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A new study shows bulldogs have a life expectancy five years lower than the average dog.
Dogs can only sweat on their paw pads, which is not a lot of use when it comes to shedding body heat.
Flat-faced dogs had twice the odds of suffering heatstroke compared with a labrador retriever.
Do we need to outbreed bulldogs with poor health with a different breed? Our research suggests this may not be necessary.
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