FuglyDuck , 11 months ago

Edit: different terminology… but bullyism is a thing so I’m gonna leave it up.

Bullies are a genetic anomaly that aren’t just pitbulls. For example, Wendy is a somewhat famous bully whippet:
Wendy, the bully whippet
https://s1.qwant.com/thumbr/0x380/a/a/0ce29567e89f25b0f80ccd18c6fcf5f1d8e9f997fa59005516c0a47acc90c7/Bully-Whippet.jpg?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftopdogtips.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F07%2FBully-Whippet.jpg&q=0&b=1&p=0&a=0

Most responsible breeders don’t allow for pairings that would create it. Mostly because if they get too excited they have heart attacks- their heart can’t keep up.

It should be banned, but not because it makes dogs more violent than they otherwise would be.

Basically it comes from over breeding for muscle mass. It crops up in racing breeds mostly- whippets and greyhounds. But also, apparently, in beef cattle:
https://s1.qwant.com/thumbr/0x380/9/2/9a4c89d2502c2dc58502005839860994fac5e7cc86886575bd7bd2145b7278/dikbilkoe.jpg?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.levenoppluto.nl%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2008%2F01%2Fdikbilkoe.jpg&q=0&b=1&p=0&a=0