The French Bulldog is a breed of the Hound family that first appeared in the East with the Sumerian Hound , and whose main characteristics are a brachycephalic skull , a stocky body and short close to the ground, drooping lips and an imposing musculature. . He descends from the Tibetan mastiff , ancestor of all mastiff type dogs, and from which he draws certain peculiarities, such as the flattened muzzle and the powerful jaw. The coat is quite short, the coat sometimes brindle. He has long, round, pointed ears.

Bulldogs are medium in size, around 12 inches, making them relatively small hounds.