Genetic Diseases that can Affect Bulldogs
Friday, November 30th, 2007Here is a list of conditions that all bulldogs can be prone to, being more common in the British Bulldog. This highlights the importance of moving away from the introduction of more British Bulldog blood into our breeding programs. For those not aware and looking to purchase an Aussie Bulldog puppy, the Australian Bulldog Society is the only registering body that doesn’t allow the introduction of British Bulldog into the breeding program, concentrating on increasing the generations of Australian to Australian Bulldog matings, thereby attempting to irradicate these health problems, by breeding from healthy stock that meet the breed standard, outlined on our website.
Please note that not all of these health problems are genetic, some of those listed are the result of birth defects inflicted during development of the foetus. If the mode of inheritance is undetermined it means just that, there hasn’t been any significant evidence to suggest that the disorder may be passed on, however this doesn’t rule out the corresponding nature of the disorder with the style of dog.