![]() The ancestral type was not our modern bulldog but the bulldog of 150-200 years ago: a strong, athletic dog, high on leg, and capable of being used in that barbarous activity called “bull-baiting.” Breeders in France developed the smaller bulldogs into a distinctly “French” type and American breeders set the standard that prescribed the all-important “bat ears.” We begin with the bulldog in England, where so many of our AKC breeds originated. ![]() England provided the foundation for our modern Frenchie: the old bulldog. ![]() In discussing the history of the French Bulldog, we should note the importance of three countries: England, France and America.
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