is a breed of domestic dog. They are the result of a cross between Toy Bulldogs imported from England and local ratters in Paris, France, in the 1800s. Bulldogs were very popular in the past, especially in Western Europe. The ladies formed the French Bull Dog Club of America and created the breed standard which stated for the first time that the 'erect bat ear' was the correct type. The judge in question at the dog show, a Mr. George Raper, only chose winners with 'rose ears'—ears that folded at the tip, as with the standard for Bulldogs. The ladies formed the French Bull Dog Club of America and created the breed standard which stated for the first time that the 'erect bat ear' was the correct type. This new Bulldog breed arrived for the first time in England in 1893, with English Bulldog breeders in an uproar as the French imports did not meet the new breed standards in place by this time and they wanted to prevent the English stock from crossbreeding with the French.