Breeding the White English for 125 years.
A family Tradition...and Still Going Strong.
Bred for farm and family protection, the way they always have been!!
A family Tradition...and Still Going Strong.
Bred for farm and family protection, the way they always have been!!
My great grandfather with 2 of his dogs.
WHY I DO THIS
My family, on both sides, are long time residents of middle Georgia, tracing back to the 1760's; some of the very first pioneers and settlers of central Georgia. I'm proud of my extensive Georgia roots and heritage where my family helped, first, the English Crown establish colonies here and later to defend the United States in securing her independence from that same Crown. We've fought in every war or conflict since before the formation of the US when Georgia was but an English Colony. We helped secure south Georgia from the Spanish in 1812 in 'The Other War of 1812' as well the better known 'War of 1812'. One of my ancestors, Lyman Hall, was a representative of Georgia in the signing of the Declaration of Independence and for his service in the Revolution was granted land in Wilkinson County, Georgia. To this day, the family still owns the property and lives in the house that was built around the original log cabin. My grandmother grew up in that home and remembers well the old logs forming a single central room. (The photo above right, circa 1930, was taken on that property). Our history in this area is deep and rich and a good deal of that history involves white bulldogs, aka Old White English.
My family has kept and bred the White English for generations. My great grandfather kept and bred them since the 1930's in the same small town I live in today; My grandfather and father, aunts and uncles as well. Today I carry on the tradition so that my children will know them and can pass them to their children. Up until the summer of 2014 I had uncovered all of the evidence of my family's involvement with the WE that I could find. Going through some recently discovered family documents, I came across the photos above of some of my family pictured with their WE in 1893 and two more around 1930. Though the Carr White English were not yet around, comparing the dogs shown to a CWE, it leaves little doubt that the CWE were developed using this same stock.
My family, on both sides, are long time residents of middle Georgia, tracing back to the 1760's; some of the very first pioneers and settlers of central Georgia. I'm proud of my extensive Georgia roots and heritage where my family helped, first, the English Crown establish colonies here and later to defend the United States in securing her independence from that same Crown. We've fought in every war or conflict since before the formation of the US when Georgia was but an English Colony. We helped secure south Georgia from the Spanish in 1812 in 'The Other War of 1812' as well the better known 'War of 1812'. One of my ancestors, Lyman Hall, was a representative of Georgia in the signing of the Declaration of Independence and for his service in the Revolution was granted land in Wilkinson County, Georgia. To this day, the family still owns the property and lives in the house that was built around the original log cabin. My grandmother grew up in that home and remembers well the old logs forming a single central room. (The photo above right, circa 1930, was taken on that property). Our history in this area is deep and rich and a good deal of that history involves white bulldogs, aka Old White English.
My family has kept and bred the White English for generations. My great grandfather kept and bred them since the 1930's in the same small town I live in today; My grandfather and father, aunts and uncles as well. Today I carry on the tradition so that my children will know them and can pass them to their children. Up until the summer of 2014 I had uncovered all of the evidence of my family's involvement with the WE that I could find. Going through some recently discovered family documents, I came across the photos above of some of my family pictured with their WE in 1893 and two more around 1930. Though the Carr White English were not yet around, comparing the dogs shown to a CWE, it leaves little doubt that the CWE were developed using this same stock.
Whatever happened to the family bulldog being the babysitter whose job it was to protect the children? We used to play outside all day with our bulldogs with our parents actually putting the dogs in charge of us. They followed us everywhere we went, never chasing other peoples livestock or dogs, or other people. People knew to leave us alone because of that bulldog with us. They were our guardians. Now we are in a day and age where 'bulldogs' are trained to attack and cant be trusted with our children, yet their owners insist on calling them 'guard dogs' because they've been Sch. trained?!?! Sch training does not make guard dogs, it makes attack dogs. It is the old dogs of my youth that we are preserving...a true natural guard dog whose job it is to protect his children, not to attack them.
We breed our WE the way my family has bred here for as long as anyone can remember. We live in a rural farming town where the Carr WE was developed almost 100 years ago for use as a farm and family protection dog from local stock . These dogs were bred to protect livestock, farm equipment, and family from four and two legged predators. They were expected to pull their weight and earn their keep or they simply were not kept. (For those unfamiliar with the life of a rural farmer, they're on the go non stop, from well before sun-up until well after dark. They've no time to train a dog to protect and no use for a dog that requires it.) They've been bred with an innate ability to distinguish between friend or foe and to protect what belongs to their master and to take care of a threat without instruction or assistance from anyone. They are extremely serious protection dogs that quickly and efficiently eliminate a threat, only quitting if called off by their family. The Carr WE are serious guardians that will gladly give their life for you and yours. These qualities are bred in them as they've always been done, and are never trained in them. I've always been told that if you had to train it, it ain't a (Carr) bulldog! It is because of these qualities that they are entirely unsuited for and inappropriate to city or suburban life.
We breed our WE the way my family has bred here for as long as anyone can remember. We live in a rural farming town where the Carr WE was developed almost 100 years ago for use as a farm and family protection dog from local stock . These dogs were bred to protect livestock, farm equipment, and family from four and two legged predators. They were expected to pull their weight and earn their keep or they simply were not kept. (For those unfamiliar with the life of a rural farmer, they're on the go non stop, from well before sun-up until well after dark. They've no time to train a dog to protect and no use for a dog that requires it.) They've been bred with an innate ability to distinguish between friend or foe and to protect what belongs to their master and to take care of a threat without instruction or assistance from anyone. They are extremely serious protection dogs that quickly and efficiently eliminate a threat, only quitting if called off by their family. The Carr WE are serious guardians that will gladly give their life for you and yours. These qualities are bred in them as they've always been done, and are never trained in them. I've always been told that if you had to train it, it ain't a (Carr) bulldog! It is because of these qualities that they are entirely unsuited for and inappropriate to city or suburban life.