Health: Prone to thyroid conditions, eye irritation, spinal diseases, and have poor respiration due to being brachycephalic
Grooming: Easy to groom, but be diligent about cleaning between wrinkles
Trainability: Stubborn and like to be the boss
Family Friendly: Good with all family members
Originating on England, this breed was created to accompany lace makers during the Industrial Revolution as a mix between pugs, terriers, and a dwarf version of the bulldog. Due to this mix of breed in ancestry these dogs coat's come in brindle, fawn, white, and black and typically stand between eleven and thirteen inches tall and shouldn't weigh over 28 pounds. This breed has many signature physical features including their bat ears, facial wrinkles (designed to draw blood away from the eyes in case they were wounded in a fight), narrow hips, weak legs, and large heads. These dogs are top heavy due to their short faces, cleft palletes, and narrow hips. This top heaviness prevents them from swimming, naturally reproducing, and naturally delivering puppies. Female French bulldogs have to be artificially inseminated and often have to have C- sections when giving birth because of their weak and narrow hips. Because these dogs are Brachycephalic, they cannot handle a lot of heat or a long game of fetch.
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