KLUN FRENCH BULLDOG CLUB

OF THE FREE STATE

the first French Bulldog Club in Africa

RED

From:  The French Bullytin

About French Bulldogs (p7)

All the fawn shades are admitted, from the red to light brown (café au lait) colour. The entirely white dogs are classified in « brindled fawn with predominant white patching. When a dog has a very dark nose, dark eyes with dark eyelids, certain depigmentations of the face may exceptionally be tolerated in very beautiful subjects.

SIZE AND WEIGHT :

The weight must not be below 8 kg nor over 14 kg for a bulldog in good condition, size being in proportion with the weight.

FAULTS :

Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.

-Nose tightly closed or pinched and chronic snorers.

-Lips not joining in the front.

-Depigmentation of the lips.

-Light eyes.

-Dewlap.

-Tail carried high, or too long or abnormally short.

-Loose elbows.

-Straight hock or placed forward.

-Incorrect movement.

-Coat (hair) too long.

-Speckled coat.

SERIOUS FAULTS :

-Incisors visible when mouth closed.

-Tongue visible when mouth closed.

-Stiff beating movement of the forelegs.

-Pink spots on the face, except in the case of brindled fawns with medium white patching (« caille ») and fawns with limited or predominant white patching.   (« fauve »).

-Excessive or insufficient weight.

DISQUALIFICATIONS :

Aggressive or overly shy.

Colour of nose other than black.

Hare lip.

Dog with lower incisors articulating behind upper incisors.

Dog with permanently visible canines, mouth being closed.

Eyes of two different colours (heterochromatic).

Ears not carried erect.

Mutilation of ears, tail or dewclaws.

Taillessness.

Dewclaws on hindquarters.

Colour of coat black and tan, mouse grey, brown.

Any dog clearly showing physical or behavioural abnormalities shall be disqualified.

N.B. : Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum.

FAWN

From:  The French Bullytin

PIED & BRINDLE

From:  The French Bullytin