Texas American Bulldogs

 Here at Texas American Bulldogs you will find the bully, performance,  and "Hybrid" a mix of the Bully type and Performance type. Sure Grip's Kyle Symmes has produced some of the best known Hybrids like Mountain Gator Red, a very popular dog from the past that is on more pedigrees than any other dog it seems.  We prefer some muzzle on our dogs because of the heat here in Texas. Our short muzzled dogs are clean breathers and do well in the heat. We line breed but don't inbreed some people inbreed but at this point we choose not too. We don't use any other type of dog for breeding, there is a huge controversy on how some breeders make their dogs look like large english bulldogs by infusing other types of bulldog bloodlines. Our goal is to produce a superior American Bulldog with a solid temperament that can be a great family pet or working dog for many years to come. Contact us to let us know the type of bulldog you are looking for and we can match up a pup to meet your needs, from a family pet to a working dog. Some American Bulldogs have very high drive and need more time, training and socialization to become a house dog and companion, the high drive dogs make great working and guard dogs and fit an active lifestyle better. The lower drive dogs take less effort and easily become great companions and family pets while still protecting the home but take much more effort to make a good working dog. Let us know what you are looking for in an American Bulldog and we can assist you with picking a litter to get a pup from that will fit your needs.

Working bulldog - Will have the drive, determination and athletic ability to perform any working task put in front of it. This could be protection work, weight pull, schutzhund, hunting, herding, security, etc. Of course the dog will need proper training K9 Pro Sports to perform these tasks but the dog needs to have the qualities and capabilities first. Not all dogs posses these traits. We own some dogs that undoubtedly have these traits and some don't. We can provide you with a working dog and set up the proper training for work or sport. The vigor of some hybrid type AB seems to be an ideal working dog and will still make a great companion.

 We are in the process of  X-raying hips on our dogs, when we are finished the results will be posted. There is a lot of hype about PennHip scores and OFA ratings, we offer a 2yr guarantee. Two dogs with the best hip scores or rating can still produce a dog with poor hips, its called genetics. Its in the hands of mother nature.Thats when your guarantee comes into play. Most dogs if they are going to have a severe problem that will effect their quality of life, some cases it will show by 2 yrs of age. In our contract and guarantee we go over this in more detail, there are things you can do with a pup to prevent hip problems as there are things you can do to create hip problems. Educating yourself on caring for large breeds will benefit the long term health of your pup. We have dogs between 8 and 11 years old that have not had any problems. Muscle strains and acl pulls and tears can occur with an active bulldog, if a dog takes off on a 50 yard sprint and a couple hard turns after laying around the house for 2 weeks there is a good chance of a muscle pull or tear. Letting your dog rest and limitting excercise will usually heal a strain or tear in 30 to 60 days depending on the severity.

  We breed American Bulldogs for the love of the breed and not for the dollar. No hype or puppymill here, just a good quality bulldog at a fair price. We own several bulldogs but we do not breed all of them. We have 5 yr old dogs that have only had one litter. 4 year olds that have never had a litter. They all are excercised several times a day in a large fenced off area for them to run and play as you can see in most of our photos. We have 1 to 4 litters a year. You won't see us over run with dogs we can't take care of , if we see any concern for the health of our dogs they get a trip to the vet. Keeping a clean and pest free living area is essential to their health and happiness. We have a barn and several additional acres that will be fenced for excercising and working the dogs. A seperate training and working area is being constructed. Someone from our family is present 24 hrs. a day to take care of our dogs. Our bulldogs are socialized with our family and Toy Fox Terriers. We usually rotate our American Bulldogs in the backyard and house so they are part of the family. Puppies spend their time in our barn and inside our fenced back yard with Sammy playing in their kids pool and laying around the patio.  We believe if you have a family pet and are not going to breed a dog spay or neuter them, our Toy Fox Terriers are spayed.

 Recently we have placed some older females in homes and with friends, thats why you will see some new faces and we now have some young up & coming pups for the future. If you are looking for an older copanion dog contact us we may have something available. It has taken some time evaluating, buying and selling some dogs to get to this point. It is a continual work in progress. Feedback, positive or negative and pictures from our past litters help us with our decisions on future and repeat breedings. Our breedings are carefully planned with goals we are trying to achieve for the future. We use a pedigree as a tool to match up our dogs, its still only a piece of paper but it does help at times for some consistency in a litter. If it works out and we are happy with the litter it gives us the option to do a repeat breeding in the future. We don't mix and match bulldogs just to have pups. This will help make sure you get a QUALITY pup.

  Texas American Bulldogs is licensed by the National Kennel Club and registered with the Animal Research Foundation as a certified American Bulldog breeder. We uphold the ARF's breeder code of ethics. Our puppies come with a 2 yr replacement guarantee (restrictions apply) call for details. If  for any reason our puppy will not be the perfect fit for your family or situation we will always help you in any way we can, taking the dog back, placing it in a new home etc. or even if you want a different puppy or one from another litter.   We need to keep the American Bulldogs out of shelters, if you are in Texas and need assistance finding your American Bulldog a new home contact us. We do courtesy postings for family friendly dogs that need to be rehomed on our rescue page.

 Good customer service and a great dog for a fair price is our goal. We use discretion when breeding and also when selling puppies. Any questions or concerns after your puppy purchase? Don't hesitate to call or email we will assist you any way we can in making decisions concerning your bulldog.

 If you want a deal on a puppy we will discount certain puppies from time to time after all the reserved pups are picked.  We can sign the back of the papers giving a limited registration contract stating spay or neuter, this is the only way a discount applies. It works out great for the bargain hunter who isn't going to breed just wants a family pet.

 Professional training is a worth while investment and we recommend it, check out  K9 Pro Sports , ignoring behavioral problems and abuse is never the answer, if you are having problems let a professional help. We cannot stress how important it is to socialize your puppy with people and other animals. It is critical at this point in a dogs life to learn the importance of being a K-9 good citizen no matter what breed of dog. The dogs actions reflect on the owner and the owners are responsible for their dogs actions. Training and socializing is how you achieve a mild tempered family pet, the dogs need to play an active role with the family with plenty of love, affection, training, and socialization. We like to encourage working your dog or finding activities for you and your dog to enjoy, this is were the American Bulldog will excel and produce a strong bond with their owner. With all this said you and your dog will be very happy together and most people will never own any other breed after their American Bulldog experience. If you can't provide all this for your dog you should consider another type of lower maintenance pet. There are a few books available on the American Bulldog and its a good idea to buy one to familiarize yourself with the breed. I have found that the local bookstores don't usually carry any of the books but they can order them or Amazon.com is a good alternative.