Dogs Victoria Fact Sheet
Respiratory Function Grading Scheme
Dogs Australia has recently signed on to join the UK Kennel Club’s ‘Respiratory Function Grading Scheme’.
The grading scheme assesses three of Australia’s most popular breeds – Bulldogs, French Bulldogs and Pugs – for breathing problems known as BOAS (brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome).
Health & Welfare
The breed standards says:
The colour should be whole or smut (that is, a whole colour with a black mask or muzzle). The only colours (which should be brilliant and pure of their sort) are whole colours – viz., brindles, reds, with their varieties, fawns, fallows etc., white and also pied (i.e. a combination of white with any other of the foregoing colours). Dudley, black and black with tan are extremely undesirable colours.
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Caring for Brachycephalic Dog Breeds
STANDARD BULLDOG
Purebreed and heatlhy, ethically bred to the standard.
NOT A BULLDOG
Not purebreed, not healthy. Exotic is not acceptable.