several breeders are attempting to recreate this extinct breed, using known descendants of the old english bulldog lineage, with some success. as the breed went extinct long before dna was recognized and little genetic material has survived, it is unclear how much the modern reincarnations of the breed resemble the original old english bulldog, and most of the recreations have purposely introduced differences in the breed compared to the original, most prominently reducing the breed's violent nature.