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Appearance

Bully Kutta males reach a height of 42-52 inches at the withers. Females range from 40-50 inches. Males weigh between 200 to over 250 pounds, while females can be anywhere from 190-220 pounds. Bullys are very muscular and thick boned. They have a somewhat Mastiff appearance, and have a wrinkled and boxy face.

Temperament

Due to the nature of the work these dogs are bred to perform, they are known to be human aggressive and difficult to handle, but with proper socialization from an early stage they can become superb protectors and guardians.

History and use

There are two sides being disputed regarding the origins of these dogs -

1. That the Bully Kutta was developed during the British Colonial rule in India for sporting purposes - resulting from crosses of various Mastiffs and Bandogges brought from the west around that time.

2. That it is of ancient origin, and direct offspring of the Alaunt and Hyrcania dogs of Ancient Persia, as well as the legendary Assyrian Molossus - brought the Indian subcontinent by the Indo-Aryan invaders. There is evidence that Pakistan and India already had such Mastiff type dogs long before the arrival of the British, and are mentioned in the literature of Alexander the Great and Aristotle. Through early contacts between the Persian and Assyrian empires, and the Indus Valley civilization, it is possible that the large Mastiff type dogs of India and those of the Persians/Assyrians, have influenced each other. Golestān (Persian: گلستان) is one of the 28 provinces of Iran. ... Map of South Asia (see note on Kashmir) A subcontinent is a large part of a continent. ... The Indo-Aryans are a wide collection of peoples united by their common status as speakers of the Indo-Aryan (Indic) branch of the family of Indo-European and Indo-Iranian languages. ... Alexander the Great (Greek: ,[1][2] Megas Alexandros; July 20 356 BC – June 10 323 BC), also known as Alexander III, was an Ancient Greek king of Macedon (336–323 BC). ... Aristotle (Greek: Aristotélēs) (384 BC – 322 BC) was a Greek philosopher, a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. ...

The truth of those two likely lies somewhere in between. It is mostly found today in areas belonging to Pakistan - particularly in Punjab, Azad Kashmir and North-West Frontier Province. A local strain of Bully Kutta exists, which became known as the "Sindh Mastiff" and "Indian Mastiff". In spite of its name - it hales from Punjab not Sindh. This article is about the Pakistani province. ... The State of Azad Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir (Urdu: ), usually shortened to Azad Kashmir (literally free Kashmir), is part of the Pakistani-administered section of the Kashmir region, along with the Northern Areas; its official name is Azad Jammu and Kashmir. ... North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) is geographically the smallest of the four provinces of Pakistan. ...

The "Bully" in its name actually comes from the Hindi/Urdu word bohli - meaning heavily wrinkled. "Kutta" means dog.

Though in the past it has been used by criminal gangs for dog fighting, which is illegal in Pakistan, the majority are pets or used as guard dogs. Due to corruption and poor practice of the legal system,it is still used for dogfighting unchecked in Pakistan and Afghanistan illegally. Two dogs fighting Dog fighting is a fight between game dogs, involving the actual pitting of two dogs against each other in a pit or a ring to fight for the entertainment of the spectators, and for the purpose of gambling. ... Lady Justice or Justitia is a personification of the moral force that underlies the legal system (particularly in Western art). ...

References

• Molosserworld's Bully Kutta Breedfacts page. Retrieved on 2007-02-16.

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External links

• MBK
• http://www.freewebs.com/beasts-from-the-east/