Bull Terrier Breeders UK: Advertise Your Kennel Free

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Breeding Bull Terriers? Add your kennel to caninebreeder.co.uk and be found by buyers who have done their homework. Your free basic profile shows your kennel name, website, social media, location and categories. Advertise Bull Terrier puppies for sale when a litter is ready, list your Bull Terrier stud dog, and show the BAER, heart and kidney results that buyers ask about. Whether you breed white or coloured Bull Terriers, a clear and complete profile helps the right owners find you.

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Do I need a licence to advertise puppies?

In England you need a dog breeding licence from your council if you breed three or more litters in 12 months or breed and sell dogs as a business, and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own schemes. Licensed breeders show their licence number and issuing council on every advert. Puppies must be at least eight weeks old before they go to new homes.

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About the Bull Terrier

The Bull Terrier descends from 19th-century crosses of the Bulldog with the White English Terrier, made for dog fighting, a practice that is now outlawed. The Royal Kennel Club (RKC) credits James Hinks, a Birmingham breeder, with stabilising the type, and notes suggestions that Collie blood was added for length of muzzle and that the Dalmatian may also have contributed. Many early Bull Terriers were white. From the 1920s coloured dogs were seen more often, and they became valuable in breeding because deafness had become a problem in all-white dogs. Today the breed sits in the RKC's Terrier group and is shown in two varieties, white and coloured. It is a separate breed from the Miniature Bull Terrier.

Size and build

The Bull Terrier is a medium-sized, strongly built and muscular dog, well balanced and active. Unusually, the breed standard sets neither a height nor a weight limit; instead it looks for as much substance as the dog's size allows, in keeping with quality and sex. Its best-known feature is a long head that looks egg-shaped from the front, with a profile that curves down to the tip of the nose.

Coat and grooming

The coat is short, flat and harsh to the touch, with a fine gloss, and a softer undercoat may grow in winter. White dogs should have a pure white coat, although markings on the head are not penalised. In coloured dogs brindle is preferred, and black brindle, red, fawn and tricolour are also acceptable; blue and liver are highly undesirable. The RKC suggests grooming once a week, and the coat sheds.

Exercise

The RKC puts the breed's exercise needs at up to an hour a day. It lists the Bull Terrier as suited to town or country, a small house and a small to medium garden.

Temperament and suitability

The RKC describes the breed as courageous, spirited and fun-loving. The breed standard adds that it is even-tempered and responds to training, and that although it can be stubborn it gets on especially well with people. This is a strong, determined dog, so it tends to suit owners who can offer consistent training and plenty of company.

Bull Terrier health tests

The RKC lists white Bull Terriers among dogs carrying the extreme piebald gene, in which congenital deafness is a recognised problem. The RKC places prioritising genetic diversity at Good Practice level and hearing testing under the RKC BAER Scheme, including litter screening, at Best Practice. A BAER test checks whether the brain responds to sound; the RKC says the best age to test a litter is around five and a half to six and a half weeks.

Also at Best Practice, the RKC points breeders to breed club heart and kidney schemes hosted by the Miniature Bull Terrier Club. The heart scheme uses a cardiologist listening with a stethoscope at 12 months to screen for mitral valve dysplasia and aortic stenosis. The kidney scheme uses a urine protein to creatinine ratio (UPC) test at 12 months, then yearly for breeding dogs, to screen for familial nephropathy. The RKC cannot yet record results from these club schemes.

The Bull Terrier is in Breed Watch Category 2, used for breeds where exaggerated conformation causes visible concerns that judges should watch more closely; the listed point of concern is misplaced canine teeth. The RKC does not register merle puppies from matings on or after 1 March 2011, citing risks to sight and hearing. No test can guarantee a healthy puppy.

Health tests and schemes for the Bull Terrier (RKC):

Prioritising genetic diversity (coefficient of inbreeding): RKC Good Practice
Hearing testing under the RKC BAER Scheme, including litter screening: RKC Best Practice
Breed club heart testing (auscultation for mitral valve dysplasia and aortic stenosis): RKC Best Practice
Breed club kidney testing (urine protein:creatinine ratio for familial nephropathy): RKC Best Practice
Breed Watch Category 2: misplaced canine teeth

Choosing a Bull Terrier breeder

A responsible Bull Terrier breeder will have had the litter BAER tested and can give you your puppy's hearing result for both ears. Both parents should have BAER results of their own, plus current heart and kidney certificates from the breed club schemes; the kidney scheme asks for breeding dogs to be retested every year. Ask to see the puppies with their mother and find out how the breeder has got them used to people, household noise and handling.

A good breeder will be open about the breed's strength and stubborn streak, and will want to know about your home, other pets and experience with dogs. Colour should never be the main selling point, and merle puppies from matings since March 2011 cannot be RKC registered. If you would prefer a smaller dog, remember the Miniature Bull Terrier is a separate breed; the RKC allows the two to be mated together to produce Miniature puppies only when approval is sought before the mating.

Questions to ask a Bull Terrier breeder:

Has the litter been BAER tested, and can I see this puppy's result for both ears?
Do both parents have BAER results and current heart and kidney certificates from the breed club schemes?
What is the coefficient of inbreeding for this mating?
Will the puppy be RKC registered and microchipped before it comes home?
Can I meet the mother, and if you breed three or more litters a year or run a breeding business, do you hold a council licence?

Bull Terrier questions

Is the Bull Terrier a banned breed in the UK?

No. The Bull Terrier is not one of the banned types, which are the Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino, Fila Brasileiro and XL Bully. GOV.UK explains that whether a dog counts as a banned type depends on what it looks like rather than its breed or name.

Why do Bull Terrier puppies need a hearing test?

Deafness is a known problem in the breed, particularly in white dogs, so the Royal Kennel Club lists BAER hearing testing, including litter screening, as Best Practice. It advises testing puppies at around five and a half to six and a half weeks old, before they leave for their new homes.

What is the difference between a Bull Terrier and a Miniature Bull Terrier?

They are separate breeds with their own breed standards and health test recommendations. The Bull Terrier standard sets no height or weight limit, while the Miniature Bull Terrier standard says height should not exceed 35.5 cm (14 in). The Royal Kennel Club lets breeders mate a Bull Terrier with a Miniature to produce Miniature puppies, but approval must be sought first.

How much exercise does a Bull Terrier need?

The Royal Kennel Club puts it at up to an hour a day. It lists the breed as suited to town or country, and to a small house with a small to medium garden.

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