Gee, You Think You Could've Picked a Better Name?

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I've always heard people called English Bulldogs "Bullies."

Dougsf on July 13, 2010 at 2:30 PM

"call their", I should have typed.

Dougsf on July 13, 2010 at 2:48 PM

They should call the dogs "hamburglers".

Will in Seattle on July 13, 2010 at 2:50 PM

Because when it comes to dogs, image is everything. It's the way it sounds that makes all the difference.

Facts? What are facts? Getting so we wouldn't recognize a fact if it leapt up and clamped it's jaws on our throat. Facts are for the Centers for Disease Control and the American Veterinary Medical Association and the Humane Society. Facts are for geeky science dweebs.

This is journalism here and what's real is a bad rap, not a bunch of stupid facts.

elenchos on July 13, 2010 at 3:16 PM

Bully refers to the cattle herding duties the dogs would perform on a ranch.

on July 13, 2010 at 3:18 PM

Hear, hear. Let's call the "Maulies."

on July 13, 2010 at 3:48 PM

I keep saying here that "pit bull" refers to not one, but several breeds, crosses, and mixes of medium-sized dog including a strain of mutant purebred whippet.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_bull
http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolon…

any dog can be a danger to children and other living things. they're retarded fucking wolves for christ's sake! but all this pit bull hate unfairly stigmatizes some damn fine dogs.

all that being said, "american bully" is a pretty stupid name.

The Max on July 13, 2010 at 7:09 PM