For some specific cases this might be required. It really helps for every dog to have a place where it can run around, on its own that’s fully fenced in. But this doesn’t have to be in your back yard, even though it helps. There are plenty of good bull terrier owners who live in urban areas without a fully fenced yard. It just takes a bit of creativity to find alternate ways to satisfy your bull terriers physical and intellectual enrichment needs.

Because most of the 8-24 months old Bull Terriers in need of homes have a similar story. The original owners didn’t research the breed before making the purchase or were generally not prepared for pet ownership. These dogs might look like young adult dogs in their bodies, but behaviorally and developmentally they’re even younger. They’re often very mouthy, with little impulse control, have very few skills in their toolbox, and require a lot of specific training and behavior modification before being considered a good canine citizen. They’re not mean or dangerous, they’re simply difficult cases that need their issues addressed before being viable for a less experienced home. And as our goal is to limit the cases of dogs needing new homes, we’re less prone, as rescuers, to send a hard case to someone who might not seem prepared for it.

No. One is white; the others have colors. Some will say that the white ones are more prone to deafness, or the red ones are naughtier, and the brindle ones don’t have as many allergies, but most of this is either anecdotal or unimportant when it comes to rescue. Each dog of every color in our program has its own characteristics and needs. Deafness, allergies and behaviors are the sort of thing that’s identified before adoption.