THE BULLDOG A NEARLY ANCIENT BREED USED IN BULL BAITING CONTESTS BEFORE IT WAS LOOKED AT AS CRUEL AND INHUMANE ALMOST TWOHUNDRED YEARS AGO AND LATER PROHIBITED IN ENGLAND IN 1835.   AT THE TIME THIS DOG WAS NOT BRED FOR THEIR LOOKS BUT FOR TOUGHNESS AND TENACITY.   THE ENGLISH BULLDOG WAS ORIGINATED IN GREAT BRITAIN BUT IT’S DESCENDENTS LEAD TO THE ANCIENT ASIATIC MASTIFF AND THE CHINESE PUG.   IN ORDER TO PRESERVE THE BULLDOG, IT’S FIGHTING INSTINCTS AND OTHER DISAGREEABLE HABITS WERE BRED OUT AND ELIMINATED BY A GROUP OF FANCIERS IN THE 1860’S.   “CRIB” AND “ROSA” ARE CONSIDERED TO BE THE FOUNDATION DOGS OF THE MODERN DAY BULLDOG. A MUCH LARGER DOG WITH LONGER LEGS, LONGER TAILS AND LONGER MUZZLE. INTERESTED AMERICAN FANCIERS MET IN BOSTON IN 1890 AND FORMED WHAT IS NOW THE BULLDOG CLUB OF AMERICA (BCA). PLEASE  CLICK HERE FOR AN ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO “THE OFFICIAL STANDARD OF THE BULLDOG”