French bulldogs are also known as frenchie, as if they weren't cute enough!
Awwww, that is so cute! French bulldogs are so adorable! When did that breed come into existance?
Well "Frenchies" were the result of cross breeding between bulldogs and local ratiers in Paris, France sometime around 1800's.
Oh wow, that is really interesting. I wonder when they came here to the US.
French Bulldog
The French Bulldog is a breed of domestic dog. In the 1800s, they were the result of a cross between Toy Bulldogs imported from England and local ratters in Paris, France.
The breed is popular as a pet; in 2015, they were the fourth most popular registered dog in the United Kingdom, and in the U.S., the sixth most popular AKC-registered dog breed. They were rated the third most popular dog in Australia in 2017.
History.
The origin of the modern
French Bulldog breed descends directly from the dogs of the Molossians, an ancient Greek tribe. The dogs were spread throughout the ancient world by Phoenician traders. British Molossian dogs were developed into the English Mastiff, a sub-breed of the Mastiff was the Bullenbeisser, a type of dog used for bull-baiting.
Blood sports such as bull-baiting were outlawed in England in 1835, leaving these "Bulldogs" unemployed; however, they had been bred for non-sporting reasons since at least 1800, so their