A friend of mine's friend (if you follow me) is the proud possessor of a 'registered Victorian Bulldog'.   '

'Oh' say I 'That's nice' - has she got bandy legs (joke!)

'No' was  the answer - 'she's got  long legs and doesn't look like a bulldog'

I'm really none the wiser.   Can anyone enlighten me?

Jo and the Casblaidd Flatcoats

have you done a search on here, im sure there was a link done a while ago to some pictures of them.  They are bascially (I think ) cross breeds bred by people who are trying to get back the *original* bulldog.

Someone in my area breeds them Jo and i have to say i was really enamoured of the one i met, she was gorgeous and very sweet and sociable. I realise many may not like the idea of them for various reasons but if they are all similar to the one i met, they are nice dogs. I think the idea is just that they are not so exaggerated as the bulldog of today so you don't get the snuffling and snorting or other physical problems. This one was able to really run.

JMHO :)
Lindsay
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Well, Lindsay - what do they look like?

Jo and the Casblaidd Flatcoats

You can find photos of them on the net but as I have said they do all look somewhat different, but most look like long legged staffies, some have weak pasterns and some have a very dippy top line, don't know what is considered correct or if anyone cares.

There are any number of cross bred mastiff types that are called amongst other things different bulldog names and they all look different. I did ask about this and was told they look different because they are used for different things, but I don't know what they are used for. But they can't be registered with the kennel club, think the chap that breeds some of them registers them and also believe they are used in some sort of sporting and are registered by that sporting club.

Trouble is when you try to ask questions to try and understand the owners of these dogs are inclined to get a bit shirty to say the least. So the info I have relayed may be wrong because as I say you have to read between the lines as not only do the dogs look very different but you get different answers too. Would be nice if someone could give a understandable answer as to why they are bred at all and what it is they are used for and is there not a dog already that could do it, what ever it is.

Just been looking on the net - the dogs I found certainly look less extreme than many bulldogs.   Can't see how they can have set a type in 20 years of selection, but maybe it's possible if you select your foundation stock very rigidly indeed.

In this case of cross-breeding, I can see a method in the 'madness'.

Jo and the Casblaidd Flatcoats

A friend of mine has "Giant Olde Tyme Bulldogs" what is you would like to know Jackie?  There are also the Dorset Olde Tymes which are totaly different to the "Giant Olde Tymes" and the Victorian is a different breed altogether from the two mentioned above - there are also "Romany Bulldogs" - but these i must say i dont know a lot about but again something different from the others mentioned, they look different Jackie, because they are different.

Have sent a PM, know from experiance what happens if you ask questions in public and I do not want a repeat. ;)