Bulldog picturesApprentice Photoshop Pictures Contest - 33 image entries
Contest Directions: Photoshop this bulldog image (click to download) any way you wish. Some examples are: dressing up this bulldog, mixing it with some other animal, photoshop it into some other object, put this bulldog into some new environment, movies, paintings. These are just some ideas.
You have 3 days to submit your entry. Submitting it early will give you plenty of time to read the critique comments and edit your image accordingly.
Many thanks to Jenny Rollo
and Stock Exchange for providing the source image.
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Jackpot: 1st place: $1.5, 2nd place: $0.9 , 3rd place: $0.6 , 4th place: $0.3
Started: 7/14/2008 6:00:00 PM, Ended: 7/18/2008 7:00:00 PM
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| | The English bulldog is not a very huge but very strong breed of dogs having characteristic features of a fat and short muzzle, flat and forked nose and wide forked upper lip, due to which the upper incisors are seen from inside. The fur is short, straight, close to the body. The bulldogs are very kind dogs. The bulldog is the best and reliable guard to its master.
History of the breed
The predecessors of the modern bulldogs were used for hunting the strong and dangerous beasts, for example, the wild boars and bears. Earlier in the North and South America the bulldogs were trained for hunting the fugitive slaves but with the abolishing of the slavery this custom disappeared on its own.
At present there are many varieties of this breed but all of them are descendants of the huge bulldogs that existed way back in the XV century which are now still seen in Spain. By the power, strength of the jaws and anger, bulldogs are not very suitable sort for hunting and that is why their genes cannot be crossed with many breeds of dogs: Russian wolfhound, foxhound, terrier and even pointers. Incidentally, bulldogs along with the Russian mastiffs were used for hunting bears and were bred in the 70s of the XIX century in Moscow by the Rogozhsky post.
Information about the varieties of bulldogs can be had from the history of the breeds “bulldog” of XIII century. At that time such dogs were not used for domesticating purposes, but were used for hunting bears and bulls. This perhaps, is the most barbarian and unworthy deed of man. However, it is to notice that this bloody sport was the forerunner of the modern dog exhibitions and shows.
It is absolutely right to assume that in those times bulldogs were of some other sizes than what it is now. They were very massive dogs, more closely resembling to the Great Danes. Their job was that during close fights with the bull, they had to cling to the opponent at the most vulnerable place, i.e. the nose. Thus making the bull helpless. It is from this is that there is no neck in the English bulldogs. The dog had to attack the enemy from a lower position that the latter can’t have it with his horns. Some huge bulldogs had to even completely come down as a reply to the lunge. That is why now while turning the head bulldogs are forced to turn around the entire body.
There are two more characteristic feature of the given breed: dog always attacks from below and having achieved the aim, it neither bites nor leaves, i.e. simply holds on tightly to the grip which is almost impossible to loosen. This happens due to the characteristic feature of the skull, allowing the nostrils to remain open after the gripping by the jaws. Before 1835 similar shows were prohibited by the English law, it was possible to see that even after the death of the dog in such a duel, the jaws remained gripped to the nose of the bull. And to this day “the iron grip” of the bulldog is utterly impossible to release or persuade it to lower down the victim.
The English bulldog is a splendid specimen of artificially bred dogs.
Wild dogs never resembled like this.
It is unique, as not any other breed of dogs is so much violently trained for acquiring such a warrior like (noble) features like bravery and devotion, truth and stamina.
What sort is a perfect bulldog?
It is stumpy, medium sized, with straight but short and closely set fur. The torso of the bulldog is strong and solid.
The head is massive with short hanging muzzle.
Broad shoulders & strong limbs
Dog should give an impression of decisive, energetic and strong character.
Character of an English bulldog: balanced and friendly, decisive and courageous without spite and aggression, it behaves itself amicably and with dignity.
All these qualities should come out in its looks and behavior. The style and manner of movements are the characteristic features of a bulldog.
Bulldog moves heavily, shuffling the paws, sideways, as if waddling. However, the movements in the joints are not limited, it is free and energetic.
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