Black English Bulldog Color Guide (2024)



Example of a Black Tri English Bulldog Puppy

Black English Bulldog Puppies For Sale

Rare Color Guide


black english bulldog color guide
author: Mitch Wysong Mitch Wysong 15+ years Experience Breeding Bulldogs Read Bio

Black Color Basics

There are several different variations of  the black color.  The black color can be expressed a variety of ways which include: black and tan, black tri, black seal, black merle, black platinum, and black brindle.  Black Bulldogs are often recognized as the most common of all rare colored bulldogs. We believe the black color should be shiny and appear to be black in color against black objects or in the sun.  This is to ensure the color produced is true black as opposed to black seal which displays a different undertone to the black coat.   With all black bulldogs, the nose, footpads, & eyeliner are always a true black.  Black is often considered the most basic building block from which other rare English Bulldog colors are produced.

Black Tri Puppies

One of our favorite types of Black English Bulldog Puppies for sale are the black tri color (at).  Black tri’s can be described as a color pattern where the tan points are typically on the eyebrows, cheeks, front shoulders (right above the chest area between the legs), around the tail, and partial on both front & back legs. Tan points will typically not show up if the bulldog carries white color patterns where the points would normally be. Tan points can also be hidden by other genes, such as the SEAL gene, as it is higher on the hierarchy of genes.

Example of a Black Seal English Bulldog Puppy 

Bruiser Bulldog’s take on Black Coats

We know that Black is the most common rare color and is often the base to create other rare color variations.  Because we do not travel down the “rare color” road very far, black bulldogs are a color type we see often.  The Black color shows up often even when one is not truly breeding to produce a specific color.  Black tri’s are one of our favorite colors and are always a highlight when one of our litters produces this color type.  Black tri’s are unique because of the tan eyebrows that often compliment a bulldog puppy’s facial structure.  We always have a couple black bulldog parents that will occasionally produce black puppies.  Our personal experience with the black coat color has been positive.  It appears skin allergies and other genetic traits like deafness that occasionally accompany specific coat colors are not a problem within black genetics.  If you are interested in a Black English Bulldog please let us know as it is very possible we will have upcoming litters with this color type and the knowledge that our priorities lie within healthy breeding practices and not necessarily rare color production.   

If you are interested in learning more about English Bulldog Coat Colors, please feel free to check out our comprehensive color guide! Click Here 


 – Fawn English Bulldog Color Guide – Click Here

 – Red English Bulldog Color Guide – Click Here

– Brindle English Bulldog Color Guide – Click Here


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Greetings from the Wysongs!

Northern Indiana based, Bruiser Bulldogs offers purebred English Bulldog Puppies for sale to loving adopters seeking to find a higher quality English Bulldog.  As English Bulldog breeders , Mitch and Erica Wysong have dedicated themselves to a lifelong journey of changing the culture and societal pressures of poor breeding practices within the English Bulldog Community.

Mitch and Erica believe in producing a healthy English Bulldog puppy first and foremost.  Through years of research and development, Bruiser Bulldogs is leading a new movement away from the overdone, wrinkled bulldog that has been long plagued by health problems. By embracing a healthier, more athletic look they are able to ensure that each and every English Bulldog Puppy for sale by Bruiser Bulldogs is supported by a platform of health tested, clean genetics.

Upon adoption, each family that takes on the responsibility of a Bruiser Bulldog enters into an active and vibrant communal family of bulldog owners.  Mitch and Erica believe it is their responsibility to provide emotional and mental support for the lifetime of each and every English Bulldog puppy they produce.  To ensure the success of every adoption, Bruiser Bulldogs will always be committed to helping  Bruiser Bulldog adopters care for their English Bulldogs to the best of their ability.

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