Offseason Topic - But though some may be interested - Bulldog Mascot Article

We tailgate at Hoke Smith which is across from the Georgia Center where Uga stays pre-game. Kids love to go see him etc before they load him up and take him to the game.

I will tell you it does look like the dog labors to breath and walk. I agree the older bulldogs seemed less forced.
I love me some Uga as a "bullie" breed guy and have often thought about getting an English. But those who have them often talk about all the health issues, lifespan etc. They love their dogs and share how great of a breed to have but comes with challenges.

Hence we went French which has some similar issues but not as profound.

They are awesome dogs.

Thanks fixed to the correct Letter Case....

Labrador Retriever man here.

However my neighbor had a BEAUTIFUL white English Bulldog......dead ringer for Uga but I felt so damn sorry for that dog. Exactly what you described very labored just to walk. He also got this condition where it looked like his eyelid had flipped inside out. He probably lived about 7 years or so and they went to get him up one morning and he had died in his sleep.

I know he paid mucho $$$$ for that dog. Shame he couldn't have lived longer. He was a good looker for sure.

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dumpster dog anyway

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LOL, so you didn't like Russ? I thought Russ was a cool change up.

Lesson learned and corrected.

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The inbreeding

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The uga line isn't inbred. That's just something our rivals say.

Generally speaking, all purebred dogs have some degree of inbreeding in their line.
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The Uga line is inbred below the Ugas. People want a dog related to Uga and that’s where the inbreeding comes in. The Seilers try to breed the standing Uga with a bully that’s not related. We bred our dog to Uga III. Pretty cool as a kid watching Uga hump your dog in your back yard. They took the pick of the litter but the timing didn’t work out for him to become the next Uga. He was eventually given as a present to a family friend of their’s.

A lot of the health problems with the Uga line have to do with the desire for an all white dog. It’s basically an albino and comes with the health problems as such. Thus the movement to get away from an all white Uga.

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all purebred dogs have some degree of inbreeding in their line.

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Of course, but the default connotation of inbreeding is that Uga is fricking his sister or something which isn't true.

You come across as ignorant of how dog breeding and bloodlines are done. For years almost every English Bulldog line in the country had a relation to Uga, hopefully new breeding stock ends that.