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Mini or Standard English Bulldog: Which Should I Get?
The short answer
If the dog is properly bred, a mini has the same pros as a standard, in a smaller dog: easier to travel with, easier for everyone in the family to handle, less space, less food and lower costs. A mini runs about 25 to 45 pounds; a standard is closer to 60 to 80.
The real con with minis: there are fewer quality breeders, because they're newer. Whichever you choose, the breeder decides the health far more than the size does.
Pros and cons of each
Before you pick either one: get it from a breeder who breeds for health, temperament, structure and functionality, has a good foundation, has been doing it a long time and understands the breed. Regardless of size, you want a good one.
A mini is easier to travel with, takes up less space, and is more manageable for everyone in the family: the little kids, the big kids, older people, anyone, because it's a smaller dog. You're talking about 25 to 45 pounds, versus a standard closer to the 60, 70, 80 pound range. Less maintenance, less food, less money, and it fits anywhere: an apartment, a big house, a tiny home.
The only real downfall of a mini or micro is common sense: it's smaller, so if you don't want smaller, don't get one. And there are fewer quality mini and micro breeders, because they're newer, so it takes more work to find a proper program.
A properly bred standard has the same pros, just bigger: harder to manage, harder for little kids, harder to pick up and put down, harder to travel with, and it needs more space.
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Three myths about mini bulldogs
A standard eats more and costs more to keep: more for boarding, more for medication, because it's anywhere from 25 to 100 percent bigger. And all of this assumes a quality dog. There are a lot more cons, with any size, if you didn't get a quality dog from a quality breeder.
Myth one: mini bulldogs are just runts. Not true. Runts can grow up big, and usually grow as big as the rest of the litter. Mini bulldogs are bred smaller over generations, and that's how you get consistency.
Myth two: standard bulldogs are always healthier than minis. Not true. Health comes from the program you get it from. A mini can be way healthier, or way less healthy, than a standard, depending on the breeder.
Myth three: minis aren't real, or they're just puppies. Lots of the dogs I'm showing you are two, three, four years old: full size, full height, full length, and still true mini and micro English bulldogs.
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