The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog was the result of many years of effort, by the Lane family, towards rescuing and preserving an almost extinct breed, the old-timey "plantation dog" of the Alapaha River Region of South Georgia.The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog is an ancient breed with its roots founded in the Old World. The breed is essentially the original bullbaiting bulldog known in England from the 12th to the 18th century.

While it is great fun to sit around and tell your friends about the colorful history of those early dogs, it is what the dogs are today that makes them worth having. The Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldogs are physically-arresting dogs: most good males will average from 100 to 120 pounds; a few will be slightly smaller, and a few larger.

As a family guard dog, the Alapaha's mental characteristics and abilities are very impressive. Guarding his master's person, family, and property is a natural instinct in this breed. Never bred for aggression, they are not normally aggressive towards strangers as you might expect if you are familiar with German Shepherds and Rottweilers. A good bulldog will accept your friends and guests as just that, guests. The Alapaha will not intimidate or threaten; however, he will protect, and he will go into action if the need arises. The Alapaha is a natural playmate and protector of children; he will play differently with a three-year-old than a twelve-year-old.

 

These dogs have been used for centuries as a do-all farm dog. They are used for working cattle and catching hogs. They have the ability to learn what you want and the ability to do it. They excel at obedience, and if ou will take the time to show your Alapaha what you want him to do, he will do it. Whether you use your Alapaha for "Farm Work", "Companion Dog", "Protection Dog", etc., you will have a four-footed friend with a sweet disposition, with a lot of tenacity, agility, and speed.

In 1986, Ms. Lana Lou Lane contacted the Animal Research Foundation regarding a rare breed known as the "Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog". Ms. Lane's purpose in calling and talking to ARF's Founder, Mr. Tom D. Stodghill, was because Mr. Stodghill had registered a number of rare breeds within the Foundation. Knowing this information, she asked Mr. Stodghill to provide her a plan so that she could insure the survival of the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog, and how to be involved in the ARF Certified Breeder's program.

 

Mr. Stodghill provided Ms. Lane with the necessary ARF documents, and she became the first ARF Certified Breeder of Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldogs. From 1986 to 2001, ARF has registered or pedigreed just under 700 ABBBs.

Ms Lane has dedicated and devoted her life to the preservation and promotion of this rare breed, and, because there is so few ABBBs in existence, Ms. Lane is very particular who owns these dogs and who breeds them.