Put a pit in an earth for a few hours with a yolk using his botton jaws for breakfast and see how long they stick it.? you will soon see how game they are.
The sort that took those dogs are bad news and are well known, the buyers knew right well what they were buying and are bigger scumbags than the seller,its a relatively small Island we live on nearly every one knows some one.
The IKC here in Ireland are endorcing papers of bulldog pugs and labradores if they dont have the correct colour for the standard papers come back with not for breeding and not for export.
Its a bit like baking a cake the ingredients on their own uncooked taste like shit but when mixed and cooked its a total different story I think the reason EB works in terrier mixes is down to the fact they lack gameness and makes for a steadier terrier,thats what I think but no one really knows.
Dont think the black dogs made an apearance in Ireland till the late 80s even then and into the 90s russels and borders were the terriers being used thats what was around here anyway in the midlands.
No I only seen couple at a show before I also seen a few harrier/beagle x sealyham bitch that worked cover and to ground their about alright look a bit like a glen of Imal they look to be to big for fox.