The bulldog is a relatively small but stocky breed, with a compact body and short, sturdy limbs. Its shape results in a waddle-like gait. Bulldogs are known for their short muzzles and the saggy skin on their faces, creating the apparent "frown" that has become a trademark of the breed. Bulldogs come in a variety of colors and ideally have a smooth, short coat. The size for a mature male is about 50 pounds (25 kg); that for mature females is about 40 pounds (23.7 kg).

American Bulldog

Breed Standard

The American Bulldog is a breed of working dog developed for catching livestock and for protecting property. Though larger in size, they are the closest surviving relative of the Old English Bulldog because they were not altered to as great an extent while in Colonial America as their European cousins. There are generally considered to be two types of American Bulldog, the Johnson type and the Scott type( APBT cross ), named after the breeders who were influential in developing them, John D. Johnson and Allen Scott. These are more commonly known as Classic or Bully type and Standard or Performance type.

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Bulldog Health

- Development of a protocol for studying object recognition memory in the dog

- Evaluation of clomipramine as an adjunct to behavioural therapy in the treatment of separation-related problems in dogs

- Is your choice my choice? The owners' effect on pet dogs' (Canis lupus familiaris) performance in a food choice task

- National survey of owner-directed aggression in English Springer Spaniels

- Pet ownership may be a factor in improved health of the elderly

- Pet ownership, social support, and one-year survival after acute myocardial infarction in the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST)

- Search and identification methods that owners use to find a lost dog

- Spatial encoding of hidden objects in dogs (Canis familiaris)

- The effects of animal-assisted therapy on loneliness in an elderly population in long-term care facilities

- Lifelong diet restriction and radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis of the hip joint in dogs

- Changes of hip joint congruity after triple pelvic osteotomy in the dog with hip dysplasia

.- Relationship between aggressive and avoidance behaviour by dogs and their experience in the first six months of life

- Multiple oral dosing of ketoconazole increases dog exposure to ivermectin

- The owner of the pet with cancer

- The healing power of dogs: Cocoa's story

- Social mimetic behaviour and social anticipation in dogs: preliminary results

- What's in it for the companion animal? Pet attachment and college students' behaviors toward pets

- Dangerous dogs in Berlin in comparison to the dog population--ways to reduce the dangerousness of dogs

Alimenti per Cani

Evaluation of the presence of selected viral and bacterial nucleic acids in pericardial samples from dogs with or without idiopathic pericardial effusion.

Canine viral vaccines at a turning point--a personal perspective

Exposure to dogs and cats in the first year of life and risk of allergic sensitization at 6 to 7 years of age

Early exposure to pets: good or bad?

Exposure to pets and allergies in children

Early, current and past pet ownership: associations with sensitization, bronchial responsiveness and allergic symptoms in school children

Farmers children suffer less from hay fever and asthma

Exposure to pets, and the association with hay fever, asthma, and atopic sensitization in rural children

Do asthma and allergy influence subsequent pet keeping? An analysis of childhood and adulthood.

Pet-keeping in childhood and adult asthma and hay fever: European community respiratory health survey

Direct and indirect exposure to pets - risk of sensitization and asthma at 4 years in a birth cohort.

Austrian children living on a farm have less hay fever, asthma and allergic sensitization

Reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance in pet animals

Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage among dogs and their owners

Precision animal breeding

Animal breeding and conservation genetics

Body size, energy metabolism and lifespan

Impact of height and weight on life span

Premature death, risk factors, and life patterns in dogs with epilepsy

Relationship between myocardial ultrasonic integrated backscatter and mitochondria of the myocardium in dogs

Assessment of repeatability, reproducibility, and effect of anesthesia on determination of radial and longitudinal left ventricular velocities via tissue Doppler imaging in dogs

Assessment of regional systolic and diastolic myocardial function using tissue doppler and strain imaging in dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy.

Height, body size and longevity

Longevity, mortality and body weight

Mortality in over 350,000 insured Swedish dogs from 1995-2000: II. Breed-specific age and survival patterns and relative risk for causes of death

Cellular proliferative capacity and life span in small and large dogs

Do large dogs die young?

Energetics and litter size variation in domestic dog Canis familiaris breeds of two sizes

Comparative longevity of pet dogs and humans: implications for gerontology research

Is early life body weight a predictor of longevity and tumor risk in rats?

Statistical analysis regarding the effects of height and weight on life span of the domestic dog

Intrapericardial angiotensin II stimulates endothelin-1 and atrial natriuretic peptide formation of the in situ dog heart

A survey of fleas on dogs in southern Italy

Ordinananza del Ministero della Salute sul possesso di cani aggressivi

I Cani: principali Malattie e relative Cure

Heat Stroke in Bulldog

Heat Stroke in the English Bulldog

Heat stroke in dogs: A retrospective study of 54 cases (1999-2004) and analysis of risk factors for death.

Intrinsic thermal resistance of the canine brain

Pulmonary thromboembolism in dogs: 47 cases (1986-1987).

Prognostic factors for mortality and thromboembolism in canine immune-mediated hemolytic anemia: a retrospective study of 72 dogs.

Nephrotic syndrome resulting in thromboembolic disease and disseminated intravascular coagulation in a dog.

Le patologie Oculari nel Bulldog Inglese

Tecnica Pocket nella Correzione del prolasso della Ghiandola della Terza Palpebra

Il Prolasso della Ghiandola della Terza Palpebra - Tecnica Morgan

Patologie in comune con animali domestici oggetto di piani di profilassi nazionale

Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

Fibrosarcomas at presumed sites of injection in dogs: characteristics and comparison with non-vaccination site fibrosarcomas and feline post-vaccinal fibrosarcomas

Fibrosarcoma with typical features of postinjection sarcoma at site of microchip implant in a dog: histologic and immunohistochemical study

Comparison of fibrosarcomas that developed at vaccination sites and at nonvaccination sites in cats: 239 cases (1991-1992).

Linfoma cutaneo nel cane

Patologie Auricolari nel Cane

Anasarca in the English Bulldog

Nonpruritic Dermatitis

Use of inhaled medications to treat respiratory diseases in dogs and cats.

Inhaled versus systemic corticosteroids for the treatment of chronic lung disease in ventilated very low birth weight preterm infants.

Diseases of the larynx

Rhinoscopy, pharyngoscopy, and laryngoscopy

Laryngoscopy

Spontaneous laryngeal disease in the canine

Prevalence of gastrointestinal tract lesions in 73 brachycephalic dogs with upper respiratory syndrome

Brachycephalic airway syndrome

Laryngeal collapse in seven brachycephalic puppies

Surgical correction of brachycephalic syndrome in dogs: 62 cases (1991-2004).

Results of surgical correction of abnormalities associated with brachycephalic airway obstruction syndrome in dogs in Australia.

Diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation in dogs admitted to an intensive care unit.

Evaluation of point-of-care tests for diagnosis of disseminated intravascular coagulation in dogs admitted to an intensive care unit.

Hemostatic abnormalities in dogs with hemangiosarcoma.

Bulldog with focal alopecia

Allergens causing atopic diseases in canine

House dust and forage mite allergens and their role in human and canine atopic dermatitis.

Atopic dermatitis in Norwegian dogs

Canine atopic dermatitis in Greece: clinical observations and the prevalence of positive intradermal test reactions in 91 spontaneous cases

Prevalence and features of canine atopic dermatitis in Hungary

Positive reactions to common allergens in 42 atopic dogs in Japan

Canine atopic dermatitis: a retrospective study of 266 cases examined at the University of California, Davis, 1992-1998. Part I. Clinical features and allergy testing results.

Rectouretral Fistula in Dog

Cor triatriatum dexter in an English Bulldog puppy

Swimmer syndrome in a Devon rex kitten and an English bulldog puppy

Quantitative measurement of cerebral ventricle volume in Bulldog

Bordetella (Kennel Cough)

Interpretation of laboratory data during cryptic leishmaniasis in dog

Berlusconi:Prodi?Ha la faccia da Bulldog..

Yamaha Bulldog BT1100

Pseudo-ostruzione intestinale cronica nel Bulldog Inglese

Trattamento della Lussazione d’Anca nei Cani Displasici mediante Protesi non Cementata

Bulldog Inglese: Cani Aggressivi,Cani Killer

Feeding the English Bulldog

Bulldog Types

Many breeders have tried to reconstruct the Original Purebred Bulldog, with results scientifically and visibly disputable, starting from the belief that it was genetically extinct in the UK. On the contrary, the hypothesis of The Bulldog International Research Center is that the last genetic traces were still present in the best-bred bloodlines of the United Kingdom.

French Bulldog

Breed Standard

The French Bulldog is a dog breed that originated from a group of English bulldog fanciers who were not interested in the dog-fighting realm. The English artisans, particularly lacemakers, breed a small bulldog that would weigh at least 16 lbs but no more than 28 lbs. As the Industrial Revolution grew in England, the lacemakers and other artisans took their skills and small dogs to France where they could continue to ply their trade. The small bulldog earned quite a following in France and by the late 1800s they were known as French Bulldogs. When wealthy Americans traveled to Paris they were very taken with the little Frenchie and imported them to the United States. The breed was first exhibited at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 1896.