English bulldog and Olde English

[Tosha]

Hey..... Does anyone know what the diffrences are between the two? Ive seen some pictures and Olde english bulldogs  are lovely... Are they like English Bulldogs  with  personality and  other things?

[MedicBarbie]

Boomer is an Olde English, maybe Dave will be here to offer some insight!!

[brumzoo]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olde_Englishe_Bulldogge

Gotta love wikipedia!

[Tosha]

Im showing Brian pictures of some loverly Olde english bulldog pups!!!!!! EEEw there so cute...

[brumzoo]

They are cute!

[Justine]

oh...well....where to begin....LOL

Because of Magoo, Jim and I are completely smitten with the breed 

I don't have time to do a huge post right now, but you should consider that they have the strength of an American Bulldog and the stubborness of a Bulldog.  Depending on what you like in a dog, you could think that is a terrible thing or a great thing!   

But, there are HUGE differences within their breed.  There have been up to 50lb weight differences between various Oldes that I've seen.  (there's all sorts of snobbery about different bloodlines and what they should look like ...blah blah blah )

Wembers was a beligerent, huge dog and therefore a lot of work, but from what I've seen of Dave's posts, Boomer seems like such a great mellow dog 

I'm convinced now that some of Magoo's "outbursts" came from pain, but we are also to blame as I don't think we were disciplined enough in his training to begin with and then later I always felt too sorry for him, to keep it up 

Most (responsible) Olde breeders will stress the importance of obedience training to begin almost immediately as they really need to be under control.  They can appear pretty scarey coming at you...(if you don't realise that they are only running up to you to get some loving!  )

Personally I think they are the most beautiful dogs in the world now...but then I'm biased! 
This sounds crazy, but people used to pull their cars over to the side of the road to stop to meet Wembley!  I swear that happened more than a couple of times.  It was crazy....noone could resist him! 

Oh, also, there can be huge differences in how they look.  Some are very Bullyish, and others look just like an American Bulldog.

You also might want to look into local and state laws in your area.  I've stated on here before that Wembley would have had to be muzzled to walk in public in Boston as he would likely be lumped into American bulldog "type" dog.  And also remember that there is a small amount of Pitbull Terrier in their original heritage.  If your state has BSL's beware of the word "type" as many dogs can be lumped into a certain category.

Ok.....so much for not posting much ..   

I hope some of that has helped. 

Oh....Jim just reminded me....As Oldes are becoming popular now....so are the crap breeders popping up all over the place...so...yanno....beware! 

[Tosha]

Justine!!
Thank you for your post!!! Huge hugs and kisses to you!!! Brian and I are looking up info right now and your input was great!   I will have to do more research on the breed and look into the laws here in Ga. I never even knew any of this.. Your right, some of the pictures we have seen of Olde's are really diffrent, like you said .    Lots to read up on for me  I reccon....              

[Justine]

you're very welcome....and if I can be any more help let me know 

[Tosha]

 EEEwwww I shall take you up on that offer....... 

[cadillactaste]

Wow Justine...You added a WHOLE lot more to my little comment that...I know their a larger dog... ...What wonderful information you posted Justine... ...I'm a tad bit smarter than I was on the breed...After reading your post...

[Boomers-Dad]

LOL.Justine do not let Boomer fool you,in the house he is great,on walks he is great,he knows his p and q's,but when he See's other dogs he goes crazy(not aggressive,just does not know dog manners...sniff first). Anyway from what I've read the OEB is the original bulldog. Check out the web site IOEBA.....

[bullieBosco and Daisy Mae]

Here are a couple pics of Daisy and Haley (our friends puppy) Haley is an Olde English Bulldog. Her legs are a lot longer than Daisy and Bosco's and she does not seem to have a wrinkled face. To me her face looks more like a boxer, But that is just my opinion. I have also heard that they do not tend to have the health problems that English bulldogs have.

Not sure if it was much information but I could not pass up the opportunity to share a photo! LOL

[Justine]

^^^ OMG...how cute are they!!!!! 

[Justine]

I just love this guys OEB's.

He doesn't have the best website in the world, but you can tell he has a genuine love of the breed.

http://www.bulldogbreeder.com/oldeenglishbulldogs.htm

Moody Blue, Sly Guy and Batman are my favourites.  they are jsut so chunky and beautiful! 

[Tosha]

Im watching some of the guys videos  now.....  HeeHee