Characteristics
The French Bulldog has the appearance of an active, intelligent, muscular dog of heavy bone, smooth coat, compactly built, and of medium or small structure. Expression alert, curious, and interested.

Owning
The French Bulldog's coat is smooth and short and easy to keep clean. The French Bulldog is happy in any loving environment. They are house dogs whose niche in life is to be an adored pet. While principally bred to be companions, the French Bulldog is remarkably intelligent and serves as a good watchdog.

Did You Know
The two distinctive features of the French Bulldog are the bat ears and the skull which is flat between the ears. French Bulldogs are bred primarily as pets. However, they do make good watch dogs. The preservation of the bat ear as a distinct feature has been due to the persistent efforts of American breeders, since in the early days of breeding these dogs in Europe the tendency was toward the rose ear. Had this movement not been opposed by America, the breed would eventually have lost the feature that so strongly accentuates its individuality, and the result would have been practically a miniature English Bulldog.