Miniature Bull Terrier
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The Miniature Bull Terrier is an FCI recognized dog breed from Great Britain ( FCI Group 3, Section 3, Standard No. 359 ).
Origin and history
Origin and history correspond to that of the Bull Terrier . A smaller type of Bull Terrier had been known since the early 19th century, but was no longer popular before World War I and was removed from the Kennel Club breed register in 1918. In 1938 a resuscitation of Colonel Richard Glyn and a group of like-minded prospects was sought, who formed the Miniature Bull Terrier Club.
On July 5, 2011, the FCI followed the British model and recognized the Miniature Bull Terrier as an independent breed. The Miniature Bull Terrier is counted among the breeds threatened with extinction in the country of origin Great Britain and has been included in the "vulnerable native breeds" list since 2006.
description
In the case of the Miniature Bull Terrier, unlike the standard bull terrier, the size is specified in the breed standard. The FCI breed standard differs from the standard of the Bull Terrier in the following paragraph: "The height at the withers should not exceed 35.5 cm. There should be an impression of substance in relation to the size of the dog. There is no weight limit. The dogs should always be harmonious be."
Health issues
In the Miniature Bull Terrier there is a tendency to a genetically determined weakness of the suspension system of the eye lens and thus to a lens displacement , possibly with secondary glaucoma . There is a genetic test to detect this eye disease.
Legal situation
Unlike the Bull Terrier, the Miniature Bull Terrier is not on any of the German breed lists . In Germany there are no legal restrictions on breeding and keeping this breed.
In the report of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia from 2010 it is stated that the officially registered miniature bull terriers did not lead to any incidents in which humans or animals were harmed. Furthermore it is stated there that miniature bull terriers belong to the type "small dogs". An official determination of the danger is possible in individual cases.
Even before the Miniature Bull Terrier was recognized as a separate breed in the FCI, there were legal disputes as to whether the dogs fall under the provisions of the respective breed lists. The legal situation in North Rhine-Westphalia regarding the relevance of the height at the withers and compliance with the FCI standards in breeding is controversial if the specific animal is larger than the breed standard provides. A case is pending in Berlin in which the definition of a dog as a bull terrier instead of a miniature bull terrier is used as the basis for making decisions about the assessment as a list dog.
In Switzerland , the miniature bull terrier is explicitly mentioned as a list dog on the breed list of the canton of Basel-Stadt . The canton of Zurich , on the other hand, explicitly excludes him from its breed list. The other cantons that have the Bull Terrier as a list dog ( AG , BL , FR , GL , SH , SO , TG , TI and VS ) do not provide any information on whether the Miniature Bull Terrier is also considered dangerous.
literature
- Lloyd C. Briggs: Bull Terriers. The biography of a breed. Darrydale press, New York NY 1940.
- Dieter Fleig : fighting dogs. 2 volumes. Fleig, Mürlenbach 1981–1983, ISBN 3-924008-02-7 (Vol. 1), ISBN 3-924008-03-5 (Vol. 2).
- Dieter Fleig: Miniature Bull Terrier today. , Kynos Verlag , Mürlenbach 1998, ISBN 3-929545-98-5 .
- Tom Horner: Everything about the bull terrier. Bull Terrier anatomy and behavior, purchase considerations, advice on grooming, breeding and showing. Fleig, Mürlenbach 1983, ISBN 3-924008-09-4 .
- Andrea Schleger: History and Development of the Bull Terrier. Genetically justified decrease in fitness of a one-sided bred dog breed. Vienna 1983 (Vienna, University, Faculty of Formal Science and Natural Sciences, dissertation, 1983).
- Andrea Steinfeldt: "Fighting dogs". History, use, husbandry problems of "bull races". A literature study. Hannover 2002, section: “The Bull Terrier.” (Hannover, Tierärztliche Hochschule, dissertation, 2002), (PDF file; 5.90 MB).
- Jennifer Hirschfeld: Investigation of a Bull Terrier breeding line for hypertrophy of aggressive behavior. DVG Service, Giessen 2005, ISBN 3-938026-35-9 , (also: Hanover, University of Veterinary Medicine, dissertation, 2005), (PDF file; 1.31 MB).
Web links
- Breed standard No. 359 of the FCI: Miniature Bull Terrier (PDF)
- German club for bull terriers
- The Society of Bull Terrier Friends
Individual evidence
- ↑ Description according to FCI
- ↑ Vulnerable Breeds on the British Kennel Club website
- ↑ FCI Standard ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (DOC file; 73 kB)
- ↑ Andrea Steinmetz: Glaucoma - how to recognize and how to treat it correctly. In: Kompaktvet No. 9 (2013), pp. 2-3.
- ↑ Dog report North Rhine-Westphalia 2010 ( Memento of the original from May 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 59 kB) p. 8, point IV
- ↑ Negative VG Aachen, judgment of December 27, 2006, Az. 6 K 903/05 , affirmative z. B. OVG NRW, decision of 25.07.2016, Az. 5 B 1132/1 , VG Düsseldorf, decision of 19.10.2016, Az. 18 L 3440/16 (in each case in urgent proceedings)
- ↑ Suspicion of dangerousness is sufficient for a ban on keeping dogs (No. 20/2010) , berlin.de, accessed on July 1, 2011
- ↑ Basel-Stadt breed list ( Memento of the original from December 20, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Veterinary Office Zurich Health Directorate ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 129 kB)
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