bulldogger

If the bulldogger completely misses the steer on his way down, he will receive a "no time".

Breaking the rope barrier early adds a 10 second penalty to the bulldogger's time.

The wrinkled-face little bulldogger excused himself and waddled away.

"The best bulldogger in forty-eight States!

He tried to shout for Dumont to shoot; but he had no breath, grasping the horn, grappling the tossing white head like a bulldogger.

Canutt started rodeo riding professionally and gained a reputation as a bronc rider, bulldogger and all-around cowboy.

The first woman bulldogger appeared in 1913, when the great champion trick and bronc rider and racer Tillie Baldwin exhibited the feat.

If the steer stumbles or falls before the bulldogger brings it down, he must either wait for it to rise or help it up before wrestling it to the ground.

According to the Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame in Colorado Springs, an inscription on the negative labels the subject "Bill Pickett, famous Negro cowboy, first man bulldogger."

Rules of steer wrestling include: The bulldogger's horse must not break the rope barrier in front of it at the beginning of a run, but must wait for the animal escaping from the adjacent chute to release the rope.

"Bill Pickett: Rodeo-Ridin' Cowboy," written by Andrea D. Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney, is a far more fitting tribute to the renowned bulldogger, who would wrestle steers up close and personally by chomping down on their upper lips with his own teeth.