spent some time evaluating her. They are fun, but raising puppies is hard work, and Bull … Read more
Grab the Camera, It Snowed! The 2023-24 winter season in Southeast Michigan started off unseasonably warm, but finally, in January we got enough snow that we could take some Bull Terrier photos in the snow. Mike got his camera and one at a time we got the able-bodied dogs out to take some photos. We … Read more
My available white female Bull Terrier Claire, along with her mother Amy, grandmother Livi, and my husband Mike and I went to the BTCA nationals, also known as Silverwood Weekend in Greenville, South Carolina. in October. This was the longest car trip and hotel stay Claire had been on and I was pleased with how … Read more
My Bull Terrier puppies, Brook and Claire competed in shows in September, 2022. I would like to place Brook and Claire, my two white Bull Terrier puppies born in November, 2022, in their own homes so they can get more individual time and attention. I’m trying my best to keep them busy, and in September … Read more
Dog Shows I enjoy having Bull Terrier puppies, but to be honest, two are too much! These girls need homes of their own. I entered Claire at the Buckeye Bull Terrier club’s supported shows in Canfield Ohio the first weekend in August. Claire (Nuance Next Time Around) went Winners Bitch for a 3-point major on … Read more
Adolescent Bull Terriers Need to Keep Active It can be exhausting to have one adolescent Bull Terrier puppy, and it is not easier to have two Bull Terrier puppies when they have issues since young puppyhood. That means they each have to have their own “shift” and are out by themselves. I’m doing this to … Read more
I received a surprising email in late May, 2023 from Jussi Kakkonen, a newer Bull Terrier exhibitor who lives in Finland. He had seen my show tips page and handouts and asked if I minded looking over how he stacked his dog. He asked if I could give him some feedback on his stacking methods, … Read more
Puppies leave full of hope and wonder. I try to match the puppy’s personality with both the people and any other animals in the home. It does not always work out. In my Bull Terrier litter born in November 2022, starting around 8 weeks of age, the all-white girl got into fights with other girls … Read more
I had every intention of merrily blogging along about my Bull Terrier litter adventure with Amy and her puppies. Breeding Bull Terriers is never easy, and sometimes, like this time, it is very hard. Amy went into labor 2 days early, and one of the puppies was stillborn, which probably triggered the early labor. One … Read more
A nice surprise I knew Amy was pregnant, she had a positive ultrasound, she was acting very clingy, her belly was getting bigger, and her nipples are enlarged and bright pink. The ultrasound estimate was “3 or 4” for sure. Well, when we did an x-ray this week, which was day 54 post-ovulation, the number … Read more