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Evolution of the French Bulldog Breed Standard – Part 2
Today, two versions of the AKC French Bulldog standard are available – the standard written version, which is reproduced below, or the ‘illustrated’ version distributed by the French Bull Dog Club of America. You can download a copy of the illustrated standard here. The French Bulldog Breed standard, 2005 Classification: Non Sporting Group – Group […]
A short note to an old man
Dear little old man at the Durham Farmers Market: You are an old man, quite obviously cranky and set in your ways, and used to just saying whatever the hell pops into your mind. I suppose age could excuse this, but I strongly suspect you were like that before the years added up, and the […]
French Bulldog Profiles – Solo!
OK, this is cheating, since almost anyone who reads this blog already knows who Solo is. But, since it’s my blog, I get to pick who I profile, and who better than his nibs? Here are some new photos of Solo, being world’s cutest Frenchie. Or, go see them full sized on Flickr.
The evolution of the French Bulldog Breed Standard – Part 1
The breed standard is the written blue print of the breed. It is the master plan that instructs breeders on what their ultimate goals are to be, in terms of structure, when evaluating their own dogs or planning a breeding. It is also the guide which judges are to use when evaluating French Bulldogs at […]
Thursday 13 – The Bad Breeder's List of Excuses
This list originally appeared back on the rec.pets.dogs mailing list, around 2001 or so. It was written by Denna Pace. It might be old, but still holds true today. Since there are 26 items on the list, I’ll post the rest for next week. Interspersed on the list are images of puppy mill/BYB bred Frenchies […]
French Bulldogs at Stud in the 1920s
The common method of offering your French Bulldog at stud in the 1920’s was to place a ‘kennel card’ advertisement in one of the popular show dog magazines of the day. The ad would tout his accomplishments, mention his numerous champion get, and generally state his stud fee, which seemed to vary between $7 and […]