Contact us:
Dez Auld: Irondog Genealogist\Registrar and Bulldog Club Secretary
By phone call: Between 3 pm and 5 pm Monday to Friday.
(Please take your phone off private so I can return your call if missed or message me)
Facebook: Dez Bulldog-Man Auld
By email: Irondog@americanbulldogclub.com.au
Customer Service Charter
1. WHO ARE WE?
The American Bulldog Club celebrated 30 years in Australia in 2023. It all began around 1992 with Tony Tascone, George Andrews and Joe Cauchi who started importing the American Bulldog and establishing kennels and a Club\Registry (NABR). From there the reins were passed to Carl Kindred in 1996 who re-branded as the ABRA. In 2000 he Original Club under went another face lift with the establishment of the American Bulldog Club of Australia and a separation of the Club and Registry following the purchase of the ABRA by Dez Auld and all its records - from the partnership with the ARF in America (The Original True Registry of The American Bulldog). And so the Irondog Competition began with much success changing the course of the history of The American Bulldog in the Southern Hemisphere.
The main registry and records went to Samantha David at this time with a minute fraction of the electronic records being used to seed a second registry (as a back up) the "American Bulldog Registry Down Under". The dual registry experiment was concluded in 2010 with the permanent closure of both. The ARF in the USA also permanently closed shortly after this. A couple of small pirate Australian registries that were not recognized internationally also closed around the same time. The combined records of these registries and records from the NKC, ABA and Johnson Bulldog Registries were combined into the Irondog Registry.
The ABCA organisation experienced difficulties and closed but he Club itself continued with the Irondog Registry and national Shows. In 2020 The Club reformed as The True American Bulldog, Original Club of Australia inc and the The Working American Bulldog Club inc. Both of these working in partnership with Irondog as the sole foundation registry. The separation of Club and Registry has proven a real success this time around with great support from around Australia. We are more active than ever before and our mission of "Breeding Better Bulldogs" is gaining momentum all the time. This last year with the establishment of an Ethics Committee accountability has come to the Bulldog world, dragging it kicking and screaming to a more acceptable level of service delivery to Australia. A number of notable puppy peddlers have been exorcised from the community and other legitimate breeders have partnered up to establish standards and principled negotiations. We look forward to you joining the fight with us, the fight to preserve the American Bulldog - which is "The Bulldog of History"!
2. OUR MISSION
"To Breed Better Bulldogs through Community, Competition and Accountability"
3. RESPONSIBLE OWNERSHIP
When a Bulldog gets into trouble it is the owners who should take responsibility. We do not accept that particular dog breeds should be banned or restricted. But rather that the owners and breeders take responsibility for their Bulldogs care, behavior and protection.
Registered Breeders are also responsible for what they turn out and the homes the Bulldogs obtain. All registered Breeders are required to make a commitment in writing - voicing their vision of "Breeding Better Bulldogs".
