"...with the characteristic short muzzle and undershot jaw of its trade or use, which if bred out or allowed to degenerate into other types, the breed would become no longer the mastiff, as they approached nearer in type to their boarhound, bloodhound, or Alpine sheepdog ancestry; foul crosses which have been introduced to the detriment of the true type. Vast dogs long on the legs, somewhat light in bone for their size, are not in reality mastiffs, whatever their owners may think." Wynn
White English Strains
The breed name White English is a generic term that describes an actual breed type that goes by a few other names such as Old White English, White English Bulldogs, English Whites, or simply, White English. They describe the dogs left over from the wars of Spain and England, and include, more or less, Alaunt type English, Spanish, French, and others to a much lesser degree, with combinations of such interbred in localized areas, being breeds within the breed. Some of these have remained isolated enough to remain their own distinct breed within the WE, while others are simply strains within the WE.
Strains of WE can be found in localized areas around the southeast. In middle Georgia we find an old breed/strain of WE known locally as the Carr WE. These localized areas varied in terrain and therefore the dogs varied in form. The duties of these localized strains varied as well, determining modifications in form and temperament. We are certain that there are strains as yet undiscovered and we continue our search for regional localized strains of the WE. To date, only the CWE is defined and registered as a separate and distinct breed within the OWE, reproducing true to their own type.
The newly popularized 'White English Bulldog', if purebred, is a term that describes the bulldog type White English, as opposed to the OWE, the mastiff type. see OWE: mastiff or bulldog. The old name 'WEB' that once described an old unaltered breed, all to often now describes a standard American Bulldog that is heavily outcrossed to old family WE bloodlines and is synonymous with the likewise newly popularized term 'old southern white', to describe the same. The term 'old southern white' is a modern term and prefix used to describe a standard type AB that has been outcrossed to WE and used for hog hunting. Alan Scott, one of two American Bulldog breed founders, uses the prefix OSW to describe much of his modern catch stock and not the WEB prefix, much to his credit. The term OSW was not documented until recent years and does not describe a White English strain. The 'WEB' prefix has fast become a popular marketing tool that has led the the development of yet just another term and misnomer for the American Bulldog with it's un-counted terms.
The term 'old time southern bulldog' was a term that has become a breed in it's own right, to describe a standard type bulldog that is used and bred specifically for hog hunting. The breed was developed by Jay Dorsey and James Stout in recent years.
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Strains of WE can be found in localized areas around the southeast. In middle Georgia we find an old breed/strain of WE known locally as the Carr WE. These localized areas varied in terrain and therefore the dogs varied in form. The duties of these localized strains varied as well, determining modifications in form and temperament. We are certain that there are strains as yet undiscovered and we continue our search for regional localized strains of the WE. To date, only the CWE is defined and registered as a separate and distinct breed within the OWE, reproducing true to their own type.
The newly popularized 'White English Bulldog', if purebred, is a term that describes the bulldog type White English, as opposed to the OWE, the mastiff type. see OWE: mastiff or bulldog. The old name 'WEB' that once described an old unaltered breed, all to often now describes a standard American Bulldog that is heavily outcrossed to old family WE bloodlines and is synonymous with the likewise newly popularized term 'old southern white', to describe the same. The term 'old southern white' is a modern term and prefix used to describe a standard type AB that has been outcrossed to WE and used for hog hunting. Alan Scott, one of two American Bulldog breed founders, uses the prefix OSW to describe much of his modern catch stock and not the WEB prefix, much to his credit. The term OSW was not documented until recent years and does not describe a White English strain. The 'WEB' prefix has fast become a popular marketing tool that has led the the development of yet just another term and misnomer for the American Bulldog with it's un-counted terms.
The term 'old time southern bulldog' was a term that has become a breed in it's own right, to describe a standard type bulldog that is used and bred specifically for hog hunting. The breed was developed by Jay Dorsey and James Stout in recent years.
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