P appy is a 3-year-old Standard Poodle, and his dog dad, trainer Alex Rothacker, has been training dogs for 55 years and is the owner of TOPS Kennel. He also taught Pappy to walk on his hind legs ...

The breed standard for bulldogs explicitly calls for “very short” muzzles, but, over time, the dogs’ snouts have all but disappeared, Dr. Serpell said, resulting in serious respiratory problems.