Learn about the French Bulldog
Urban legend, actual best friend
The French Bulldog began with small bulldogs that lace workers from Nottingham took with them to France. It was bred into a city pet with bat-like ears. In our family tree, it comes from the Bulldog, with some small pet dogs mixed in. It is one of the most popular pets today. Tap a circle inside to keep digging.
Famous Chums
Likely life span
Learn more about the dogs that went into making the French Bulldog
c. 3000 BCAncient eastern sighthounds
c. 1200 BCEarly Badger hunting dogs
c. 600 BCOld Mastiffs of the East
c. 200 BCPug
Corded herding dogs
Ancient Chinese court dogs
Tibetan village dogs
Ancient Melitaean dogs
c. 100Dogs of the Alan horsemen
c. 100Roman drover dogs
AncientAncient Mastiff
c. 400Alaunt war dogs
AncientOld British Bandogs
MedievalEarth Dog
MedievalOld British ratting Terriers
c. 1400Old European earth dogs
1500sOld English Bulldog
1850sBulldog
1880French Bulldog