About Us
Our Mission
Club History
Leadership
- President: Karen Forgione
- Treasurer: Ellyn Hutson
- Vice-President : Myles Presston
- Secretary : Bridgett Webb
- Board Member: Adriaan Arendse
- Board Member: Cindy Economu
- Board Member: Johannes Botes
Code of Ethics:
Member Code of Ethics:
FRENCH BULLDOG CLUB OF AMERICA CODE OF ETHICS
The club is affiliated to The French Bulldog club of America and it has adopted the code of ethics of the French Bulldog club of America. It is presented as a guideline for the use of FBDCA members when buying, breeding, selling and exhibiting French Bulldogs. Violators of the FBDCA Code of Ethics will be subject to prompt action under FBDCA grievance and charge procedures.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I will abide by the Constitution and By-Laws of the French Bulldog Club of America and the rules of the American Kennel Club.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I will keep accurate breeding records, registration papers and pedigrees.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I will furnish accurate records to each buyer of all shots and wormings, pedigree, and AKC registration or transfer documents, unless written agreement is made at time of sale that papers will be withheld.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I will have all services and sales agreements, mutually agreed upon, stating in writing, and signed by all parties involved.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I will maintain the best possible standards of canine health, cleanliness and care.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I will conduct all advertising in an honest manner that will not, in any way, misrepresent, defraud or mislead.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I will offer only dogs for stud or bitches for breeding that are in good health and free from communicable diseases and disqualifying genetic faults.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I agree that I will not breed any stud dog to any bitch whose owner is directly involved with any puppy broker, puppy mill, litter lot sales or any other commercial enterprise whose business is involved in like activities.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I will breed a bitch only with the intent that this particular breeding will improve the breed.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I will not sell a French Bulldog to any commercial facility, puppy brokers, pet shop, puppy mill or agent thereof.
As a member of the French Bulldog Club of America, I will conduct myself at all times in such a way as to reflect credit on the sport of purebred dog showing in general and French Bulldogs in particular.
RELEASE OF LIABILITY
By signing and submitting this application for membership consideration, applicant authorizes and agrees to hold harmless and without liability French Bulldog Fanciers of mid Florida, its officers, and its members to investigate, solicit, obtain, and discuss any and all information pertaining to an applicant’s moral and ethical character as it relates to the standards and guidelines set forth by French Bulldog Fanciers of mid Florida, which believed by French Bulldog Fanciers of mid Florida, its officers and its members to have a bearing upon applicant’s moral and ethical character. Applicant acknowledges that all information gathered shall be open for review and discussion among French Bulldog Fanciers of mid Florida, its officers, and its members as part of the French Bulldog Fanciers of mid Florida membership application process.
Breed Standard
French Bulldog
General Appearance
The French Bulldog has the appearance of an active, intelligent, muscular dog of heavy bone, smooth coat, compactly built, and of medium or small structure. The hallmarks of the breed are the square head with bat ears and the roach back. Expression alert, curious, and interested.
Proportion and Symmetry – All points are well distributed and bear good relation one to the other; no feature being in such prominence from either excess or lack of quality that the animal appears poorly proportioned.
Influence of Sex – In comparing specimens of different sex, due allowance is to be made in favor of bitches, which do not bear the characteristics of the breed to the same marked degree as do the dogs.
Size, Proportion, Substance: Weight not to exceed 28 pounds; over 28 pounds is a disqualification. Proportion – Distance from withers to ground in good relation to distance from withers to onset of tail, so that animal appears compact, well balanced and in good proportion. Substance – Muscular, heavy bone.
Head
Head large and square. Eyes dark, brown or approaching black in color, wide apart, set low down in the skull, as far from the ears as possible, round in form, of moderate size, neither sunken nor bulging. Lighter brown colored eyes are acceptable, but not desirable. Blue or green eye(s) or any traces of blue or green are a disqualification. No haw and no white of the eye showing when looking forward. Ears – Known as the bat ear, broad at the base, elongated, with round top, set high on the head but not too close together, and carried erect with the orifice to the front. The leather of the ear fine and soft. Other than bat ears is a disqualification. The top of the skull flat between the ears; the forehead is not flat but slightly rounded. The muzzle broad, deep and well laid back; the muscles of the cheeks well developed. The stop well defined, causing a hollow groove between the eyes with heavy wrinkles forming a soft roll over the extremely short nose; nostrils broad with a well-defined line between them. Nose black. Nose other than black is a disqualification, except in the case of creams or fawns without black masks, where a lighter colored nose is acceptable but not desirable. Flews black, thick and broad, hanging over the lower jaw at the sides, meeting the underlip in front and covering the teeth and tongue, which are not seen when the mouth is closed. The underjaw is deep, square, broad, undershot and well turned up. Wry mouths and any bites other than undershot are serious faults.
Neck, Topline, Body
The neck is thick and well arched with loose skin at the throat. The back is a roach back with a slight fall close behind the shoulders, gradually rising to the loin which is higher than the shoulder, and rounding at the croup. The back is strong and short, broader at the shoulders, and tapering to the rear. The body is short and well rounded. The chest is broad, deep, and full; well ribbed with the belly tucked up. The tail is either straight or screwed (but not curly), short, hung low, thick root and fine tip; carried low in repose.
Forequarters
Forelegs are short, stout, straight, muscular and set wide apart. Dewclaws may be removed. Feet are moderate in size, compact and firmly set. Toes compact, well split up, with high knuckles and short stubby nails.
Hindquarters
Hind legs are strong and muscular, longer than the forelegs, so as to elevate the loins above the shoulders. Hocks well let down. Feet are moderate in size, compact and firmly set. Toes compact, well split up, with high knuckles and short stubby nails; hind feet slightly longer than forefeet.
Coat
Coat is brilliant, short and smooth. Skin is soft and loose, especially at the head and shoulders, forming wrinkles. Coats other than short and smooth are a disqualification.
Color
Acceptable colors: white, cream, fawn (ranging from light fawn to a red fawn), or any combinations of the foregoing. Markings and patterns are: brindle, piebald, black masks, black shadings, and white markings. Ticking is acceptable but not desired. Brindle ranges from sparse but clearly defined black stripes on a fawn background to such heavy concentration of black striping that the essential fawn background color barely shows through (“black brindle”). Only a trace of the background color is necessary; in a brindle piebald, a trace of the brindle patterning in any patch is sufficient. All other colors, markings or patterns are a disqualification. Disqualifying colors and patterns include, but are not limited to, solid black, black and tan, black and white, white with black, blue, blue fawn, liver, and merle. Black means black without a trace of brindle.
Gait
Correct gait is a “four tracking” foot pattern with the front track wider than the rear track. The movement should have reach and drive and is unrestrained, free and vigorous.
Temperament
Well behaved, adaptable, and comfortable companions with an affectionate nature and even disposition; generally active, alert, and playful, but not unduly boisterous.
Disqualifications
- Over 28 pounds in weight.
- Blue or green eye(s) or any traces of blue or green.
- Other than bat ears.
- Nose other than black, except in the case of cream or fawn colored dogs without black masks, where a lighter colored nose is acceptable.
- Coats other than short and smooth.
- All coat colors other than those specifically described (e.g., Solid black, black and tan, black and white, white and black, blue, blue fawn, liver, and merle). Black means black without a trace of brindle. All other patterns and markings other than specifically described.
Approved April 10, 2018
Effective June 5, 2018
