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The French Bulldog Standard<\/h1><\/div>

As adopted by the ANKC<\/p>\n<\/div>

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A breed standard is the guideline which describes the ideal characteristics, temperament, and appearance of a breed and ensures that the breed is fit for function with soundness essential.\u00a0 Breeders and judges should at all times be mindful of features which could be detrimental in any way to the health, welfare or soundness of this breed.<\/h4>\n

General Appearance<\/h3>\n

Sturdy, compact, solid, small dog with good bone, short, smooth coat. No point exaggerated, balance essential. Dogs showing respiratory distress highly undesirable.<\/p>\n

Characteristics<\/h3>\n

Full of courage, yet with clown-like qualities. Bat ears and short tail characteristic features of the breed.<\/p>\n

Temperament<\/h3>\n

Vivacious,deeply affectionate, intelligent.<\/p>\n

Head And Skull<\/h3>\n

Head square in appearance and in proportion to dog’s size.\u00a0 Skull nearly flat between ears, domed forehead.\u00a0 The skin covering the skull and forehead should be supple enough to allow fine wrinkling when the dog is alert.\u00a0 Well defined muzzle, that can clearly be viewed in profile, broad, deep and set back, muscles of cheeks well developed.\u00a0 Stop well defined.\u00a0 Lower jaw deep, square, broad, slightly undershot and turned up.\u00a0 Nose black and wide, relatively short, with visibly open nostrils and line between well defined.\u00a0 Lips black, thick, meeting each other in centre, completely hiding teeth.\u00a0 Upper lip covers lower on each side with plenty of cushion, never so exaggerated as to hang too much below level of lower jaw.<\/p>\n

Eyes<\/h3>\n

Preferably dark and matching.\u00a0 Moderate size, round, neither sunken or prominent, showing no white when looking straight forward; set moderately wide apart and on the same level as the stop.<\/p>\n

Ears<\/h3>\n

‘Bat ears’, of medium size, wide at base, rounded at top; set high, carried upright and parallel, a sufficient width of skull preventing them being too close together; skin soft and fine, orifice as seen from the front showing entirely. The opening to the ear canal should be wide and open.<\/p>\n

Mouth<\/h3>\n

Slightly undershot. Teeth sound and regular, but not visible when the mouth is closed. Tongue must not protrude.<\/p>\n

Neck<\/h3>\n

Powerful, well-arched and thick, of moderate length.<\/p>\n

Forequarters<\/h3>\n

Legs set wide apart, straight boned, strong, muscular and short.<\/p>\n

Body<\/h3>\n

Cobby, muscular and well rounded with deep, wide brisket and ribs well sprung.\u00a0 Strong, gently roached back.\u00a0 Good cut up.\u00a0 The body while broader at the shoulders should narrow slightly beyond the ribs to give definition to the relatively short, thick, strong, muscular loin.<\/p>\n

Hindquarters<\/h3>\n

Legs strong, muscular and relatively longer than forelegs, with moderate angulation.\u00a0 Absolute soundness essential.\u00a0 Hocks well let down.<\/p>\n

Feet<\/h3>\n

Small, compact and placed in continuation of line of leg, with absolutely sound pasterns. Hind feet rather longer than the fore-feet. Toes compact; well knuckled; nails short, thick and preferably black.<\/p>\n

Tail<\/h3>\n

Undocked, short, set low.\u00a0 Thick at root, tapering quickly towards tip, preferably straight and long enough to cover anus.\u00a0 Never curling over back nor carried gaily.<\/p>\n

Gait\/Movement<\/h3>\n

Free and flowing. Soundness of movement is of the utmost importance.<\/p>\n

Coat<\/h3>\n

Texture fine, smooth, lustrous, short and close.<\/p>\n

Colour<\/h3>\n

The only correct colours are:\u00a0 Brindle; Fawn; Pied.<\/p>\n

Brindle – Colour pattern caused by a mixture of black hairs and fawn hairs.\u00a0 White markings permitted provided that brindle predominates.\u00a0 Eye rims, eyelashes and lips black.<\/p>\n

Fawn – Clear, self-coloured fawn with or without a black mask.\u00a0 White markings permitted, provided that fawn predominates.\u00a0 Cream and red shades less desirable.\u00a0 Eye rims, eyelashes and lips black.<\/p>\n

Pied – Brindle Pied:\u00a0 White predominates with brindle patches.\u00a0 (The brindle as defined above.)\u00a0 Fawn Pied:\u00a0 White predominates with fawn patches.<\/p>\n

Whites are classified with pieds for show purposes.<\/p>\n

In pieds, eye rims, eyelashes and lips should preferably be black.<\/p>\n

Any white in the above colours should be clear with no ticking or spots.<\/p>\n

All other colours highly undesirable, including solid black, black and white, black and tan, mouse, grey\/blue, liver\/chocolate and all patterns of these colours.<\/p>\n

Size<\/h3>\n

Ideal weight: Dogs 12.5 kg (28 lbs) Bitches 11 kg (24 lbs). Soundness not to be sacrificed to smallness.<\/p>\n

Faults<\/h3>\n

Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog and on the dog’s ability to perform its traditional work.<\/p>\n

Note<\/h3>\n

Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.<\/p>\n<\/div>

UPDATED 1 DECEMBER 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>