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English Bulldog
dog painting
by John Robertson
50" X 70' acrylic/latex
on unstretched canvas

From Wikipedia

The bulldog is a stocky breed, with a compact body and short, sturdy limbs. Its shape results in a peculiarly unique gait. Bulldogs are known for their short muzzles and the saggy skin on their faces, creating the apparent "frown" that has become a trademark of the breed. Bulldogs come in a variety of colours and ideally have a smooth, short coat. The only disqualifier for the breed in the show ring is a liver colored nose, however a black-coated Bulldog is also not preferred. In the US, the size of a typical mature male is about 50 pounds; that for mature females is about 40 pounds. In the United Kingdom, the breed standard is 55 pounds for a male and 50 pounds for a female.

The term "bulldog" was first used around 1568[1] and might have been applied to various ancestors of modern bulldog breeds.Bulldogs were bred in England over time from a cross between a mastiff and the smaller pug.

The bulldog is what some people call a "man-made" dog, which means different breeds of dogs were breed together to get a new type of breed. Bulldogs were breed for bullbaiting, bearbaiting, and hog baiting. Bulldogs have many distinct characteristics that were breed into them so they would be good at bullbaiting, bearbaiting and hogbaiting. The bulldogs body is short and stout, allowing the bulldog to be able to crawl over to the bull, or other animal, and sneak up on them. The lower jaw sticks out further than the top one allowing the bulldog to grip on the nose of the animal it was fighting better. The bulldog could be completely passed out and it would still have a grip on the animal with its teeth. The wrinkles on the bulldogs face allow the blood from the other animal to run down the bulldogs face instead of going into its eyes.