Why are there so many different types of American Bulldogs?
A. There are officially 2 main types, Johnson and Scott, named after the 2 men that nurtured the breed into what it is today. Of course there are many American Bulldogs that have neither Johnson or Scott blood in them or have a mix so the wider terms, Classic and Standard are popular today to describe the two main types. Within the Classic type you can have extremes aswell from tall to short, and a range of muzzle length but generally speaking a Classic type American Bulldog is heavy boned with a bully type head and a wide chest. The Standard type also range in size from fine boned to very heavy boned but generally they have a different shaped head with a longer muzzle. There are some dogs that have very thick heavy boned bodies with Standard heads and also very fine boned light animals with extremely bully heads. There is also a distinct head shape that people refer to as hybrid. The reason for this is the wide range in tastes of AB fanciers and the lack of a water tight breed standar
