I am an owner of an English Bulldog and would like to point out that not all bulldogs are the same.

In the past few months there have been several articles in which “bulldogs” have been referenced regarding tragic aggressive behavior. It has been my observation that reporters are not being very specific with the type of bulldog that is committing these “crimes.”

There are a variety of types of bulldogs, American, French, English and Olde English.

An American bulldog is known to be more like a pit bull and generally has a regular dog nose, while English bulldogs look like they ran nose first into a wall. An Olde English is larger than an English and their noses are slightly bigger. A French bulldog is the smallest of the bulldogs and it would be rather unlikely it would have the ability to kill a dog bigger than itself.

It is very frustrating to see reporters — over and over again — use the title “bulldog.” If there isn’t going to be a specific breed named properly, why even bother naming the type of breed at all?

When reporting on dog attacks, reporters should name the breed of the dog instead of clumping a type of dog into a generic title.

The different types of bulldogs are very different from one another, and it is important to make that distinction in a well written news report so the public does not keep assuming that all bulldogs are the same.

Cheryl Moon, Jefferson