It’s bad conformation if you live in the reality-based community. It’s good conformation if you’re in the dog show circuit:
LOL.
This image comes from LIFE Magazine (June 13, 1938). The article covers a dog show in New Jersey, which was the biggest dog show in the United States at the time.
Let’s see. Bulldogs have a hard time breathing and cooling themselves– because of their flat faces.
And I’ve never heard of a catch dog breeder selecting for an undershot jaw that can’t bite and hold properly.
The only thing they left out was the story that the wrinkles on the bulldog’s face drain blood away from the nose and keep the dog from drowning.
