probably black brown bears and grizzly bears
The term is "bear baiting," to use a bear as bait for dogs to attack and kill it. Bears and dogs were maimed and killed in the ensuing fight. It was considered a sport in many countries but is now illegal in most countries.
The dog was bred first to bait bulls and bears. When bear-baiting and bull-baiting were deemed inhumane, rat-baiting and dog fighting became more popular. The APBT Breed was used in both sports, and its prevalence in being put in pits with rats, or other dogs led to "pit" being added to its name.
Bear baiting was the indoor sport of the dogs being set upon the claw less and toothless bear. Bit harsh!
The cost in 16th century bear baiting cost is 4-10 Shillings
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Bear Baiting was a popular sport (if you can call it that) long before Shakespeare was born. Henry VIII was a fan.
The Globe Theatre was also used for bear baiting, gambling, and for immoral purposes
It was another name for the Hope Theatre, a theatre which could be converted for use as a bear-baiting pit. None of the significant acting companies liked the Hope, so it ended up being used for bear-baiting almost all of the time.
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A bearhound is a dog which is bred for baiting or hunting bears.
for bears
Bear Baiting is one of the activities depicted on neolithic cave drawings and can therefore be date back as much as 20,000 years. This makes it one of the first credible activities attributed to man.