Overview of Dorset Olde Tyme Bulldogge (Old Time Bulldog) medium-size dog proud and out from Fearless, confident, alert, yet docile dog breed
The Dorset Olde Tyme Bulldogge is a medium-size dog
that stands proud and out from the rest Fearless, confident, alert, yet
docile, showing great strength, it is a real powerhouse that attracts stares
and comments. His strong, hard athletic physique is still close-coupled
and compact enough to promote the traditional bulldog looks that are
common with regards to his breeding, making him stocky, athletic and
imposing. The shoulders are muscular and slightly sloping, fore legs are
straight, well boned and set well apart, elbows turned neither in or out,
feet broad strong, toes tight, nails curved and strong, pads thick and
tough. The hindquarters are broad and muscular, with well-developed second
thigh denoting power, but not cumbersome, moderate angulations at hocks;
cow hocks and splay feet are serious faults. His gait is powerful,
heavy, with good drive from the hindquarters. A straight or pump handle
tail is preferred and most desired, but crank and corkscrew are
accepted. The Dorset Olde Tyme Bulldogge has a large, strong head; the
upper region of the head is slightly convex from one side to the other,
the forehead dominates the face, however it is still wider than high, the head
is furrowed, with loose thick and wrinkled skin about the throat and side
of head, cheeks: prominent, due to the strong development of the muscles,
broad muzzle: with obvious folds, broad and deep, keeping its length in
comparison with that of the entire head. The nose is broad, with well open
nostrils; lack of fore face with nostrils set on top of muzzle is a
reversion back to the kennel club bulldog and is very undesirable. Care is
taken to keep the traditional strong bulldogge head, allowing short strong
enough muzzle to not hinder breathing while still keeping the solid
close-coupled broad set bulldog looks. The body is compact. The chest is wide
and deep with ribs well sprung and well set down between the fore legs.
The back is short, giving the impression of a well-balanced dog. The neck
is slightly arched, of moderate length, very muscular and almost equal to the
circumference to the skull. The topline is solid with a broad and muscular
back, withers well marked, broad loin, rather short and solid. The
ears are set high and wide, rose preferred, button is accepted. The coat
is of fine texture, smooth flat, short coat desired, similar to the
glossy sheen of the Stafford, double or oily coat un-desired. Any
color acceptable, Dorsets are bred in variations of brindle, variations of
pied, also black and slate gray-blue; the slate gray blue's known as
Dorset Blue poole's, as a respect and tribute to the original blue Paul
(pol) of Scotland, and the area of Poole in Dorset. This breeding is still
at the early stages of Steve's breeding program, and have only just after
a few years started to reproduce type in color.
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