The French Bulldog  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.The breed is popular as a pet; in 2018, they were the most popular registered dog in the United Kingdom, and in the U.S., the fourth-most popular AKC-registered dog breed. They were rated the third-most popular dog in Australia in 2017. The French Bulldog also had 260 export pedigrees in the United Kingdom and a total of 36,785 of registered French Bulldogs in the United Kingdom in the past decade.