SDF’s BOSS where Temperament and health come first.

All our dogs, males and females are, or will be tested for over 250 genetic mutations and diseases. Dogs/pups can be cleared by parentage but only for one generation. The pups off the untested parent can not claim cleared by parentage and should be tested if being considered for breeding.

Of those 250+ genes, these are the five that are most common and known in the breed.
• *Cystinuria Type 3
• Hereditary Cataracts
• Hyperuricosuria
• Multifocal Retinopathy 1
• PRA Cone-Rod Dystrophy 4 crd4/cord1 We also test for DM although it doesn't seem to affect the breed.

IMPO I think DM should be moved to “additional diseases” tested for rather than included in their panel.
*Cystinuria Type 3 ( Type 1 and 2 mean nothing to bulldogs so please make sure breeders are testing Type 3 Bulldog type witch will include three variants.)

You can visit the CHC site and click on any of the diseases for more information. https://www.caninehealthcheck.com/product

There are more and more tests being added all the time and we will try to add them here as we go. But if CHC is testing for it, our dogs are too!

We not only test for genetic diseases we also do and have been doing OFA’s for many years and generations now. We make sure to do a minimum of
OFA: Hips, elbows, patella, *spine, trachea and heart on all our dogs.

https://ofa.org/ for more information on what OFA is all about.

*Spine is not a required test and is currently just a pilot program with OFA. That said we are actively trying our best to improve the results being found within the breed. IVDD is a huge problem with the breed along with many other spine related issues. Please do your research on this and the health risks involved with the breed before deciding to bring one of these precious beans into your heart and home.

  • CHOOSE YOUR BREEDER, NOT THE PUPPY FIRST.

  • Health tested doesn’t mean OFA tested.

  • CHIC Certified doesn’t mean passed or failed. Just means it was completed and shared. So you can see all results regardless of scores.


    All our boys are, or will be also tested for the above, along with semen evaluation tested yearly, if not more.
    Not all dogs will come back as strong as we would like to see, but knowing what we have inside and out helps us to make the best possible pairing choices for each breeding. It also allows us to choose our strongest girls to pair up with those that aren’t OFA tested when we need to add new blood and can’t find the perfect match for what we are hoping for.


    To find complete test results check out each individual dogs profile for results. 

Three perfect spines. Health above all else.
SDF's Boss Perfect spine & 2.4T

Home raised in Alberta Canada & Canadian Kennel Club Registered.

NO kennels and never left alone. We live in their home and they are our world!

Bettering the breed, one step at a time.

Coat & Color

I am not going to try to break down the coat and color genetics behind each color found in the French Bulldog breed here, however I will add a link to each Series found for those interested in learning more about how these beautiful colors and patterns are created. (Standard colors and Non-standards.)

I will do my best to add a little side note to each color and pattern along with a picture if possible.

To truly understand how these color series all work together you must learn what is recessive and what is dominate over what, and how each of the patterns work with each of the colors and with other patterns. It is not as easy as sticking two dogs of the same color together, what is hiding underneath that visible coat plays a big role in the outcome of their puppies, the possibilities are truly endless!

We absolutely love all the colors and patterns the French Bulldog comes in. Standard or not.

That said, our main focus and goal with each breeding is to create puppies that are better than their parents in health, structure and temperament first.

Color is just the icing on the cake!

  • Brindle, Tan point and Merle

  • Fawn, Pied and Cream

  • Blue, Chocolate, Cocoa, Lilac & Isabella

  • Short coat and fluffy coat.

Brindle – Kbr

Brindle is a coat pattern that is predominantly a dark color with lighter colored hairs mixed in, sometimes in a uniform manner and sometimes quite random. Brindling, the lighter hairs, may be almost non-existent sometimes called Seal Brindle, to very heavy, also known as Tiger Brindle or even reverse brindle if there are more light-colored hairs than dark ones.

The brindle gene is found on the K-locus (and is represented by Kbr) is dominant over the fawn gene (Ay) Therefor any puppy with one copy of the brindle gene from either the father or mother will be a brindle (if they do not carry the dominant black gene, KB).

For more information on the brindle gene ~ http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/brindle.html

Tan Point – at/at or at/a

The tan point patter is found on the A allele (at) It causes phaeomelanin to be restricted to the legs, under the tail, front of the chest, muzzle and above the eyes. It is more recessive than sable or agouti, so most tan-pointed dogs are atat, but can also be ata. The tan point pattern is sometimes modified to "saddle" or "creeping" tan.

For More information on the Tan point gene ~ http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/tan.html#tan

Merle - M/m

“Merle is inherited in a dominant fashion, meaning that only one copy of an M allele is necessary for a dog to display some variation of the merle coat color/pattern, which is marked by random dilution of eumelanin (black pigment) leaving patches of normal coat color within areas of diluted pigmentation.”

There is so much to know about the merle gene, so do your research if this pattern is of interest. It can be an absolutely beautiful pattern, but deadly at the same time if not bred correctly.

This is a great place to start for more information, but I highly suggest digging deeper if you are interested in adding Merle into your breeding program.

http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/merle.html

Fawn/ Sable – Ay

Fawn French Bulldogs can range from a very light tan to a dark reddish tan and everything in between. The term Sable is used for those dogs who are Ay but have heavier shading throughout the coat.

For more information on the A gene ~ http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/tan.html

Pied – sp/sp

Random spots of color on a white background. Can be only a few spots or larger patches of random markings.

There are also extreme pied, these are sp/sp pied with no or almost no color found on the body. Generally, less then 10% of the dog has any color at all. (Make sure these puppies/dogs hearing is tested.)

There is also

Irish pied or Blanket pied – A term used when a pied pup/dog has what looks to be a blanket of color draped over their white backdrop. Leaving the legs and underbelly white or with ticking.

For more information ~ http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/white.htm

Cream – e/e

Cream is created by a double copy of the recessive gene on the E-locus (e/e), which is the first locus in the color priority for the French Bulldog.

Any puppy which is e/e, regardless of what other color determinant genes it carries, will be a cream, as ee is dominate over all other colors and patterns unless pied (spsp) cream (ee).

Cream French Bulldogs have a uniform eggshell coloration, unless they are pied, in which case the color patches on their eggshell bodies can have shade of fawn.

More information on cream ~ http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/masks.html

NON STANDARD COLORS

Blue – d/d

Also known as mouse, is a dilute gene, that dilutes the base color of the dog, be it black, making it blue or chocolate, making it lilac.

For more information on the dilute gene and how it effects the different colors

http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/dilutes.html

Chocolate – b/b

Chocolate French Bulldogs come in a variety of shades, from very dark rich tones, to a lighter milk chocolate.

Their noses are a chocolate colored as well and their eyes can range from a beautiful blue to a yellow or amber color.

For more information ~ http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/liver.html

Isabella - d/d b/b

Isabella possess a double copy of the dilute blue gene, and a double copy of the chocolate gene, creating a beautiful Isabella coloring to the coat. Like Chocolates, Lilacs and cocoa's Isabella's will have those brilliant and beautiful eye colors as well.

Cocoa - co/co

Cocoa - co/co - The genetic cause of "cocoa" in Frenchies, formerly known as "untestable chocolate" has now been published. Read here for more! It is quite interesting, and may shock some.

https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4425/11/6/636/htm?fbclid=IwAR2TMPi934dcQYGt8oYvNwqGv_SgGhHAoZIedPzVMKYSuD4KJdseKo6Y5VA

Lilac – co/co d/d

Lilacs possess a double copy of the dilute blue gene, and a double copy of the cocoa gene, creating a beautiful Lilac coloring to the coat. Like Chocolates, Lilacs will have those brilliant eye colors as well.

For more information ~ http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/dilutes.html#isabella

Solids – a/a on the A locus

 a, is also known as recessive black and is the only allele more recessive than at, therefore you must have two copies of a (a/a) to create a truly solid colored dog.

You will often hear the term, True Solid. This refers to a dog that is a/a and does not carry brindle. So they would be a/a and ky/ky

For more information ~ http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/tan.html#recessiveblack and for even more understanding, ~ http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/black.htm

Masked vs Maskless: http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/masks.html#masks

When a dog has a mask, (EmEm) it will have black on the muzzle that can spread to any degree. Some have minimal masking where some are very heavily masked.

A maskless dog (EE) will have no black mask on the muzzle and the base coat color/pattern will be able to express.

Urajiro – http://www.doggenetics.co.uk/albino.html#urajiro

This is evidence of a pigment-restricting phaeomelanin dilution gene.

Urajiro affects all phaeomelanin pigment, so brindle dogs can be Urajiro too. See above merle and Odin for a picture.

Trindle – A Trindle is a dog that is both brindle and tan point. However, because brindle is dominate over tan point the dog’s markings will appear muddy or marked if seen at all. The base of a tan point is black, so the brindle will not show through the base coat color but will express on the tan points.

*Irish pied or Blanket pied – A term used when a pied pup/dog has what looks to be a blanket of color draped over their white backdrop. Leaving the legs and underbelly white or with ticking. *A true Irish pied actually only carries one copy of pied!

Fully Suited - This means no white on the dog at all.

Quad and Triple carriers. This is only important to breeders as it refers to how many colors, the pup/stud may be carrying. Not able to see visually.

We now are seeing and getting questions on the “BIG ROPES” AKA Shar Pei Cross. They use the Shar Pei to get those swollen lips and big ropes over the nose. WE WILL NOT BE USING BIG ROPE LINES IN OUR PROGRAM. I can send you to a few breeders that I do respect, who are using big rope lines if you absolutely need more information on this cross and new added blood line.

New coat and furnishings keep popping up every day. I am done here and will add anything we do use here. If we don’t have it added here we wont be adding it to our lines.