Basically using cross breeding to resurrect a bulldog breed from before inbreeding ruined them.
"The result was an athletic breed that looks similar to the bulldogs of 1820, but with a friendly temperament, fewer health issues, and with longevity reaching into the teens. U.S. researchers have said the Olde English Bulldogge is a "viable candidate" as an outcross on which to rebuild the Bulldog; a breed that genetic studies have suggested is so inbred that it "cannot be returned to health without an infusion of new bloodlines."[4]"
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jordanlund@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
Breed is an Olde English Bulldogge:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olde_English_Bulldogge
Basically using cross breeding to resurrect a bulldog breed from before inbreeding ruined them.
"The result was an athletic breed that looks similar to the bulldogs of 1820, but with a friendly temperament, fewer health issues, and with longevity reaching into the teens. U.S. researchers have said the Olde English Bulldogge is a "viable candidate" as an outcross on which to rebuild the Bulldog; a breed that genetic studies have suggested is so inbred that it "cannot be returned to health without an infusion of new bloodlines."[4]"
zdanger@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
Good looking pup! I had to put my three-legged OEB down last month. Rodney made it to 15. Hope Zero has a long happy life
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
15 is a damn good run for any dog, bulldog or otherwise!
philo@discuss.online · 6 pts · 2y
Aww
THE_MASTERMIND@feddit.ch · 2 pts · 2y
Maybe give him a real one (unless he jas food allergies of any kind of course)
jordanlund@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
There were puppy safe treats involved until he figured out which pocket they were in. ;)
TIMMAY@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
My friend's corgi (Larry) has the same donut and it's the only toy of his that has lasted trough the years