A muscular, well-built terrier best known for its distinctive long, egg-shaped head that slopes down to the nose. This confident breed combines a playful, mischievous personality with a courageous temperament.
Developed in 19th-century England by crossing old English Bulldogs with various terriers, originally for bull-baiting and dog fighting. James Hinks is credited with standardizing the breed and creating the distinctive egg-shaped head, earning them the nickname 'The White Cavalier'.
Typically 23-32 kg and 53-56 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.
“Courageous, full of spirit, with a fun loving attitude. Of even temperament and amenable to discipline. Although obstinate is particularly good with people”
Quoted from FCI standard n°11. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
FCI standard · Bull Terrier
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording, tagged preferred and undesirable.
Short, flat, even and harsh to touch with a fine gloss.
A soft textured undercoat may be present in winter
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Base colour
For White, pure white coat
Shortened from FCI standard n°11 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Bull Terrier in general; any individual animal can differ.
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Bull Terrier on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
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No Bull Terrier breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.
