What makes the American Bully Unique?
The American Bully breed is, first and foremost, a companion, exhibiting confidence with a zest and exuberance for life. Despite its powerful appearance, their demeanor is gentle and friendly. This breed makes an excellent family dog. The ideal American Bully possesses the athleticism to do well in performance events.
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| Size: | Males – 46 to 53 cm (18 to 21 inches) Females – 43 to 51 cm (17 to 20 inches) |
| Weight: | Males – 16 – 29.5 kg (35 to 65 pounds) Females – 13.6 – 27 kg (30 to 59 pounds) |
| Origin: | Ireland, England, United States of America |
| Life Span: | 8 to 15 years |
| Colour: | Red, Grey, Fawn, Brindle, Blue, Brown, Tan, Black, White |
| Litter Size: | 4 to 8 puppies |
Is the American Bully Right For You?
The American Bully is a companion breed exhibiting confidence, a zest for life, along with an exuberant will to please and companionship with their family. This making the American Bully an excellent family companion. Despite the American Bully’s fierce and powerful appearance their demeanor is gentle. They are great with kids, and extremely friendly with strangers, other dogs, and other animals. Human or dog aggression, extreme shyness, or viciousness is very uncharacteristic of the American Bully and is highly undesirable.
American Bullies will do okay in an apartment if it is sufficiently exercised. They are very active indoors and will do alright without a yard provided they get enough exercise. Prefer warm climates.
In 5 Words
- Happy
- Outgoing
- Stable
- Confident
- Extremely Loyal
Characteristics
Learn About the American Bully
Description
General Description
American Bully has a short, close, stiff to the touch, and glossy coat. All colors and patterns are acceptable. The head of the American Bully is a medium length, deep through, broad skull, very pronounced cheek muscles, distinct stop, and high set ears.
Size
The ideal height range for mature males is from 17 to 20 inches at the withers; for mature females it is from 16 to 19 inches at the withers. It is important to note that dogs slightly over or under these height ranges are not to be penalized unless they are disproportionately massive or rangy. Overall balance and the correct proportion of weight to height is far more important than the dog’s actual weight and/or height. and 42 pounds (12 to 19 kilograms) each, while males of this breed should ideally weigh around 35 to 45 pounds (14 to 20 kilograms).
Coat
The coat should be smooth, short, glossy and close to the skin.
Short History of the American Bully
The American Bully breed was established in the mid 1990 s with the purpose of creating the ultimate family companion. The American Bully was created through years of selective breeding by combining the desired traits of the UKC American Pit Bull Terrier and the AKC American Staffordshire Terrier. Some lines have added other bully breeds into the mix and sometimes non bully breeds. The American Bully’s origin’s can be seen both on the East and West Coast of the United States, primarily in Virgina, and Los Angeles, California and is spreading to all parts of the US. Today the American Bully can also be seen, in Europe and Asia. It is often confused with the American Pitbull Terrier but is clearly a different breed.
The American Bully is a breed established in the mid 1990’s with the purpose of creating the ultimate family companion. The breed is a combination of the desired traits of the American Pit Bull Terrier and the American Staffordshire Terrier achieved through years of selective breeding.
Temperament
The American Bully is a happy, outgoing, stable, and confident dog. Gentle and loving towards people. Good-natured, amusing, extremely loyal and affectionate family pet. Almost always obedient, this dog wants nothing more then to please its master. It is an extremely courageous and intelligent guard dog that is very full of life.
The American Bully is celebrated for its exceptional loyalty and devotion to its family members. The ideal temperament of an American Bully is very stable, dedicated, confident and is that of an exceptional family companion.
Caring for Your American Bully
General Health
Physically, the perfect American Bully is athletic, yet powerfully built. The American Bully has a solid, well defined muscular frame that gives the impression of massive strength as well as athletic ability.
Care
This is the most important thing you can do for the health of your Bully, a high quality diet. American Bullies are known to have common food allergies that can cause havoc on a dogs body. We prefer to feed our dogs a raw diet because of the advantages of it but we do understand that a lot of people are still kibble feeders.
Grooming & Bathing
The smooth, short-haired coat is easy to groom. Brush on a regular basis with a firm bristle brush, and bathe or dry shampoo as necessary. A rub with a piece of toweling or chamois will make the coat gleam. This breed is an average shedder.
Exercise & Training
American Bullies must have plenty of regular exercise including a long brisk daily pack walk to relieve mental and physical energy.
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