English bulldogs, beloved for their typically childlike personalities, are prone to a number of congenital health problems. (Melnote/Getty Images Photo) 5 centuries of breeding changed former ...

The future of a favorite dog breed, the English bulldog, may be in jeopardy, a new genetic study suggests. Too much inbreeding has left bulldogs without the diversity needed in their gene pool, ...

English Bulldogs must be bred with more moderate physical features, experts say, as a new study reports that the breed is significantly less healthy than other dog breeds. English Bulldogs are at ...

Vets of the study say that if breeders and the public stop selecting the bulldog’s current characteristic features, the future English bulldog will have a longer face, trimmer head, and no skin folds.

English Bulldogs are now so inbred that the only way to stop their deteriorating health as a breed is to cross them with another dog, scientists say. Researchers in the US say the dogs should be cross ...