History
No one seems to have full knowledge as to how the Blue Pauls were bred or from where they originally came. There was a story that John Paul Jones, the Scottish born American sailor, brought them from abroad and landed some when he visited his native town of Kirkcudbright about 1770. They were game to the death and could suffer much punishment. They were expert and tricky in their fighting tactics, which made them great favorites with those who indulged in this sport. They maintained that the breed originally came from the Galloway coast, which lends support to the Paul Jones legend. The dogs to arrive in the United States with the English immigrants in the mid-19th century were the Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
The truth is not as of the above The Blue paul was never a distinct breed that there was a dog dark blue in colour and named Paul is true but this individual was no different to those found the odd time in litters of the Black & Tan terrier(Manchester terrier) the black and tan colouring often throwing out dark blue dogs and some weighing over 30 lbs. This being the reason they never bred true too type. The fanciful ideas of pirates and scotland and dogs still in Ireland is nothing but lies to feed the whims of dreamers.
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