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Miniature Bulldog, Toy Bulldog

Nr. NEBKC-MB/EN13

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CATEGORY: brachycephalic molossoid 

UTILIZATION: Companion, Toy dog

ACTIVITY LEVEL: Low

SIZE: Small

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ORIGIN: UK 

BLOODLINES:  FB/EB/OEB/BT/SB /PUG

OTHER NAME: MINIBULL, BULL-PUG, MINI BULLDOG, TOY BULLDOG, BANTAM BULLDOG 

ORIGINAL STANDARD: UK 1907 (REVISED)

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The goals and purposes of this breed standard include: to furnish guidelines for breeders who wish to maintain the quality of their breed and to improve it. Any departure from the following 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.

 

1 DESCRIPTION 

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The perfect Miniature Bulldog should be of short to medium height with a square looking head and a strong and muscular body. The disposition should be friendly, brave and loyal. The Miniature Bulldog should not look like a today's English Bulldog in miniature but rather than a miniature of an Old English Bulldog because that's what the English Bulldogs of that era looked like. Miniature English Bulldog are also bred but should be pure bred, just smaller in size than the official standard. 
 

2 HISTORICAL SUMMARY 

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Miniature Bulldogs first bred in Nottingham in 1800s by lace makers who wanted to create a small, miniature version of English Bulldog also called a “toy” bulldog. It is the ancestor of the today's French Bulldog. The Toy Bulldog is an extinct dog breed that existed in England during the 18th and early 19th centuries. Breeders were working in two different directions to create this breed. One was to downsize the Bulldog. This was not very successful, due to complications with breeding subregular-sized dogs of this breed together. The dwarf-sized Bulldog puppies were (and still are) occasionally born out of regular-sized parents, but they were neither the healthiest, nor the most fertile dogs. They often produced regular-sized puppies. Thus, this version of the breed had never been established. Another attempt at creating the Toy Bulldog was via crossbreeding French Bulldogs with Bulldogs and/or their offspring to decrease the weight to a desirable 20 pounds or so. There were several dogs, and the breed was presented by "The French Toy Bulldog Club of England" to the Kennel Club. However, this version of the breed had also not been developed to the point of recognition as well. English breeders and Kennel Club representatives refused to call a mixed-breed dog a Bulldog. Nowadays, the term "Toy Bulldog" is occasionally used to describe a small variety of another cross known as a "Miniature Bulldog". This is not an established breed, but a hybrid, resulting from crossbreeding Bulldogs with Pugs and/or their offspring.

 

3 GENERAL APPEARANCE:

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FAULTS: Any fault that spoils the general harmony

SERIOUS FAULTS: 

DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: 

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4 TEMPERAMENT 

 

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FAULTS A dog who appears hyperactive in the ring, nervous 

DISQUALIFYING FAULTS: overly shy or aggressive. Human aggression  

5 HEAD

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a) Shape  & Proportions 

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b) Front view

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c) Profile view 

 

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d) Top view 

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FAULTS 

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6 EARS

 

a) Setting: 

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b) Type: 

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c) Size: 

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FAUTLS: 

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DISQUALIFYING FAULTS unilateral or bilateral deafness.

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7 FOREHEAD 

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8 MEDIAN FURROW 

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9 STOP

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FAUTLS Any depature of the standard

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10 EYE BRIDGE 

 

11 EYES

 

a) Setting : They eyes are set wide apart and low down in the skull in the same line as the median furrow, well away from ears. 

 

b) Shape: 

 

c) Size:

 

d) Colors:

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FAULTS Odd eye. eyes set to narrow

SERIOUS FAULT 

DISQUALIFYING FAULTS  bulging eyes, strabismus, asymmetric eyes, cherry eye, albinism red eyes, congenital blindness.

NOTE: Avoid line breeding with odd eye dogs as it is a genetic trait 

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12 EYE RIMS 

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The eye rims upper and lower should be tight around the eye with no looseness with good pigment. Color black 

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FAULTS Lack of pigment, tendency to entropion or ectropion, surgically corrected

eye rims

SERIOUS FAULTS haw (conjonctive tissues) showing.

DISQUALIFYING FAUTLS Haw showing severely "droopy St Bernard eyes". 

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13 CHEEKS

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14 MUZZLE 

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CLASSIC 

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a) Shape & proportion

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b) Muzzle line 

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d) Chin line: 

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FAULTS A muzzle too short or too long. Exaggerated wrinkles

DISQUALIFYING FAUTLS 

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15 LIPS 

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a) Type:

b) color:

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FAULTS Any departure of the standard, lack of pigment.

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16 NOSE 

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a) size & proportion

b) color:

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FAULTS A butterfly nose (unpigmented spots) is judged following the missing amount of pigment, pinched nostrils, any sign of respiratory distress. Skin excess (roll) over the nose. 

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DISQUALIFYING FAULTS severly pinched nares and severe respiratory distress (from the nares or soft palate) A dudley nose (entirely pigmentless).

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17 JAWS

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The lower jaw is well developed wide, deep and set straight and must fit perfectly into the upper jaws.

 

FAULTS Offset jaws or slightly wry jaws

DISQUALIFYING FAULTS ​Severely wry jaws

 

18 BITE  (OCCLUSION)

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Type:

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FAULTS

SERIOUS FAULT 

DYSQUALIFYING FAULTS  

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19 TEETH

 

Full set of 22 white and large teeth on the lover maxillary, 20 to 22 on the upper maxillary. 6 incisors are set in a straight row between the 2 canines set wide apart, behind the canines are the premolars 4 on each side at the lower and upper maxillary, followed by 3 molars each side on the lower maxillary and 2 molars  each side on the upper maxillary.

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FAULTS

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Crooked teeth, missing teeth, supernumerary teeth, small teeth

NOTE: Broken tooth are not penalized in a show ring or for confirmation. For extracted teeth, the owner must provide a vet certificate to avoid to have them judged missing.

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DYSQUALIFYING FAUTLS 

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Any severe

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20 NECK 

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FAULTS

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21 THORAT 

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FAULTS Any departure of the standard

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22 ENTIRE DOG BODY 

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23 MUSCLES  Conditioning must be good with no tendency to over or underweight. 

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a) FRONT VIEW: 

 

24 CHEST: 

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FAULTS Any depature of the standard

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b) PROFILE VIEW:

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25 BACK: 

FAULTS 

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26 TOPLINE 

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SERIOUS FAULTS 

DISQUALIFYING FAULT 

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c) TOP VIEW: 

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d) REAR VIEW:

 

27 RIB CAGE 

Well rounded ribs 

 

FAULTS 

Flat-sided

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28  LOINS - BELLY LINE

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FAULTS

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FAULTS BODY:

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29 HIPS

 

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FAUTLS 

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FOREQUARTERS

 

30 FORELEGS  FRONT VIEW 

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31 SHOULDERS PROFILE VIEW The shoulders should be well muscled with good definition and wide sloping blades, giving the appearance of great strength. The humero-radial angulation of about 135° 

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32 ELBOWS are close to the body

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33 FRONT PASTERNS (Metacarpus)

FRONT VIEW Short, straight and strong

PROFILE VIEW the pastern that is about half of length of rear pastern and is moderately inclined. A dewclaw is present.