English Bulldog vs Olde English Bulldogge

 If you’re like most people, you’re probably familiar with English Bulldogs and think the “Olde English Bulldogge” is just a pretentious misspelling. However, it’s actually a completely different breed.


Of course, “completely different” might be a bit of a stretch, as the two breeds are nearly identical. In this brief guide, we’ll break down the differences between the dogs so that you can easily tell them apart.


Origins of the Breeds

To understand the history of the Olde English Bulldogge, you first need to understand the history of the regular English Bulldog, as the former was bred as a response to the latter.


English Bulldogs were created in the 17th century C.E. They were bred for a gruesome purpose: to participate in a sport called “bull baiting.” In this barbaric activity, dogs would try to pull a bull down by its nose and pin it to the ground.


That’s why Bulldogs are so stocky, with such big, powerful heads. It makes it easier for them to bring a larger animal to the ground without exposing much of their body to danger.


Once bull baiting was finally outlawed, many people fell in love with the dogs on their own merits, and those same traits that made them such effective bullfighters also made them adorable pets.


Victims of Their Own Cuteness

Of course, if people decide that certain features make a dog more adorable, breeders will then begin to perpetuate those features, over and over again. That’s what happened with English Bulldogs: they were bred to have bigger heads, stockier bodies, and shorter noses.


While no one can deny this made them adorable, it also made them vulnerable to a whole host of health issues. The short noses led to respiratory problems, the stocky bodies caused them to suffer from joint and spine issues, and their heads grew to be so large that many English Bulldogs can’t give birth naturally, as their hips are too narrow to pass those giant noggins.


For people who care about the breed, it became obvious that something needed to be done, as they were quickly becoming dangerously unhealthy.


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