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MarcOnny.
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posto questa vignetta del 1846!!!!! combattimenti oramai vietati, forse già si era diminuita la razza bulldog...
ora ditemi il muso di questi cani come è...ripeto siamo nel 1846, quindi in pieno periodo di sviluppo o nascita dello staffy (se intendiamo per staffy il bulldog...eppure allora il bulldog era così e non come lo staffy)
la traduzione fatela voi!!!
Bill George (1802–1881) was a 19th century dog dealer in London, England.
Early life
George's first job was as a butcher's boy, and he was a bareknuckle prizefighter, but he later became an apprentice to Ben White of "May Tree Cottage", Kensal New Town, a dealer of Old English Bulldogs, the ancestral breed of Bulldog used for dog fighting[1]. Kensal New Town was a rough working class area with many Irish immigrants and the scene of Protestant-Catholic conflicts[2]. He was indirectly part of an incident in 1825, sponsored by Sam Wedgbury, who had bought a dog from White, and a menagerie owner called George Wombwell, involving lion-baiting by Bulldogs. George is said to have unsuccessfully attempted to dissuade the participants from continuing in this bloody enterprise. The outcome was that one of the lions was injured and several dogs were killed, leading to public outrage and a local ordinance banning the use of dogs for fighting.[3] The practice continued in secret, however, and White's kennels remained in operation, with George continuing to work for him.
Canine Castle
In 1835, Parliament passed the Cruelty to Animals Act, banning dog fighting nationwide. In that same year, Ben White died, and George purchased the premises from his widow, renaming them "Canine Castle". Aware that for the business to continue, it would have to cater to a new clientele, George shifted the focus on the Bulldog as a companion animal, giving the breed a new lease on life. He also developed a new line of "Toy Bulldogs" which became a craze in France where he sent many specimens who are believed to have been major contributors to a new breed, the French Bulldog.
tanto vi dovevo!
saludos!.