# Movies with English bulldog as guard dog?

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**Created:** [July 6, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-english-bulldog-as-guard-dog/836605 "2019-07-06T01:37:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ashtura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ashtura/32/2963_2.png) [@Ashtura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ashtura)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-english-bulldog-as-guard-dog/836605/1 "2019-07-06T01:37:41Z")

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As a kid I distinctly remember at least one movie with an English bulldog used as a guard dog. Specifically chained up in a junkyard and running after people. As an adult I realize that am English bulldog would not be particularly suited for that role, and maybe I’m conflating things, but I still feel like this is a thing. Were there any movies with this?

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**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\
**Post date:** [July 6, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-with-english-bulldog-as-guard-dog/836605/2 "2019-07-06T20:13:30Z")

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IIRC, Spike in the Looney Tunes Cartoons was depicted as a guard dog. I think he was supposed to be a English bulldog, with some artistic license.

And yes, as the (former) parent of a Bulldog, I am happy to say she would have been totally useless as a Guard Dog.