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| image = GULL TERR (PAKISTANI BULL TERRIER).jpg
| name = Gull Terrier
|caption = [[File:Gull Terr.png|upright=1.0|center|frameless]]
Images of Pakistani Gull Terrier
| altname = {{plainlist|
*Indian Bull Terrier<ref name="RTA2018"/>
*Pakistani Bull Terrier<ref name="RTA2018"/>
*Gull Terr<ref name="LPA2019">{{cite web |title=Indian Gull Terr |url=http://laprovenceaustrale.free.fr/conditions%20animales/combats/chiens/paskistan/races/gull%20terr/gull%20terr.html |publisher=La Provence Australe |access-date=22 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="RTA2018"/>
*Bull Terr}}
| country = [[India]]<br/>[[Pakistan]]

|maleweight = {{convert|55|-|65|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|femaleweight = {{convert|45|-|55|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
|maleheight = {{convert|18|-|22|in|cm|abbr=on}}
|femaleheight = {{convert|18|-|22|in|cm|abbr=on}}
|coat = Short, dense
|color = White
|life_span = 10–14 years
}}

The '''Gull Terrier''' (also known as the '''Gull Terr'''){{efn-ua|This breed is known by several names, including the South Asian Gull Terrier, South Asian Gull Terr, Indian Bull Terrier, Indo-Pakistani Bull Terrier, and Bull Terr.<ref name="RTA2018"/><ref name="LPA2019"/>}} is a rare [[dog breed|breed of dog]] that originates from the [[Punjab region]] of [[Pakistan]] and [[India]]; it is believed to be several hundred years old.<ref name="RTA2018">{{cite web |title=Pakistani bulldog |url=http://radioteleafrica.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/b1tmhlq/lxqufhl.php?uzsziiudv=pakistani-bulldog |publisher=Radio Télé Africa |access-date=19 February 2019 |language=en |date=2018|quote=Gull Terr Appearance Body: the body of the Indian Gull Terrier is full and round, while the shoulders are robust and muscular and the tail is carried horizontally.}}{{dead link|date=February 2019}}</ref> They are often used in [[dog fighting]], [[Hunting dog|hunting]], and [[Guard dog|guarding]]. The Gull Terrier is related to the Bull Terrier breeds that come from [[Great Britain]]. These English dog breeds, along with those indigenous to the Indian subcontinent such as the [[Bully Kutta]], played a major role in the Gull Terrier's breeding development and are considered to be a direct ancestor of the modern Gull Terrier.

==Description==
A Gull Terrier is a tall, broad chested, medium-sized molosser dog that is mostly found in Pakistan and India. Gull Terriers have large erect ears. Their coats are normally white, although sometimes they have dark-colored markings on their faces and bodies.

Gull Terriers are wary of strangers. They are protective of their owners and territory. They are highly trainable.

==Origin==
During the era of the [[British Raj]] in India, [[Bull Terrier|Bull Terriers]] were introduced to the northwestern Indian subcontinent, which now includes the modern republics of India and Pakistan. In [[colonial India]], the Bull Terrier breed soared in popularity,<ref name="CopemanRumble1983">{{cite book |last1=Copeman |first1=George Henry |last2=Rumble |first2=Tony |title=Capital as an Incentive |date=1983 |publisher=Jupiter Books |isbn=9780881689907 |page=115 |language=en|quote=The breed's popularity spread to India and Africa and to other countries of the Commonwealth, from whence it travelled to the United States and elsewhere.}}</ref> with the Bull Terrier Club of India being established in [[Calcutta]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hogarth |first1=Thomas W. |title=A Bull-Terrier Notebook |date=2013 |publisher=Read Books Ltd |isbn=9781473385108 |language=en}}</ref> Bull Terriers were crossed with local breeds to develop the Gull Terrier, often called the Indian Bull Terrier and also now the Indian Bull Terrier.<ref name="RTA2018"/><ref name="LPA2019"/> The Gull Terrier is a medium-sized dog with short, smooth fur which resembles that of the [[Staffordshire Bull Terrier]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_gx5CgAAQBAJ&q=gull+terr&pg=PA109|title=Bear Necessities: Rescue, Rehabilitation, Sanctuary, and Advocacy|first=Lisa|last=Kemmerer|date=27 August 2015|publisher=[[Brill Publishers|BRILL]]|access-date=17 October 2018|via=Google Books|isbn=9789004293090}}</ref> These dogs were originally used in blood sports such as bull baiting, and dog fighting - a bloody entertainment introduced by the British to the Indian subcontinent.<ref name="Hafeez">{{cite web|url=https://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/22043/the-bloody-world-of-dog-fighting-victory-or-death-there-is-no-mercy/|title=The bloody world of dog fighting: Victory or death, there is no mercy! |first1=Zara |last1=Hafeez|newspaper=[[The Express Tribune ]]|access-date=17 October 2018}}</ref> When the blood sport was made illegal across the Empire, the Gull Terriers were used as guard dogs.{{efn-ua|Dating back to the British Indian [http://pawspakistan.org/wp-content/uploads/2007/04/the-prevention-of-cruelty-to-animals-act-1890-optimised.pdf Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1890], dog fighting is illegal and a violations of animal rights in Pakistan. "Unfortunately, funds to deal with animal rights in the department have dried up. Hence, the law that should prevent dog fights, camel fights, bear-baiting and the likes is violated all over Pakistan."<ref name="Hafeez"/> The [[Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act]] (1960) in India "bars inciting or baiting animals into fighting. Receiving money or allowing any place to be used for such fights too is illegal."<ref name="Kamal2018">{{cite web |last1=Kamal |first1=Neel |title=Punjab puts a leash on illegal dog fights, files first case |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/punjab-puts-a-leash-on-illegal-dog-fights-files-first-case/articleshow/64612222.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=26 February 2019 |language=en |date=16 June 2018}}</ref>}} In [[colonial India]], some breeders crossed the Gull Terrier with the [[Bully Kutta]], naming the progeny the "[[Gull Dong]]", which "is celebrated in India and Pakistan for its speed and tenacity".

==Health==
The Gull Terrier is prone to deafness and blindness, but aside from that, there are no common medical problems affecting these dogs.{{citation requested|reason=source?|date=January 2021}}

==Ban==
{{Main|Breed-specific legislation}}
Under the [[New York City Housing Authority]], Gull Terriers, alongside [[Gull Dong]]s, are banned in homes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thebark.com/content/working-end-dog-breed-ban-public-housing|title=Working to End Dog Breed Ban in Public Housing|website=Thebark.com|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Changes to NYCHA's Pet Policy |journal=New York City Housing Authority Journal |volume=39 |issue=4 |date=April 2009 |url=http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/downloads/pdf/j09apre.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120111063721/http://www.nyc.gov/html/nycha/downloads/pdf/j09apre.pdf |archive-date=2012-01-11 }}</ref> The dog is also banned in the [[Cayman Island]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.inspection.gc.ca/animals/terrestrial-animals/exports/live-animals/health-certificates/pets/cayman-islands/list-of-dog-breeds-prohibited/eng/1444238234231/1444238309598?wbdisable=true|title=List of Dog Breeds Prohibited for Import into the Cayman Islands|first=Canadian Food Inspection Agency|last=Government of Canada|date=9 October 2015|website=Inspection.gc.ca|access-date=4 January 2019}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Portal:Dogs|Dogs portal]]
* [[List of dog breeds]]

==References==
===Notes===
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===Citations===
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGlHz3VqudI The Gull Terr]
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>William Harris at 03:38, 17 July 2021