Hehe....a barking bully. Who woulda though! They seem to be notorious for this. Every single one I've trained has done it... I'm a fan of "shake, rattle and roll". This only works in the crate, but they get the picture pretty quickly. I just showed my dober puppy what this is all about last week, he's dead silent in the crate now...lol. As soon as she starts barking, freeze the moment with a loud "no", then walk to the kennel, grab it by both sides and shake it side to side. It doesn't have to be violently, just enough to throw them off balance a little. As you're doing it say "no, no, no, quiet". Then walk away. If she starts again... "no", go to the kennel, pick up the front and about a foot off the ground and drop it, and say "no, no, no, quiet". If she continues (most don't after this point)... same thing with the "no", only this time, you'll flip the kennel completely onto it's back, very quickly and abruptly, again saying "no, no, no, quiet". Let it stay that way for about 30 seconds, then flip it back to it's bottom. Bullys are definitely one of the more stubborn breeds, but even so, this seems to make the point quite quickly. I only had to flip Dahlyla's once before she got it. She's not crated anymore, but when she was she dang sure knew she better be quiet. And through using "no, no, no, quiet", they'll learn what that means and you can use it at other times, like if she's barking at the doorbell or whatever. Simply say "no, quiet" and she'll stop. Repetition forms habit!
I get what you are saying here...and you are right, some of us just have stubborn bullies. Orion would tell me how it is, no matter what's at stake. Vegas...if I did this to him, he'd break a leg. I have a hard time picturing doing this with a bulldog in the crate. Most of us cringe as they go up and down the stairs...afraid they are going to tear an ACL or something else. When you "flip the kennel completely onto it's back, very quickly and abruptly, again saying "no, no, no, quiet". Let it stay that way for about 30 seconds, then flip it back to it's bottom" what happens the the dog inside? Certainly they can be severely hurt by throwing them around like that.