The American Bulldog: Serious Health Issues

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The bulldog is a popular dog, but it has a lot of issues as well. Their flat faces, wrinkles, and the shape of their body leads to hard times breathing, skin problems, and a lifetime of pain.
The bulldog is having serious health issues and now it's having a lot of pain because of it.
The American bulldog is having serious health problems and how it has a lot of pain because of it.
One reason is that their flat faces cause hard times breathing and their wrinkles caused skin problems. One reason is in paragraph 1 it saids “ Their flat faces make it hard to breath ‘’ and says ‘’Their wrinkles cause skin problems.’’ One reason is that in paragraph one it saids their flat faces cause breathing problems. One other reason is that their body's cause pain their joints. At the end of body paragraph 1 it saids “ The shape of their bodies cause a lifetime of joint pain.’’ My point is that the American bulldogs should not suffer with pain.
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In paragraph 3 it saids ‘’that their undershot jaw leads to teeth problems.’’ My evidence proves my point because it states that their ‘’undershot jaw leads to teeth problems’’. Facts from the article say that their ‘’massive undershot jaw causes teeth issues’’. The evidence proves my point because it is telling you that they have teeth issues. My point is the American bulldog is having massive teeth issues. Yes, bulldogs are cute and sweet, but they have serious health issues as well. Their issues can make them high maintenance and with all their problems it could also be expensive to take care of them. Should we change the breeding standards for bulldogs? In paragraph 1 it states that their ‘’flat faces cause hard times breathing and their wrinkles cause skin issues.’’ In paragraph 2 it shows that ‘’their undershot jaw leads to teeth issues’’. Yes, the bulldog needs help or it will suffer its whole life with

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