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Welcome to Aylestone Bulldog

We are a licensed kennel and breed Aylestone Bulldogs, also known as Aylestone Old Tyme Bulldogs, a breed of dog which is similar to the original Bulldog.
The history link is a good place to visit if you'd like some more information.

Aylestones are longer in the leg than a British Bulldog, so can play football or go swimming without becoming tired, have a longer muzzle so they don't have problems breathing, and are much more athletic. The Breed Standard is the place to look for specific information on Aylestones. We breed two strains, Royal and Standard. The Royals are taller and heavier than the Standards, and Royal bitches make excellent mothers.

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We can be found being lively on You Tube - use URLs on individual dogs' pictures or search for Aylestone Bulldogs on You Tube.

Why not become a member?

You will be able to upload your own pictures so everyone can see them, and email them to friends & family.

You'll also be able to use the forums to discuss whatever you like with us and other members. There is also a facility to ask us questions.

Registry

The Aylestone Bulldog Association keeps a single breed registry for Aylestone Bulldogs. All the dogs registered can be traced back to Jim Clarke's original dogs dating back to 1980.

The Aylestone Bulldog Society keeps a unique register of all Aylestones. This register is open only to the Secretary who is the only person with authority to update by the addition of new dogs or to decide whether a dog is an Aylestone - although the committee can view it on request and make suggestions. On this register go dogs recognised by their parentage as Aylestone Bulldogs, previously called Aylestone Old Tyme Bulldogs. It should be explained that this change of name followed problems with the description Old Time, which was being used by breeders trying to sell pitbulls or pitbull crosses,and which led to the RSPCA, the police and the Kennel Club telling the media that Old Time was a synonym for 'dangerous dog'. The Society did not wish to be associated with dangerous dogs, for Aylestones are bred to be family friendly, and the name was changed to the simpler Aylestone Bulldogue. The actual pedigree format has changed over the years as well, so that currently all pedigrees are in the form of a table, with the dog's name at the top. Pedigrees of older dogs - and some Scottish Aylestones - still have the old style.

The Association also keeps an Old Tyme Register which is for dogs with one Aylestone parent, or up to three Aylestone grandparents. This gives provenance to dogs who cannot be classified as Aylestones, and protects the integrity of the Aylestone Bulldog Register because some unscrupulous people were and are describing home-bred bulldog types as Aylestones, in order to sell them for better prices. This has led people to believe that Aylestones have no recognisable type. Hopefully this register will go some way towards giving those dogs a provenance and help prevent this problem.

In the event of queries an enquiry can be made to the Secretary, who is the only person with access to all the pedigrees. Nobody else is authorised to answer queries about Aylestone Bulldogs. No Facebook or other websites are official sites.