A BULLDOGS CHEST

A Bulldogge's chest

Bulldogs are known for their wide, brawny chest's. Most are liked because of the "look". In my opinion, we far too often forget about the actual correlation between the dogs chest and his movement. There is always talk about how big bulldogges dont move as well as smaller bulldogges. In reality, this is soley dependant on the dog's structure, not his size. This is how you can have the big Evo dogs or the Blue Collar dogs who are huge, and yet move and work very well. The forechest of the bulldogge is very important. If it is shallow or narrow it will affect the shoulders and forequarters, resulting in poor balance and bad layback of the shoulders. When the chest is shallow you will often notice a tall and straight set of shoulders, with straight arms. In contrast, when the chest is too wide or heavy the pendulum will swing in the opposite direction, still against the dogs favor. A steep shoulder with improper layback will affect the dogs movement, power, and endurance. When your bulldogge is walking straight toward you, the leg should move straight forward in a lengthy stride. If the dog does not have good chest or shoulder structure, he may be taking 2 or 3 small steps when one long step would cover the same ground. In my opinion, a bulldogge should move smoothe and fluidly, not bumpy, rocky, or bounding.