I had my large, male Golden Retriever at the vet a couple of weeks ago. In came an ENORMOUS dog who was suffering from skin allergies. This monster was so big, I asked his owner if he were a cross between a Boxer and a Great Dane. The owner said no — that he was an “American Bulldog” and a smaller example. That does not square with the photos I’ve seen on line which depict an American Bulldog as a dog that is beefy, but somewhat shorter, though heavier, than my Golden.
It’s lucky that the dog was sick (and so was mine) because otherwise we might have had a confrontation right there in the waiting room.