Winston the ALL AMERICAN BULLDOG and Buddy Boy the not so French Standard Poodle are roughhousing again. Note-Winston is usually the one yanking at Buddy's ears. By the time this video was shot Winston was tired from chasing Buddy around like a calf. Buddy is older and has better stamina, has been running at least 1-2 hour per day since he was younger and he still had some energy left in reserve to burn off . A little history: Both Winston and Buddy were unofficially banned individually from another dog park by the owners of older dogs that have mellowed out and of smaller dogs because of their rough playing. They both met at another much larger multipurpose park and became friends. Winston is just under a year old and Buddy is 14 1/2 months old and both love to play hard ever chance they get. As for the not so French part: From Wikipedia--The Poodle is believed to have originated in Germany, where it was known as the Pudelhund. Pudel (cognate with the English word "puddle")! , is derived from the Low German verb meaning "to splash about", and the word Hund in German means "dog". The breed was standardized in France, where it was commonly used as a water retriever. I may add, and given a bad rap as froufrou dogs with fancy hair cuts. The fancy cuts do have a purpose for keeping a Poodles joints warm but not for Buddy. And for the All American Bulldog: From Wikipedia--This breed tolerates children and can do very well with them, provided they are socialized early and
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