Originally I was simply going to post a one or two page contact sheet for stud servicing my English Bull Terrier; Ojus the Bull, a.k.a. Sweetness, or OJ. A funny name admittedly, and an even funnier dog. After posting another blog and gaining a little more experience on the Net I decided to incorporate Ojus’ stud page and the blog I’ve been thinking of creating into one. So, at the risk of coming off a bit schizophrenic, ojthedog.com will cover anything and everything of interest to me both good and bad.
I have no desire in breeding O’J. the Bull a.k.a. Sweetness with any other than pure bred English Bull Terriers for pet and show purposes. O.J. as he will be know henceforth, is a two and a half year old, at the time of this writing, brindled English Bull Terrier, referred to hereon as EBT. O.J. is fairly large for his breed but not atypical at about 80lbs. His father was a little larger at a bit over 90 so big runs in the family. His father was also a class winning show dog which I have no interest in whatsoever save for occasionally watching on the tube. O.J. is quite the character as any EBT fans know of this breed and a handful of a dog to say the least!
I was first introduced to this breed when doing an outside job in Columbia Md. There I came across a rather large white Bull that was tied to one of the neighbors house of the people we were working for. My partner thought I was crazy to go pet the tethered beast but his demeanor and approachability were unmistakable, this dog was bored and wanted to be petted! I was a bit leery but the dogs intentions were clear, he just needed a break and was happy he finally got our attention after a couple hours of barking, whining and good natured growling.
Upon coming close to him I was impressed that such an obviously powerful dog, that could have easily broken his chain, had done very little thrashing or complaining. More impressed with his rock solid stability when my hand went to touch him for the first time, inspiring calm to get on with it. This breed could very well cause quite a bit of damage if provoked but his friendliness impressed upon me how well he was taking his unfortunate circumstance. I’ve always been apprehensive when approaching a caged or tethered animal, and for good reason. This dog didn’t bat an eye and allowed fairly personal inspection showing me that he knew full well he had little to fear, even if it had turned out I had malicious intentions. I went away knowing that one of this breed would grace me with his or her companionship.
That was about 10 years ago or so but I never forgot the rock solid demeanor and friendly intelligence this fellow showed me which led to get my own. It took me some time to acquire my beast as having had a Doberman at the time who only recently passed on. These breeds are often best handled as an only pet, or that’s been my experience anyways. While this breed isn’t the most common and I rarely see them in and around Maryland, they are very much worth the effort and cost and have grown to become one of my favorite animals.
