General Appearance, Attitude, Expression: The perfect Bulldog must be of medium size and smooth coat; with heavy, thick set, low swung body, massive, short faced head, wide shoulders and sturdy limbs. The general appearance and attitude should suggest great stability, vigour and strength. The disposition should be equable and kind, resolute and courageous (not vicious or aggressive) and demeanour should be placid and dignified.

Gait: The style and carriage are peculiar, his gait being a loose jointed, shuffling, sidewise motion, giving the characteristic "roll."

Size: The size for mature dogs is about 50 pounds; for mature bitches about 40 pounds.

Coat: The coat should be straight, short, flat, close, of fine texture, smooth and glossy. (No fringe, feather or curl.)

Colour: The colour of the coat should be uniform, pure of its kind and brilliant. The various colours found in the breed are to be preferred in the following order:(1) red brindle, (2) all other brindles, (3) solid white, (4) solid red, fawn or fallow, (5) piebald

Skin: The skin should be soft and loose, especially at the head, bneck and shoulders. Wrinkles and Dewlap - The head and face should be covered with heavy wrinkles, and at the throat, from jaw to chest, there should be two loose pendulous folds, forming the dewlap.

Skull: The skull should be very large, the forehead should be flat, not domed or rounded.

Eyes and Eyelids: The eyes, seen from the front, should be situated low down in the skull, as far from the ears as possible and should be quite in front of the head, as wide apart as possible.

Ears: The ears should be set high in the head, the front inner edge of each ear joining the outline of the skull at the top back corner of skull, so as to place them as wide apart and as high and as far from the eyes as possible. They should be small and thin. The shape termed "rose ear" is the most desirable.

Face: The face measured from the front of the cheekbone to the tip of the nose, should be extremely short, the muzzle being very short, broad, turned upward.

Nose: The nose should be large, broad and black, its tip being set back deeply between the eyes.

Neck: The neck should be short, very thick, deep and strong and well arched at the back.

Back: Should be short and strong, very broad at the shoulders and narrow at the lins.

Legs and Feet: The forelegs should be short, very stout, stright and muscular, set wide apart with well developed calves, presenting a bowed outline.

Hindlegs: The hind legs should be strong and muscular and longer than the forelegs, so as to elevate the loins above the shoulders.

Tail: The tail may be either straight or "scsrewed" but never curved or curly, and must be short, hung low, with decided downward carriage, thick root and fine tip.