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French Bulldogs were originally bred to be a woman's companion and they are great at that, but they love their men friends equally. In the late 1800s, English Bulldogs were sometime bred in a Toy variety to make a smaller BUlldog pet. They had a variety of ear sets - rose, bat and prick. With the Industrial Revolution, many lace workers immigrated to France, taking their companions with them. There they crossed the dogs with Pugs, terriers and other small breeds, creating the early French Bulldog.
Many were exported to the United States, where the bat ear was "set" by American fanciers. In 1897, the very first French Bulldog Club of America specialty show was held at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. Frenchies were the most fashionable of dogs! As many know, a French Bulldog was lost on the Titanic and a Frenchie, Ortino, was the beloved pet of one of the daughters of the Russian Royal family. His remains were found where the entire family was executed.
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