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, ...

The breed has an increased risk of breathing, eye and skin conditions. English bulldogs suffer from severe health effects due to the way they are bred, a new study says. Experts are now calling for ...

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.

The popular but characteristically unhealthy English bulldog may have been bred into a corner, now lacking the diversity in its gene pool to make much-needed health improvements, reports a team of ...