(also called English or British Bulldog)

"The Veterinary World is highly critical of the English/British Bulldog, claiming that the breed now suffers from 'disturbing eye problems, incapacitating respiratory conditions, congenial heart condition, dental and skin problems and vertebrae deformities' "  (Desmond Morris).

Referring to the Kennel Club Bulldog David Hancock writes "our famous bulldog has become in the eyes of many critics, a squat, wheezing, low-slung, unathletic distortion of its true form, unable to give birth naturally and handicapped by respiratory problems". 'I was no longer proud of the bulldog's British origins' (David Hancock).

"At half a dozen world dog shows, I have been seriously depressed at the sheer unsoundness, quite apart from a departure from historic type, of the bulldogs exhibited there" (David Hancock).

"Occasionally I see a Kennel Club registered bulldog which could challenge the Victorian Bulldog for type, health and vigour;  but this is only exceptionally" (David Hancock).

"Begun as a hobby of a Bulldog lover, tired of the ills and ails that saw several of his earlier Kennel Club registered bulldogs living feeble lives and meeting untimely deaths, the programme developed into a fully fledged campaign to turn back the clock on the Bulldog's health" (Robert Jenkins)

"An owner of the Victorian Bulldog comments:  'My Victorian Bulldog can run miles, lie in the sun and suffer no wrinkle sores or breathing problems'" (Desmond Morris).

"It is no surprise that breeders of the modern English Bulldog refer to the Victorian Bulldog dismissively as 'a mixed breed dog' " (Desmond Morris)

"I have heard Kennel Club-registered breed fanciers describe emergent breeds such as the Victorian Bulldog as 'cross breeds', as though that was some kind of demerit.   I see far less sound dogs in Kennel Club Show Rings"  (David Hancock).

‘They can walk for miles, in fact they demand good exercise' (Robert Jenkins).

‘Muzzle-less bulldogs may one day be replaced by the healthier Victorian variety' (David Hancock).

This famous drawing by J.Hay Hutchison (1908) is generally accepted as a depiction of the perfect bulldog. Clearly, the Victorian Bulldog is much closer to the perfect bulldog than the Kennel Club Bulldog is.

The VB and the PB have:

• longer muzzle
• longer neck
• longer legs
• longer tail
• longer back

Additionally, their folds of skin are shallower than those of the KC bulldog and their heads are proportionately smaller.