This breed is a recent attempt to recreate the form of the original working Bulldog, before it was modified for the show-ring. The breeding programme was undertaken by Ken Mollett who, over a period of two decades, has bred back to the longer-leg version that was popular in the days before bull-baiting was banned.

An owner of one of these dogs comments: “My Victorian Bulldog can run miles, lay in the sun and suffer no wrinkle sores or breathing problems. He looks identical to the Bulldog of the 19th century.”