Mtundu wa galu wa ku France wa Bulldog, ngakhale dzina lake, unachokera ku England m'zaka za zana la 17. Agaluwa anali otchuka makamaka mumzinda wa Nottingham ndipo, chofunika kwambiri, munali anthu ambiri ovala zingwe mumzindawu. Pamene kunali kufunikira kwakukulu kwa lace ku France, panali anthu ambiri osamuka, ndipo, motero, amisiri ochokera ku Nottingham anali m'gulu la anthu omwe anapita ku France kukafunafuna moyo wabwino ndi mwayi watsopano.
Zachidziwikire, adatenga agalu awo okondedwa, ndipo patapita nthawi, ma bulldogs awo okongoletsa adadziwika kwambiri komanso kutchuka ku France. Iwo ankakonda kudziwa, anali okwera mtengo, kuphatikizapo chifukwa cha chiwerengero chochepa cha anthu pazigawo zoyambirira. Kwa zaka mazana angapo, agaluwa anafalikira ku Ulaya konse, pokhala otchuka osati pakati pa anthu olemekezeka okha (ndipo tikudziwa momwe olemekezeka ankakonda agalu ang'onoang'ono mu Middle Ages) komanso pakati pa amalonda ndi amisiri. Analembedwa koyamba ku France pansi pa dzina lakuti "French Bulldog".