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more pics of jack

these are some of the babies we're fostering---the orange one we took back to the aspca yesturday because he was doing great and the white grey/brown one im keeping his name is unique he is a turkish angorian kitty-unique is the only baby to live out of his litter (there were 10 in the litter)-oh, we named him because of the way he looks(its obvious)

water spout at bay st louis mississippi beach today-there were 3--sept. 14, 2008

pictures taken from ike today--sept. 12, 2008

HISTORY EARLY BULLDOGS IN THE 17th & 18th CENTURY WERE USED IN THE SPORT OF BULL BATING. SOME OF THESE DOG TRAVELED FROM ENGLAND TO AMERICA WITH THEIR MASTERS. THE ENGLISH BULLDOG WAS BRED DOWN IN SIZE BY MIXING IT WITH THE PUG AFTER THE SPORT OF BULL BATING WAS BANNED IN 1835. IT WAS ACTUALLY A SIGN OF WEALTH TO OWN A SMALLER DOG IN ENGLAND AT THIS TIME. THE AMERICAN BULLDOG REMAINED UNCHANGED STILL THE LARGER, FIERCER MORE AGILE DOG IT ORIGINALLY BRED FOR , COMPARED TO THE ENGLISH LAP DOG OF TODAY. THANKS TO JOHN D.JOHNSON WHO'S FATHER BREED THE AMERICAN BULLDOG WHEN JOHN WAS A BOY. THE STORY IS AFTER JOHN RETURNED FROM THE WAR HE WAS SADDENED TO SEE THAT THE DOG WAS ALMOST COMPLETELY EXTINCT SO THEN HE DECIDED TO GATHER THE BEST AROUND IN THE RURAL SOUTH AND BEGAN BREEDING THEM AND HAS BEEN EVER SINCE. THE AMERICAN BULLDOG WAS ALSO USED AS A GUARD DOG AND IN HUNTING WILD BOAR, RACCOON, AND EVEN THE BEAR! THEY WHERE ALSO TRAINED BY FARMERS TO DRIVE CATTLE AND GUARD THEM FROM PREDATORS. FARMERS PRIZE THEIR STANIMA, PROTECTIVENESS , INTELLIGENCE AND WORKING ABILTYS.
There are two distinct strains of American Bulldogs, the Johnson, or Bully type and Standard (Scott, Performance type) which is often mistaken for the American pit bull terrier because of its appearance, and because of its name. The American Bulldog is different from any of these. The American Bulldog is much larger and more massive in comparison to the french bulldog or English bulldog as it still resembles the old English bulldog and was never down bred to be a lap dog.
The Standard American Bulldog does resemble a giant pitbull in some ways, such as being muscular dogs that can be all white or white with patches. However, the pit bulls head is in the shape of a wedge coming to a more rounded point at the muzzle, whereas an American Bulldog's is a wider more box-shaped. The American Bulldog's ears are also typically uncropped, and its head is heavier and bulkier. The johnson is the larger more aggressive looking one much larger bone structure looks like a healthy giant English bulldog short muzzle but not so smashed in to prevent him form breathing very buff chest beautiful dog essentially a Dino type!

taken in 1886

taken in 1800s

this picture was taken in 1910

this american bulldog is from the late 1800s

i took these pictures after gustav his us in mississippi-the lady in here is the only person that could help-we brought the pelicans to her