“Among those pass for judges of dogs are some persons who do not perceive that when the points, or marks of a peculiar breed are carried to excess, they become deformities: and thus commendation is not unfrequently bestowed on bulldogs, spaniels, and terriers, who are nothing more than useless and helpless artificial creations, violating the laws of nature both as to beauty and utility. They are malformations…”

George R. Jesse “Researches into the History of the British Dog” 1886