FCI Standard

The English bulldog is a powerful thickset dog of athletic built standing on short solid feet, very jumpy, intrepid, obstinate and willful, it is on EXCELLENT terms with KIDS, an OUTSTANDING GUARD DOG.

• The HEAD is moderately short (pug-nosed), vast, broad, with short strong mouth.

• The MUZZLE is very short, broad and upturned.

• LEEPS are thick and saggy forming jowls.

• The BITE is bulldog-like with lower jaw outstanding considerably enabling the dog of notorious "mortal" grip.

• The EARS are low, heavy, big, half-straight, rose from inside. The ears are not cut short.

• The EYES are round, dark, deeply set.

• The NOSE TIP is always dark.

• The BUILT is athletic.
  The built in accordance with the international standard is characterized by the following features: compact, somewhat extended (oblong) powerful and balanced body; the chest needs to be deep and ribs to be flexible to hold large lungs. The short shoulder is not allowed since it interferes with a necessary lift of the front paw. Very muscular, clearly delineated hind legs emphasize the impression of the dog’s constant readiness to jump.

• CHEST AND LEGS: the skewed backwards shoulder, rough frontal part, short metatarsus.

• The HIND LEG: sufficiently flexed knee-joint that makes it possible for the dog to produce a powerful push with a hind leg; the imaginary straight line goes from the hip joint through the center of knee and ankle joints.

• The BODY COLOR is uniform of the same taint or striped, parti-color, foxy and white, piebald and spotty. It is desirable for the dog to wear a “mask” or a "muzzle" especially for those with uniform hair color. The hair is short, flat, hard and glossy.

• HEIGHT is in line with weight but does not exceed 45 cm, females are 2 to 3 cm shorter.

• WEIGHT of males is 25 kg, females: 22.5 kg.

• For height and weigh ratio proportionality is important.

• The TAIL is "merry": twisted as the piglets’ and tight.