AKA: Alapha Blue Blood Bulldogs

Description: The Otto Bulldog is tall and very strong, with broad chest legs are muscular and straight. Feet are like cat and large. Male Otto Bulldogs are much heavier than females. Females do have much more feminine looks that could easily be distinguished. The tail is long and never docked. Their ears are regular in length and triangular in shape. Their coat is short and compact that is even on their body. Eyes are like marble with a combination of blue and brown. They are very known to have black mask on their face and patches on their eyes.

Temperament: This breed is a genius, friendly and refine that could be a good companion to their owners. They are also very protective of their owners and could be trained for them to socialize with cats and other dogs in the family. They are a dominant type of breed so they should be trained well. They are also good for children as pet and be also introduced to their playmates for them to be able to know them better and avoid misunderstanding.

Activity: They are required to have long walk everyday and a romp in a secured area they are an athletic dog so they need to regain their energy and be healthy.

Health: Usually some of them may suffer from entropian a condition that lower eyelid rolls inward that may result to eye infection that should be treated to avoid blindness. Life span is about 12-15 years.

Grooming: Easy to groom breed since they have short coat. Brushing them with stiff bristle brush to avoid dead hair. They are an average shedder so only a regular grooming is required for this breed. Bathe them only when necessary.

Group: Mastiff
Color: Blue, Grey, or Merle. Black
Height: 22 inches (55 cm.)
Weight: Males average 80 pounds (36 kg.). Females average 65 pounds (29 kg.).
Country Of Origin: US

Dynamics: In 1980, this breed was maintained by Lana Lou Lane until she was burned in her house. This breed were also used in large plantation in Georgia to guard the slaves working in the plantation and some gate crashers that would attack. This kind of breed has all the appearance of a bulldog but are taller compared to bulldogs.

Photo by Werner

Tags: Alapha Blue Blood Bulldogs, Bulldogs, Mastiff, otto

This entry was posted on Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 9:00 pm and is filed under Mastiff. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.