CHAPTER XLV 



THE BOULEDOGUE FRAN9AIS 



THE best authorities in France maintain tHaf the 

 Bouledogue Frangais is of Gaelic origin with a 

 satisfactory genealogy, but a good many of our own 

 breeders consider, that it came originally from this 

 country, small, tulip-eared dogs having been exported 

 to France in the early fifties. However, they, were 

 made in the first instance, they now come true to! 

 type, which is a sufficient indication that they have; 

 been consistently bred for a good many generations. 

 Doubtless, they may be descended from the small- 

 sized Bulldogs, but so much alien blood has freen 

 introduced that their forebears would not know them. 

 Although the body properties are of similar forma- 

 tion to those of our own dogs, yet in other important 

 features they are totally dissimilar ; the erect or 

 bat ear is a prominent characteristic of the breed. 

 The skull, too, is quite distinct from that of the 

 Miniature Bulldog. Although the temples should be 

 high and prominent in both, in the Bouledogue Fran- 

 gais there must be no furrow up the middle of the 

 skull. Again, the lower jaw of this dog should not 

 project to any marked extent, whereas that of the 



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