ALAPAHA BLUEBLOOD BULLDOG Breed standard OVERALL IMPRESSION:  Square, powerfully built yet agile and athletic for size, alert Should give impression of nobility HEAD Large, flat across top, heavily muscled in males, square   MUZZLE: Medium in length, square jaws heavily muscled, slight protrusion of lower jaw permissable but  not desireable NOSE Dark, 50% or less of light pigment acceptable EARS Medium in size, half‑perked with forward roll. Trimming not permissible. EYES Set well apart with hollow between Any color permissible "glass" or "marble" eye acceptable NECK Thick, medium in length SHOULDERS Of short length and heavily muscled 23-25" high in males, 20-23" high in females Should give impression of power   CHEST Wide and deep BACK Straight ‑ not rigid or swayed, length equal to height of shoulders   TAIL Optimum length should reach hock Final third of tail to have gradual upward curvature Docking absolutely not permissable FORELEGS Straight and extremely thick‑boned Balanced toward toes Feet well knuckled up with thick pad (Dewclaws not removed) REAR With musculature comparably in proportion to forequarters Hips narrower than chest COAT Short to medium in length Fairly stiff to the touch Soft undercoat COLOR Preferred coloring: Blue/gray to black ‑ or ‑ tan to dark brown Faults: 50% or more brindle - Any solid coloring - Total black "masking" of face With "Marbling Trimmed in white SIZE Males:  22-25" at withers 90-110 lbs. Females:  20-23" 65-75 lbs.