Many years ago, I was shopping for a new dog. One of the dogs that caught my eye was the Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog. I remember talking with Lana Lou Lane over the phone about her dogs. She had a number of interesting things to say about this breed. It was one of the few remaining lines of original American bulldog breeds from the Old South, in Georgia. I remember her telling me that her dogs were naturally obedient, and also how she could bring her dog into a bar, leave the dog with her stuff (purse and drink), and come back knowing that her dog wouldn't let someone else touch her stuff when she was away. I had no way of verifying what she was saying, but I also wasn't going to claim she wasn't accurate because I've seen some interesting things that some dogs do.
A number of years later, I met a woman who had an Alapaha Blue Blood Bulldog. Thus, I got to meet one after all. If I recall, the dog had issues with strangers coming into the home. So long as she was there to do the introductions, the dog would accept the guest. I also remember she was having some dog to dog fighting issues in the home, which was not a surprise. Many of these old bulldog breeds were such that you could only have two of them, a male and a female. Not two females. Not two males. Otherwise, there would be fights.
I don't know the current status of the breed. Being comprised of a small gene pool, my concern would be overall health and longevity. Also, that the owner really wanted a territorial breed like this and knew how to manage it properly.
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