THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS TO CONSIDER ONCE YOU HAVE CHOSEN A BREED.

ALL AMERICAN BULLDOGS ARE NOT CREATED EQUAL! AND I PROMISE YOU THAT MANY BREEDERS WILL TELL YOU WHAT YOU WANT TO HEAR TO PEDDLE A PUPPY; EVEN IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A "REPUTABLE BREEDER"! THE ONLY THING THAT IS AS VASTLY DIFFERENT AS THE LOOK OF ONE DOG TO THE NEXT IS THE TEMPERAMENT THAT ONE BREEDER PRODUCES TO THE NEXT BUT EVERY WEBSITE YOU VISIT OR BREEDER YOU TALK TO SAYS; "SOLID TEMPERAMENT", COMPARED TO WHAT IS MY QUESTION!!!!

BEFORE YOU BUY; STUDY HARD THE "STANDARDS" FOR THIS BREED AND MAKE SURE THE PARENTS ARE WITHIN THOSE STANDARDS. THEY WERE WRITTEN FOR A REASON AND THAT IS THE HEALTH OF THE BREED! POOR HIPS PLAUGE THIS BREED BUT MANY TIMES GOES UN-NOTICED BECAUSE A:  THEY HAVE SUCH MUSCLE MASS AND B:  SUCH AN EXTRORDINARY PAIN TOLERENCE THAT THEY WON'T REVEAL A PROBLEM UNTIL IT'S TOO LATE; THIS HAS HAPPENED AS EARLY AS 4 MONTHS WHEN THE DOG HAS BECOME SO CRIPPLED THAT IT HAD TO BE PUT TO SLEEP! MAKE SURE THAT BOTH PARENTS HAVE BEEN OFA OR PENNHIP CERTIFIED AND KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS; LOOK FOR OFA "GOOD" OR BETTER OR A PENNHIP OF .50/.50 OR BETTER. THE MEDIAN FOR PENNHIP "TODAY" IS .56/.56 BUT THE "LOWER" THE NUMBERS THE BETTER AND DON'T SETTLE FOR AVERAGE; THERE ARE TOO MANY REALLY GOOD DOGS OUT THERE TO SETTLE FOR LESS THAN THE BEST. MOST OF THE TIME THE BEST WON'T COST YOU ANY MORE THAN THE AVERAGE.

BEFORE YOU BUY; BE CERTAIN THAT BOTH PARENTS ARE NCL "CLEAR". NCL IS A NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE. OUR CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS CREATE WASTE AND THERE IS AN ENZYME THAT OCCURS NATURALLY IN A HEALTHY DOG THAT EATS THAT WASTE. IN A NCL "EFFECTED" DOG THEY LACK THE NECESSARY ENZYME AND OVER TIME IT BECOMES TOXIC AND THE DOG DIES. YOU WILL COME ACROSS PUPPIES THAT HAVE TESTED NCL "CARRIER" AND WILL NEVER BECOME ILL AND WILL MAKE WONDERFUL PETS. SOME "CARRIERS", AS WITH MY MALE BRUTUS, WILL STILL BE USED IN A BREEDING PROGRAM BECAUSE THEY ARE SUCH A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF THE BREED. IN SUCH A CASE ALL PUPPIES WILL BE TESTED AND YOU SHOULD KNOW IN ADVANCE WHICH, IF ANY, PUPPIES, ARE "CARRIERS" BEFORE YOU BUY. WHEN BREEDING A "CARRIER" TO A "CLEAR" DOG YOU WILL NOT PRODUCE "AFFECTED" PUPS AND THEREFORE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO BECOME ILL FROM NCL IN IT'S LIFETIME.

DO NOT HESTITATE TO ASK TO SEE PROOF OF ALL HEALTH TESTS ON EACH PARENT. ANY REPUTABLE BREEDER WILL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU THE DOCUMENTS - MAKE SURE THAT THE DOCUMENTS MATCH THE DOG THAT YOU SEE BEFORE YOU. SOME BREEDERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO SWITCH DOCUMENTS; HEALTH TEST ONE BREEDING PAIR AND USE THOSE RESULTS FOR ALL OF THEIR DOGS!

BEFORE YOU BUY; BOTH PARENTS WILL NOT ALWAYS BE OWNED BY THE BREEDER AND THAT IS NOT A "BAD" THING BUT THE FEMALE SHOULD ALWAYS BE PRESENT. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE FEMALE AND SHE SHOULD REPRESENT, ESPECIALLY IN TEMPERAMENT, A DOG THAT YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH AND THAT YOU WOULD OWN. THE PUPPIES ARE RAISED WITH HER AND WILL  PICK UP GOOD TEMPERAMENTAL CHARCTERISTICS AND /OR POOR OR AGGRESSIVE TENDENCIES FROM WATCHING HER AS THEY MATURE.

WHATEREVER YOU DO, DO NOT MAKE A "PASSION BUY". DO NOT CHOOSE THE 1ST PUPPY THAT YOU SEE. TAKE THE TIME AND REALLY LOOK AROUND, THEN MAKE YOUR DECISION.

BEFORE YOU BUY; AGAIN READ ALL INFORMATION THAT YOU CAN FIND REGARDING THIS WONDERFUL BREED. KNOW THAT THIS BREED CAN BE ANIMAL  AGGRESSIVE AND THAT THIS IS A BREED THAT YOU WILL PROBABLY NOT DO WELL TAKING TO THE DOG PARK OR TURNING IT LOOSE ON THE BEACH WHERE THERE ARE OTHER DOGS. IT MAY NOT START THE "PROBLEM" BUT IT WILL FINISH IT IF CHALLENGED BY A DOMINATE DOG! AMERICAN BULLDOG PUPPIES AND ADULTS HAVE DRIVE, MUCH OF THIS WILL DEPEND ON HOW YOU RAISE IT, BUT THEY DO LIKE TO PLAY RUFF AND IT WOULD BE YOUR JOB TO TEACH IT BOUNDRIES. THE AMERICAN BULLDOG IS AN EXTRAORDIARILY INTELLEGENT BREED AND WILL CATCH ON QUICKLY. AMERICAN BULLDOGS ARE A TERRIFIC ADDITION TO "MOST" FAMILIES BUT ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. THEY NOT ONLY DESERVE BUT REQUIRE ATTENTION AND PUPPY OBIEDENCE TRAINING. THEY ARE APART OF OUR HOMES AND OUR HEARTS; THEY ARE NOT YARD ORNIMATES OR EGO ENHANCERS! THEY ARE A LARGE AND POWERFUL FRIEND THAT WILL TAKE HIS OR HER JOB AS FAMILY GAURDIAN SERIOUSLY; BUT JUST BECAUSE YOU "HAVE A GUN DOESN'T MEAN YOU SHOULD USE IT"; CHANCES ARE IT WILL COST HIM/HER THEIR LIFE. GIVING THEIR LIFE TO PROTECT YOU; YOU SHOULD BE DEVOTED TO PROTECT HIM/HER AS WELL!!!!

BEFORE YOU BUY: PLEASE REMEMBER THAT IN THE PUBLIC EYE YOU WILL SIMPLY OWN A HUGE PIT BULL (PIT BULLS ARE GREAT ANIMALS) AND THEY WILL REACT ACCORDINGLY. YOU WILL HAVE TO BE PREPARED TO EDUCATE AS YOU GO.