What Can He Produce? 💫

REFLECTIONS by Chris & Gina

The Dog. The Bull. The Legacy.

I saw photos of a Bulldogge this weekend, a Rolls Royce son, that stopped me in my tracks.

Not because he looked exactly like his sire.

Because he didn't.

The dog is lean.

Muscular.

Athletic.

Powerful.

All Bulldogge.

And it reminded me of something I think many people miss in breeding.

A lot of people look at a stud dog and think the stud himself is the destination.

They see things they like.

Things they don't like.

Things they would own.

Things they wouldn't.

They judge the dog standing in front of them.

What they often fail to see is the dog behind him.

And the dogs that come after him.

I think sometimes our peers feel like Chris and I are trying to move the goal post.

Maybe that's because we're not focused on the goal post at all.

Maybe we're focused on preserving the Olde English Bulldogge.

People see the wrinkles.

The head.

The trophies.

The attention.

The viral videos.

The skin folds between every toe.

The social media posts.

The reputation.

And somewhere along the way, they begin to believe that is our destination.

But that's not how I look at breeding.

When I look at a stud dog, of course I notice whether he's impressive.

His structure.

His type.

His presence.

But the question I ultimately ask is:

"What can he produce?"

Because no matter how great a dog is, his greatest accomplishment should never be himself.

His greatest accomplishment should be what he leaves behind.

The dog I saw on Facebook isn't a copy of his sire.

He's an interpretation of him.

The things that jump out are the things that matter:

• Massive forearm and bone without looking clumsy.

• Deep ribcage and powerful chest.

• Strong bulldog head and expression.

• Clean, athletic condition.

• Explosive drive and intent in motion.

• Still unmistakably a Bulldogge.

The jump photo especially tells a story.

Lots of dogs can stand stacked.

Not every dog can launch itself off the ground carrying that much substance.

Not every dog can be powerful and capable at the same time.

That's what catches my attention.

Not perfection.

Potential.

The goal isn't to reproduce Rolls Royce.

The goal is to reproduce what Rolls Royce carries.

The genetics.

The type.

The power.

The presence.

The Bull.

Because the best producers don't create copies of themselves.

They create opportunities for the next generation to be even better.

They pass along the ingredients while allowing the recipe to evolve.

That's what real breeding is.

Not cloning.

Not collecting.

Not chasing trends.

Building.

Generation after generation.

Most people evaluate a dog by what they see standing in front of them.

Breeders should evaluate a dog by what they can imagine standing in front of them ten years from now.

That's the difference.

And if wanting more Bulldog in the Bulldogge makes me greedy...

Then so be it.

Call me Bulldogge Greedy.

But the dog in your yard matters.

And the dogs you produce matter even more.

Because that's the legacy.

Not a single champion.

Not a single famous stud.

Not a single breeder.

The preservation and advancement of something bigger than all of us.

The Olde English Bulldogge.

Ten years from now, where will you be?

Will you still be making posts about other breeders?

Arguing in comment sections?

Keeping score over wins, losses, and opinions?

Or will you be able to look around and see generations of dogs carrying your vision forward?

Will your pet homes, your breeding partners, and comrades reach out to tell you how much you’ve changed their lives? And how much they love their dogs?

The dogs we leave behind tell the real story.

Long after the posts are forgotten.

Long after the arguments are over.

Long after we're gone.

The Bull.

Red Dirt Dawgz’ BONETHUG of Gladiator Bulldogges

(Champion Bulky Built’s Rolls Royce x RDD’s Siena)