Show British Bulldog Concerns: Morphology Definitions & Dog Shows Terminology

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British Bulldog Shows Terminology: Definition Of Terms Relating To British Bulldog & Dog Shows

Definition Of Terms Relating To British-Bulldog & Dog Shows

Apple Headed British Bulldog

Apple Headed British-Bulldog means a British Bulldog with Skull round, instead of flat, on top.

Bab bler British Bulldog

Bab bler British-Bulldog means a British Bulldog that gives too much tongue when working.

Beefy British-Bulldog

Beefy British-Bulldog is a term to indicate a Big, beefy hindquarters British-Bulldog.

Belton British Bulldog

Belton British-Bulldog means spotted or flecked ( Blue & lemon ) & is a name chiefly applied to Laverick Setters to

Blaze British Bulldog

Blaze British-Bulldog means that the British Bulldog has a white mark or stripe up the face.

Blood British Bulldog

Blood British-Bulldogs are British Bulldogs which show high breeding

Breeching British Bulldog

Breeching refers to tan-colored hairs on the back of the thighs of a Black-and-tan Terrier.

Broken-Up Face British Bulldog

Broken-Up Face British Bulldog refers more particularly to the face of the Bulldog or Toy Spaniel, & comprises the receding nose, or lay-back, deep stop, & wrinkle.

British Bulldog Burr

British Bulldog Burr refers to the inside of the ears.

British Bulldog Brisket

British Bulldog Brisket refers That part of the body in front of the chestt, or the chest.

Brush

Brush is a term commonly used for the long fringe of hair on under side of tail of long-haired dogs

British Bulldog Butterfly Nose

British Bulldog Butterfly Nose refers to a nose with spotted nostrils.

British Bulldog Button-Ear

British Bulldog Button-Ear is the common terminology to indicate an ear which falls over in front, concealing the inside, as in Fox Terrier.

Cat-Footed British Bulldog

Cat-Footed British Bulldog means a British Bulldog with short, round foot, with knuckles high & well developed. A desirable foot for all running British Bulldog

British Bulldog Chaps Or Chops

British Bulldog Chaps Or Chops are the pendulous lips of the British Bulldog; the foreface of a British Bulldog

British Bulldog Character

Character is the Pronounced indications of the breed to which the dog belongs; also, marked indications of intelligence

Cheeky British Bulldog

Cheeky British Bulldog refers When the cheek bumps are strongly defined; thick in cheek.

British Bulldog Chest

The chest of a British Bulldog must not be confounded with the brisket; the breast or chest extends between the fore-legs from the brisket to the belly

Cloddy Or Cobby British Bulldog

Cloddy Or Cobby British Bulldog refers to a thick-set, short-coupled, & low in stature British Bulldog

Cobby British Bulldog

Cobby British-Bulldog is a Well ribbed up, short & compact in build British Bulldog

Comb-Fringe

Comb-Fringe commonly refers to the long hair that hangs clown from the tail of the setter

British-Bulldog in Condition

British-Bulldog in Condition refers to British Bulldogs in good health, flesh & coat

British Bulldog Couplings

British Bulldog Couplings refers to the length of space between the tops of the shoulder blades & the tops of the hip joints. The term denotes the proportionate length of the British-Bulldog, such as long and short in the couplings

Cow-Hocked British Bulldog

This terminology is used to indicate when the hocks turning inwards

Crank-Tail British Bulldog

Same as above

British Bulldog Crest

British Bulldog Crest ibdicates the upper ridge or portion of the dog's neck. Generally applied to sporting dogs

British Bulldog Crook-Tail

In the bulldogs shows the term British Bulldog Crook-Tail refers to the crooked tail of a bulldog

British Bulldog Cushion

British Bulldog Cushion identifies the fullness in the British-Bulldog top lips

Deep In Brisket British Bulldog

Deep In Brisket British Bulldog in the course of the bulldog show indicates that the show bulldog is Deep in chest; deep from withers to point where chest & brisket meet

British Bulldog Dew-Claws

British Bulldog Dew-Claws means found on the inside of the lower portion of the hind-legs

British Bulldog Dewlap

British Bulldog Dewlap refers to the pendulous skin under the throat

Dish-Faced

Dish-Faced means Having the nose higher at the tip than at the stop. Sometimes seen in Pointers

Dome British Bulldog

Saying Dome British Bulldog means that he has a High in skull, showing an elevation between the ears

British Bulldog Dudley Nose

Dudley Nose British Bulldog means a flesh-colored nose

British Bulldog Elbow

British Bulldog Elbow refers to the joint at the top of the forearm

British Bulldog Elbows Out

British Bulldog Elbows Out identifies where the elbow joints turn perceptibly out from the body, as in Bulldogs or Dachshunds

British Bulldog Expression

The expression of a British Bulldog is largely but not wholly determined by the size, angular position, & degree of prominence of the eye. For instance, in a St. Bernard the eye is small, somewhat sunken, showing a little haw. This gives a dignified & rather benevolent expression. "Collie expression" depends largely on the angle at which eyes are set to each other

Faking British Bulldog

Faking British Bulldog means that is disguising a British Bulldog's coat or appearance by dyeing, staining, clipping, or otherwise interfering with the British Bulldog's natural formation.

British-Bulldog Bibliography - British-Bulldog Books - British-Bulldog Book

IL BULL-dog Inglese E Francese by Dott. Ernesto Tron (Editore Ultico Hoepli Milano 1946)

THE BOOk of the Dog Edited by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald (Nicholson & Watson London 1948)

DOGS in Britain A description of all native breeds & most foreign breeds in England by Clifford L.B. Hubbard (Macmillan London 1948)

SHOW Dogs of New Zealand by S.H. Rastall (self-published Wellington NZ 1950) [New Zealand's first comprehensive textbook on dogs]

CREATures Great & Small (Secker & Warburg London 1951, Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy NY 1957) [some of Colette’s work]

THE COMplete Dog Breeders’ Manual A working treatise on the science of breeding, managing, exhibiting & selling pedigree dogs by Clifford L.B. Hubbard (Sampson Low London 1954)

The BULL-dog Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow, John F. McGibbon, 1996, Howell Book House

BULL-dogs, A complete Pet Owner’s Manual, Phil Maggitti, 1997, Barron’s Educational Series

WOMEn & Dogs A persnoal history from Marilyn to Madonna by Judith Watt & Peter Dyer,2005

MEN & DOgs A personal history from Bogart to Bowie by Judith Watt & Peter Dyer (Sort of Books London 2005)

BULLDogs Today, Chris Thomas, 1995, Seven Hills Book Distributors, ISBN 1860540058

THE NATIOnal Geographic Book of Dogs (National Geographic Society Washington D.C. 1958)

BULL-dogs by Gabrielle Forbush, The New Bulldog, Col. Bailey C. Hanes, Fifth Edition Published 1991, reprint Prior Editions 1981, 1973, 1966, 1956

Toy Bull-dogs, Bull-dogs & Bull-dog Breeding (artcile Country Life 29 April 1899 London)

A HISTory & Description of the Modern Dogs of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (Non-Sporting Division) by Rawdon B. Lee (second edition Horace Cox London 1899) [Third edition The Kennel Gazette London 1903 1909 second impression has a French Bulldog chapter with four pages of text & pictures of frenchies]

The BULLDOg A Monograph by Edgar Farman (The Stock Keeper Co London 1899 facsimile reprint Nimrod 1989)

A MANUAL of Toy Dogs How to Breed, Rear, & Feed Them by Mrs Leslie Williams (Edward Arnold London 1900)

ALL ABOUt Dogs A Book for Doggy People by Charles Henry Lane (John Lane London & NY 1900)

The BULl-dog Kennel Book and Toy Bulldog Breeder by H. St. John Cooper & Carlo F.C. Clarke (Jarrold London 1901)

NICHOlas Guide to Dog Judging

BEHAVior Problems in Dogs, 1975, by William E. Campbell

BULL-dogs, Gabrielle E. Forbush, TFH Publiactions, Inc., April 1996

OUR FRiend the Dog A Complete Practical Guide to all that is known about every breed of dog in the world by Gordon Stables (eighth edition Dean London 1902)

DOD SHOws and Doggy People by Charles Henry Lane (Hutchinson London 1902)

British Dogs Their points, selection, & show preparation by W.D. Drury & others (third eidtion L. Upcott Gill London & Charles Scribner’s Sons NY 1903)

The ESSEntial Bull-dog by Ian Dunbar

The History of the French Bulldog by W.J. Stubbs (privately printed pamphlet 1903 facsimile reprint FBCE April 1979)

The TWENTieth Century Dog (Non-Sporting) Compiled from the contributions of over five hundred experts by Herbert Compton Vol 1 Non-Sporting (pp 47 to 63) (Grant Richards London 1904) [Compton was the first dog lover to conduct a massive survey & then publish the results in a two volume work]

DOGS of All Nations Their varieties, Chraacteristics, Points etc by Count Henri De Bylandt (third edition 2 vols A.E. Kluwer Deventer Holland 1904)

Our FRIEnd, the Dog by Maurice Maeterlinck (Dodd Mead NY 1904)

Pet Owner's Guide to the Bulldog by Judith Daws

KENNel Club Dog Breed Series, by Michael Dickerson

Toy Dogs Their Points & Management in Health & Disease by Frank Townend Barton (R.A. Everett 1904)

DIALogues de bêtes Colette (Mercure de France 1904 and Sept Dialogues de bêtes (1905))

THE BULL-dog: An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet, Marie Andree, John Wiley & Sons, 128 pag.

THE DOG Book A Popular History of the Dog with Practical Information as to Care & Management of House, Kennel, & Exhibition Dogs; & DESCRiptions of All the Important Breeds by James Watson 2 vols (Doubleday Page NY 1905; William Heineman London 1906)

Bull-dogs & Bull-dog Breeding H. St. John Cooper; Toy Bull-dogs by Carlo F.C. Clarke (Jarrold London; Field & Fancy NY 1905)

DIE DEUTschen Hunde und ihre Abstammung by Richard Strebel (Elise Ertel Munich 1905)

MY BOOK of Little Dogs by Frank Townend Barton with plates by G. Vernon Stokes (Jarrold London 1905)

MY DOG by Maurice Maeterlinck (George Allen London 1906)

The New Book of the Dog ed Robert Leighton A Comprehensive Natural History of British Dogs & their Foreign Relations with Chapters on Law, Breeding, Kennel Management & Veterinary Treatment (Cassell London 1907)

THE KENnel Encyclopaedia general editor J. Sidney Turner (The Encyclopaedic Press Sheffield 1907)

DOGS ed by Frederick Freeman Lloyd & Charles G. Hopton (G.A. Melbourne NY 1907) [erroneously known as Melbourne’s Dogs]

BULL-dogs & Bulldog Men by H. St. John Cooper (Jarrold London, Field & Fancy NY 1908) [including two chapters on "Miniature Bulldogs" and six on "The Bouledogue Francais" with writings by C. Jemmett Browne, Lady Lewis & others]

The ROAD to Oz by Lyman Frank Baum illustrated by John R Neill (Reilly & Lee Chicago 1909) [The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) was followed by another 18 books about Dorothy’s journey to Oz with Toto the French Bulldog - but beware - some editions have a Cairn Terrier.]

The PRACTical Dog Book A Comprehensive Work dealing with the Buying, Selling, Breeding, Showing, Care & Feeding of the Dog by Edward C. Ash (Simpkin Marshall London 1930)

BULly und Mini Eine heitere Katzen = und Hundegeschichte. In Bildern u. Reimen v. K. Rohr (Verlag von J.F. Schreiber, Esslingen a N. und München 1931)

The BULldog, (Terra Nova Series), Diane Morgan

BULLDOG, Liz Palika

Fleig, D. (1996). History of Fighting Dogs.

Homan, M. (2000). A Complete History of Fighting Dogs.

Bulldogs Today, (Books of the Breed), Chris Thomas

An Owner's Companion, Christian Bruton

The Bulldog -Yesterday, John F. McGibbon

Bulldogs For Dummies, Susan M. Ewing

The Guide to Owning a Bulldog, Eve Adamson

TFH Publications, 64 pg

The New Complete Bulldog, Col. Bailey C. Hanes

The Book of the Bulldog, JoanMc Donald Brearley

The Bulldogger, quarterly publication of the Bulldog Club of America. Included with each BCA membership.

The Book of the Bulldog, Joan McDonald Brearley, 1985, T.F.H. Publications

The Bulldog: An Owner’s Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet, Marie Andree, 1998, Howell Book House, ISBN 0876054327

The New Bulldog, Col. Bailey C. Hanes (5th edition), 1991, Howell Book House

The Bulldog Monograph 2002, John A. Little, Ph.D., 2002, hard cover & paperback, ISBN 0-9721126-1-8 and ISBN 0-9721126-2-6

Bulldog Legacy, Dr. Saul Schor, 1994, Dr. Schor

Bulldogs - The Gorgeous Sourmug (1934) by J. Ross Nugent

The Blue Book of Bulldogs (1938) by The Pacific Coast Bulldog Club The Complete Bulldog (1926) by Walter E. Simmonds

20th Century Bulldog, Marjorie Barnard, 1988, Nimrod Press (England)

Caninestein, Unleashing the Genius in Your Dog, Betty Fisher & Suzanne Delzio, 1997, HarperCollins Publishers

So Your Dog’s Not Lassie, Betty Fisher & Suzanne Delzio, 1998, HarperCollins Publishers

The Shaman’s Bulldog, A Love Story, Renaldo Fischer, 1996, toExcel.

The Bulldog Annual, Annual Hardcover Volumes, 1993 thru Current Year, Hoflin Publishing, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO.

A New Owner’s Guide to Bulldogs, Hank & Carol Williams, 1998, T.F.H. Publications, Inc.

Bulldog, 1960, by Evelyn Miller

BEST in Show The World of Show Dogs and Dog Shows by Bo Bengtson, 2008

DOGGIE Homes Barkitecture for your best friend by Dr Karen Tobias & Kenny Alfonso DIY Network, 2006

The ARTFul Dog Canines from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Chronicle Books San Francisco 2006

The FRENCH Bulldog History of the Origin of the Breed, Its Cultivation and Development editor O.F. Vedder (The French Bulldog Club of America & The French Bulldog Club of New England 1926

SHOW Dogs Their Points & Characteristics How to Breed for Prizes & Profit by Theo Marples (third edition Our Dogs Manchester 1926)

DOGS: Their History & Development by Edward C. Ash 2 vols (Ernest Benn London 1927)

The KENNel Encyclopaedia by Frank Townend Barton (second edition Virtue London 1928)

Show British Bulldog Concerns: Morphology Definitions & Dog Shows Terminology

Feather

Feather refers to the fringe or hair on the back of the legs of some breeds, notably Setters, Spaniels & Collies

Fiddle-Headed

Fiddle-Headed in the show dogs refers to a long, gaunt, wolfish head, as seen in some Mastiffs

Flag

Flag is the tail, with its long hair, as seen in some Setters & Newfoundlands

Flat-Sided British Bulldog

Flat-Sided British Bulldog refers to the Flat in ribs; opposite of well-ribbed up

British Bulldog Flews

British Bulldog Flews refers to the overhanging lips of the upper jaw. The term chiefly applied to hounds or other deep mouthed dogs

British Bulldog Forearm

British Bulldog Forearm refers to the principal part of the fore-leg, extending from elbow to pastern

British Bulldog Frill

The fringe or hair on the chest of dogs, especially as in the Collie

British Bulldog Frog-Face Or Down-Face

British Bulldog Frog-Face Or Down-Face refers to the Nose not receding

Grizzle British Bulldog

Grizzle refers to a bluish-gray color

British Bulldog Hare-Foot

British Bulldog Hare-Foot referes to a long, narrow foot, carried forward. The opposite of Cat-foot

British Bulldog Harlequin

British Bulldog Harlequin refers to a Pied, mottled, or patchy in color

Haw

Haw refers to the red, inside eyelid, as shown in the Bloodhound and St. Bernard.

British Bulldog Height

The height of a British Bulldog is measured at the shoulder. The proper method is to stand the British Bulldog on level ground, close by a wall, & to lay a flat rule across his shoulders horizontally so as to touch the wall; then measure to the point touched by the rule. Some people "tape" from the center between the shoulders to the ground, but this plan obviously adds to the real height of the dog, & is practically a fraud

British Bulldog Hocks

British Bulldog Hocks refers to the hock-joints

Huckle-Bones

Tops of the hip-joints. The space between these & the tops of the shoulders is called the couplings

Kink-Tail

Kink-Tails are tails with a single break or kink in it.

British Bulldog Knee

The joint attaching the fore-pastern & forearm

Leather

Leather is the skin. Especially applied to the ear

Leggy British Bulldog

Leggy British Bulldog in the dog shows means too long in leg compared with the body. Stilted

Lengthy British Bulldog

Lengthy British Bulldog means that is denoting length of body, as in the Skye or St. Bernard

Level British Bulldog

Level British Bulldog is applied to jaws & teeth of show bulldogs where they meet in front, and means that they meet evenly

British Bulldog Loins

British Bulldog Loins are that part of the anatomy of the British Bulldog between the last rib & hindquarters

British Bulldog Long In Flank

British Bulldog Long In Flank means that ia long in back & loins

Lippy British Bulldog

Lippy British Bulldog refers to overhanging lips, where such ought not to exist

Lumber British Bulldog

Lumber British Bulldog refers to Superfluous flesh

Mane

Mane refers to the profuse hair on top of neck, the feather, or long fine hair on shoulders of Collies, Newfoundlands & some other breeds

British Bulldog Mask

British Bulldog Mask refers to the dark muzzle of British Bulldog, Mastiff or Pug

Merle British Bulldog

Merle British Bulldog refers to a bluish-gray color splashed with black

Monkey-Faced British Bulldog

Monkey-Faced British Bulldog means Dish-faced

British Bulldog Occiput

British Bulldog Occiput refers to the prominent bone at the back or top of the skull. Particularly prominent in Bloodhounds

British Bulldog Out At Shoulders

Shoulders set on outside, as in the British Bulldog

British Bulldog Out At Elbows

British Bulldog Out At Elbows refers to Elbows turning out

British Bulldog Overshot

British Bulldog Overshot refers to the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower. This fault in excess makes a dog pig-jawed

British Bulldog Pad

British Bulldog Pad refers to the under portion or sole of the foot

British Bulldog Pastern

British Bulldog Pastern refers to the lowest section of the leg below the knee or hock junction with foot

Peaked British Bulldog

Peaked means the Dome of skull high, as in Bloodhounds and Irish Setters

Penciling

Penciling refrs to the black marks or streaks divided by tan on the toes of a Black-and-tan Terrier

Pig-Jawed British Bulldog

Pig-Jawed British Bulldog refers to the upper jaw longer than the lower

British Bulldog Piley

A mixture of hard and soft hair in the coat, the short coat being woolly

Plume

The tail of a Pomeranian.

British Bulldog Prick Ear

British Bulldog Prick Ear means Tulip-ear, an erect ear; not turned down or folded

Quality British Bulldog

Quality British Bulldog indicates the evidence of good blood & breeding, & of desirable characteristics as shown in the general appearance of the British Bulldog

Racy

Slight in build & leggy, as in the Greyhound or Whippet

Ring-Tailed British Bulldog

Ring-Tailed is where the tail at the end curls into a ring

British Bulldog Roach Back Or Arched Loins

British Bulldog Roach Back Or Arched Loins refers to the arched or wheel formation of loin, as in a Greyhound, Dachshund, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, & British Bulldog

British Bulldog Rose-Ear

British Bulldog Rose-Ear refers to an ear of which the tip turns backward & downward; that is, it folds at the back, & the tip laps over outward, showing part of the inside of the ear

British Bulldog Second Thighs

British Bulldog Second Thighs refsrs to the muscular development between stifle-joint & hock

British Bulldog Semi-Prick Ear

An erect ear of which the end falls over forward

Show British Bulldog Septum

Show British Bulldog Septum refrs to the division between the nostrils

Shelly British Bulldog

Shelly Show British Bulldog means that is too narrow & light in body

Short-Coupled British Bulldog

Short-Coupled British Bulldog means that is short in back & loins

Show Bulldog Shoulder

Show Bulldog Shoulder refers to the top of the shoulder blade, the point at which the height of a British Bulldog is measured

Show Bulldog Sickle-Tail

A tail forming a semi-circle, like a sickle

Show Bulldog Skull

Show Bulldog Skull is Formed by the frontal, parietal & occipital bones, the brain box

Snipey Show Bulldog

Snipey Show Bulldog is where the muzzle is long, narrow or peaked

Snipy Show Bulldog

Too pointed in muzzle

Splay-Foot Show Bulldog

Splay-Foot Show Bulldog is where the foot spread out flat

Show Bulldog Stern

Show Bulldog Stern is the region of the tail

Show Bulldog Stifle

Show Bulldog Stifle is the point next the buttock - the hip joint

Show Bulldog Stop

Show Bulldog Stop refers to the hollow or indentation between the skull & nasal bone, below the eyes. This feature is strongly developed in Show Bulldogs

Show Bulldog Style

Showy, spirited, or gay demeanor

Show Bulldog Throatiness

Excess of loose skin at the throat, dewlap. In some breeds this is a fault

Thumb Marks

The round, black spots on the fore-legs of a Black-and-tan Terrier

Show Bulldog Tight-Lipped

Having no flew

Show Bulldog Timber

Bone

Show Bulldog Tongue

The voice

Top-Knot

The hair on the top of the head, as in the Irish Water Spaniel, Dandie Dinmont, & Bedlington Terrier.

Trace

The dark mark down the back of a Pug

Tricolor

Black, tan & white

Tucked-Up

Tucked-up loin, as in the Greyhound

British Bulldog Tulip Ear

British Bulldog Tulip Ear is where are partly pricked, or upright, & drooping at the tip

Twist

The curled tail of a Pug

Show Bulldog Undershot

Show Bulldog Undershot refers to the lower jaw projecting beyond the upper one. The lower incisor teeth projecting beyond the upper, as in Bulldogs. The under jaw protruding beyond the upper jaw

Show Bulldog Upright Shoulders

Shoulders that are set in an upright, instead of an oblique position; not laid back

Varmint Expression

As in the eye of the Fox Terrier, which is free from Haw, is not sunken, is round but rather small than large, & set horizontally, not obliquely, giving a keen, rather "cussed" look

Vent

The tan-colored hair below root of tail

Wall-Eye

A blue mottled eye

Weedy Show Bulldog

A Show Bull dog that is leggy, thin, & out of condition.

Wheaten

Pale yellowish color

Show Bull dog's Wrinkle

Show Bulldog's Wrinkle means a Loose-foolding skin over the skull.

British-Bulldog Bibliography - British-Bulldog Books - British-Bulldog Book

YOUR Bulldog, Robert Berndt, Guide to Owning an English Bulldog,John Gallagher

Dog People Are Crazy, 1978, by Maxwell Riddle

BORIs by Giovanna Zoboli & Francesca Bazzurro

CINDErella by Keith Harrelson, Hylas NY 2005

BEST in Show The Dog in Art from the Reenaissance to Today by Edgar Peters Bowron, Carolyn Rose Rebbert, Robert Rosenblum, & William Secord

O’KLEin Animal Cartoonist text by Denis Montaut, Éditions Montaut Bordeaux France 2006

Cornelia & the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters by Lesley M.M. Blume (Alfred A Knopf NY 2006)

PRINce Jan, St. Bernard, 1947, by Forrestine C. Hooker.

GRIP, a Dog Story, 1978, by Helen Griffiths - Bull Terrier

New KNOWledge of Dog Behavior, 1963, by Clarence Pfaffenberger

OBEDience and Watchdog Training, 1978, by Jay Rapp

HANDling Your Own Dog for Show, Obedience and Field Trials, 1979, by Martha Covington Thorne

TRAIning Your Retriever (1980) by Jammes Lamb Free

MESSEngers from Ancient Civilizations, 1995, by Edmond Bordeaux Szekely

Dog BREAKing, 1928, by General WN Hutchinson

TRAINing You to Train Your Dog (1952) by Blanche Saunders

DOG Behavior - Why Dogs do what they do, 1979, by Dr. Ian Dunbar

OFF-Lead The National Dog Traaining Monthly - several magazine issues from 1973 to 1976

New Owner's Guide to Bull-dogs, Hankk Williams & Carol Williams, TFH Publications, 160 pag.

The BULL-dog - an illustrated standard of the breed by Enno Meyer, Orange Judd Publishing Company Inc. 1948, 151p. incl. index, statistics bl 1943 - 1947, black&white photographs and drawings. 244p.

Le CHIEN et Ses Races by Pierre Mégnin Le Chien D’Appartement (Vol 4) (Vincennes Paris 1910)

Jenkins, R. (1997). The Story of the Real Bulldog.

McDonald, J. (1985). The Book of the Bulldog.

The FRENCH Bulldog ed O.F. Vedder (magazine - 9 issues 1913 - 1914) [important historically]

Barks & Purrs by Colette Willly (Desmond Fitzgerald NY 1913) [the first English translation of Colette’s 1905 Sept Dialogues de bêtes]

BULL-Dogs & all about them by Henry St. John Cooper with Special Sections, including “The French Bull-dog” by C. Jemmett Browne (Jarrold London, Field & Fancy NY 1914)

MAETERrlink’s Dogs by Geeorgette Leblanc - Maeterlinck (Dodd Mead NY, Methuen London 1919)

DOGS & I by Harding Cox (Hutchinson London 1923, Putnam’s NY 1924))

Our FRIENd the Dog by Maurice Maeterlinck Retold for Children by John Martin (Dodd Mead NY 1924)

BuLLDogs & all about them by Henry St. John Cooper a new edition revised & partly re-written by F. Barrett Fowler (Jarrolds London 1925)

Dogs & how to know them by Edward C. Ash (Epworth London 1925)

Dog ENCYclopedia by William Lewis Judy (Judy Chicago 1925) [the 1936 second edition is substantially bigger, from 184 to 462 pages]

BULLdogs: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Behavior & Training, Phil Maggitti, Barrons Educational Series

The LITTLEle Big Book of Dogs edited by Alice Wong and Lena Tabori, Welcome 2006