Planned breeding
American Bulldogs raised by people who know the breed inside and out.
Lance and I have bred Classic American Bulldogs since 1998, in Harvey, New Brunswick since 2021. Our puppies are spoken for before they are born, so the way in is a place on the list for our next litter.
There is a lot more to choosing a puppy than picking your favourite photo. We will help you get it right.
Buying from another province? Most of our families do. Choose the breeder first, then solve the trip: here is exactly how a puppy reaches your city.
Since 1998
Breeding American Bulldogs
ABRA
Registered
Written
Health Guarantee
NB, CAN
Family Raised
Families on the list are matched to puppies from these planned breedings. Click either parent to see their pedigree and their health results, including anything that has not been tested.
Planned breeding using frozen semen from Abner of Hubbs.
Six steps, in this order. A non-breeding companion puppy is $2,100 CAD, paid in three instalments of $700. Transport is extra, at cost.
Step 1
Tell us about your home, your experience and what you want in a dog. We reply to qualified applications within 5 business days.
Step 2
You meet our dogs and we meet you. This is where we talk honestly about whether an American Bulldog suits your life. You never pay anything before this call.
Step 3
You get the full written contract to read before any money changes hands, not at pickup. Price, payment schedule, guarantee and breeding terms are all in it.
Step 4
$700 on signing puts you on the list for our next litter. It holds your place, not a particular puppy. The second $700 is due when the puppies are 2 weeks old.
Step 5
At seven to eight weeks we match each family to a puppy, and your contract is updated to name your puppy. The $700 balance is paid before your puppy goes home.
Step 6
Pick up in Harvey, NB, or we arrange Cargojet air cargo or a puppy nanny. Your puppy leaves registered, microchipped, vaccinated, vet checked, and with our puppy manual. We are a phone call away for the rest of the dog's life.
What happens to your money in every case, including if we cannot supply a puppy within 18 months, is on the deposit policy. What the guarantee covers and what it does not is on the guarantee page.
Your deposit holds a place on the list, not a particular puppy, and that is on purpose. At three weeks old a puppy is mostly markings. The puppy that suits your life is a temperament, and temperament takes weeks to show.
The litter grows up in our home, so we watch them every day: who settles first, who goes looking for people, who needs a minute with something new. At 49 days each puppy has a temperament evaluation on its own, in a room it has never been in, with a person it has never met, through ten standard exercises. We record what we see and take video. We do not reduce a puppy to a score.
Then we put that next to what you told us on your application and on the video call: who lives in the house, other dogs, how busy your days are, what you want the dog to do. Two puppies from the same litter can be right for very different homes. The confident one who wants to be in everything is a great fit for an active, experienced family, and a harder one for a first-time owner with a toddler.
An honest limit: an evaluation at seven weeks tells you about tendencies, not destiny. How a dog turns out at two years old depends a great deal on the training and the life it gets from you. What the matching does is give you the best starting point we can.
This is the level of detail we try to give about every dog. Tiger, a male we bred and have lived with for five years, is a shadow. He wants to be in the same room as you, leaning on your leg. He is the sire of one of our planned litters, with Orla.
We would rather talk you out of the wrong dog than place a puppy that comes back. Here is the short version of what daily life asks of you.
Males are about 100 lb and females about 80 lb. By six months a puppy outweighs most children, and a grown dog pulls harder than you can hold one-handed. Training is how you keep a dog this strong pleasant to live with.
American Bulldogs bond hard to their family and are house dogs. A dog left outside or alone most of the day tends to find its own projects. If your plan is 'he can run around the yard', that is not enough.
Plan on 10 to 15 minutes of structured obedience a day for at least the first year, a puppy class, and crate training. Adolescence, from roughly six months to two years, is when many young dogs test limits. Keep training through it rather than easing off.
Opposite-sex pairs are usually easy. Two adults of the same sex, especially intact, can be reactive and may need managing or separating. Cats work best when introduced to a puppy. The breed has real prey drive, so unfenced livestock is a problem.
Families with children about five and up, taught to read a dog, tend to do well. Toddlers are harder: the risk is a small child being knocked over by a big, enthusiastic dog. Supervise every time.
You want an outdoor dog, a low-shedding dog, or a dog that scares strangers. A well-raised American Bulldog is protective of its family and should be friendly with people once introduced.
Most American Bulldog breeders in Canada are small home programs, so the checking falls to you. Here is what we do, why it matters to you, and where to check it.
Every Rosebull dog has a public five-generation pedigree on pedigreedatabase.ca. You can see who is behind a puppy before you pay anything, without waiting for a PDF.
PennHIP for hips, the Embark genetic panel for NCL, Ichthyosis and HUU, and OFA elbows going forward. Every breeding dog is either individually tested or comes from health-tested parents, and each dog's page says which. Orla is an Ichthyosis carrier, so we only breed her to clear males: none of her puppies can be affected.
A refund if your puppy is diagnosed with NCL, Ichthyosis or HUU, and you keep the dog. Hips, elbows and ACL are not covered, and we say so up front. Separately, we will take back any dog we bred, at any age, for any reason. That take-back is a promise about the dog, not a refund.
Price, payment dates, what is refundable and what is not are published before you apply. If we cannot supply a puppy within 18 months of your first deposit, you get every dollar back.
Puppies grow up in the house, around children, cats and other dogs from the start. They go home with our puppy manual and a breeder who answers the phone for the life of the dog.
The longest-running American Bulldog breeding program in Canada, since 1998. Lance and I are both American Bulldog conformation judges, with show assignments across Europe and the USA, and we have hosted more than thirty American Bulldog shows.
A few of our dogs. Meet the breeding dogs → or browse every dog we have bred.
4.6 stars across 19 Google reviews
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Great experience. We drove to pick Bruno up. The parents and puppies were all loved and taken care of very well. He’s almost five now and would definitely go back to Rosebull Kennel if we’re looking for another American bulldog.
Kevin Sullivan
★★★★★
We couldn’t be happier with our experience with Rosebull Kennels! From our very first inquiry, Lesli Rose was an absolute pleasure to work with. She is a fabulous communicator—always prompt, knowledgeable, transparent, and genuinely dedicated to matching her dogs with the right families. She kept us informed every step of the way and made the entire process smooth and reassuring. We brought home our American Bulldog, Max, and he has been the absolute best addition to our family. Not only is he a gorgeous, healthy dog, but his temperament and personality are everything we could have hoped for. You can tell right away that Lesli pours immense care, love, and expertise into her breeding program and raising well-socialized pups. If you are looking for a top-tier American Bulldog from an ethical, passionate, and reliable breeder, we cannot recommend Lesli and Rosebull Kennels highly enough. Thank you, Lesli, for our boy Max!
Dennis Tester
★★★★★
Amazing experience and highly recommended,we got our puppy from Rosebull a couple years back and they took time to answer all our questions and and all paper work was included,as well help us with interacting with the puppies to feel comfortable as well was open to all questions along the way.They truly care about there puppies going to good homes and they male sure it's a good fit,The puppies are amazing and grow into loveable,family dogs.
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Usually not. Our puppies are spoken for before they are born, so there is rarely a puppy sitting here waiting for a home. The way to get a Rosebull puppy is to apply and get on the list for our next litter. Our planned breedings are listed on the puppies page.
Yes. Every Rosebull puppy is registered with the American Bulldog Registry and Archives (ABRA) and comes with its ABRA registration, a written health guarantee, microchip, and lifetime breeder support. Registration records the pedigree; breeding rights are separate and granted in writing.
One type: Classic, also called Bully. Temperament, structure, and health drive every breeding decision.
Harvey, New Brunswick, Canada (about 45 minutes outside Fredericton). Pickup is in-person or via Cargojet air cargo, or a puppy nanny.
Since 1998. Lesli Rose has been the registrar of the American Bulldog Registry and Archives (ABRA) since 2005 and founded the Olde Bulldogge Breed Association (OBBA). 28 years of structured breeding.
A large, athletic working breed originally bred as a farm utility dog across the southern United States. The breed nearly disappeared after World War II before being revived by breeders including John D. Johnson and Alan Scott. Loyal, protective, and needs consistent training from puppyhood.
Males are about 100 pounds (45 kg) and females about 80 pounds (36 kg) as adults. Exact size varies by type and line.
None. Classic and Bully are two names for the same type, the Johnson type: heavier, broader, with a blockier head. The leaner, more athletic type is called Standard or Scott. Rosebull breeds the Classic type. See our full Classic vs Bully breakdown for the details.
PennHIP hip evaluation and the Embark genetic panel covering NCL, Ichthyosis, and HUU. We publish what each dog has actually had done, and what it has not. Orla is an Ichthyosis carrier. Every sire we breed to is Ichthyosis clear, so her puppies are either clear or carriers and none of them can be affected. Carriers are healthy dogs, and Orla's puppies are placed on non-breeding terms. Every result is listed on the dog's own page and verifiable on pedigreedatabase.ca.
New to the breed? Classic vs Bully American Bulldog, explained
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