The origin of the French Bulldog is not very old. It only dates back to the 19th century. But to understand its history we have to go back to 326 BC. More precisely at the time when Alexander I of Epirus (nicknamed the Molosser) offered Alexander the Great a dog named Péritas considered later in history as a Hound of Epirus.
These dogs described as excellent hunters, guardians and even combat auxiliaries are actually the ancestor of the bulldog itself a parent of the French bulldog known as Frenchie and bouledogue francais also. It is immediately clearer that even if the breed is relatively young, the traits that characterize it actually come from a long and old line.