Sprenkels American Bulldogs
It is my belief that the Standard American Bulldog that we see commonly today, is the “Original Bulldog”. During the 1730’s, settlers started arriving to Georgia and other southern American regions with “Bulldogs”. In the 1700’s “Bulldogs” were bred to pugs to form the “English Bulldogs” of today, Mastiffs to create the “Bull Mastiff” and Terrier to create the “American Pitbull Terrier”. Over the years, the original “Bulldog” population steadily declined.
Until 1960’s, when two influential men, Alan Scott and John D Johnson, decided to start a breeding program to bring Bulldogs back from extinction. This is where we get the name “Scott” for the more athletic long nose type, and “Johnson” for the larger bully type. In order to resurrect the breed, Johnson bred “Dick the Bruiser” and Scott bred “Mac the Masher” to virtually every good female Bulldog. These two foundation dogs are seen in the pedigree of almost all American Bulldogs of today.
Johnson and Scott eventually parted ways after a falling out on what the “American Bulldog” should look like. Scott wanted to keep the dogs as is, and Johnson wanted to mix some English Bulldog to create the shorter nose and wider look.
John D Johnson started to breed his female American Bulldogs with an English Bulldog until he created his foundation which consisted of Johnson’s Dick the Bruiser 2, Johnson’s Incredible Mean Machine and Johnson’s Elrod 01.
Alan Scott continued to breed a leaner more athletic Bulldog which was consistent with the Bulldogs we see pictured in the 1800/1900 and still see today as “Standard” or “Scott” American Bulldogs. His foundation consisted of Scott’s Apche, Scott’s Dixie Gypsy and Leclerc’s Bama Boy.
National Kennel Club started to recognize the American Bulldog as a breed in the 1970’s. Due to this, there is no formal documentation on the previous generations of American Bulldogs. Stories, paintings, and photos have been passed on for centuries of what was agreed to be the “Original Bulldog”. The standard American Bulldog of today, still looks as they did in the 1700, 1800, and 1900’s. I refer to them today as “Ol Southern White type" as they are consistent with what is shown of the Original Bulldog, prior to the influences of Johnson and Scott.
Until 1960’s, when two influential men, Alan Scott and John D Johnson, decided to start a breeding program to bring Bulldogs back from extinction. This is where we get the name “Scott” for the more athletic long nose type, and “Johnson” for the larger bully type. In order to resurrect the breed, Johnson bred “Dick the Bruiser” and Scott bred “Mac the Masher” to virtually every good female Bulldog. These two foundation dogs are seen in the pedigree of almost all American Bulldogs of today.
Johnson and Scott eventually parted ways after a falling out on what the “American Bulldog” should look like. Scott wanted to keep the dogs as is, and Johnson wanted to mix some English Bulldog to create the shorter nose and wider look.
John D Johnson started to breed his female American Bulldogs with an English Bulldog until he created his foundation which consisted of Johnson’s Dick the Bruiser 2, Johnson’s Incredible Mean Machine and Johnson’s Elrod 01.
Alan Scott continued to breed a leaner more athletic Bulldog which was consistent with the Bulldogs we see pictured in the 1800/1900 and still see today as “Standard” or “Scott” American Bulldogs. His foundation consisted of Scott’s Apche, Scott’s Dixie Gypsy and Leclerc’s Bama Boy.
National Kennel Club started to recognize the American Bulldog as a breed in the 1970’s. Due to this, there is no formal documentation on the previous generations of American Bulldogs. Stories, paintings, and photos have been passed on for centuries of what was agreed to be the “Original Bulldog”. The standard American Bulldog of today, still looks as they did in the 1700, 1800, and 1900’s. I refer to them today as “Ol Southern White American Bulldogs” or “White English” as they are consistent with what is shown of the Original Bulldog, prior to the influences of Johnson and Scott.
Today's American Bulldogs are divided into "types". There are the "Bully", "Standard and "Hybrid". Although they are considered the same breed there are many differences between the types.
Standard Type
Bully Type
