About Us......

We are Steve and Jessica Gilmour, we have a young daughter Cherry, and we are based in Essex. We currently have 5 dogs, 3 of them being Leavitt bulldogs. The bulldogs are our real passion and our main interest when it come to the dogs, and have been since we got our 1st Bulldog Bertie - He was not a Leavitt but was very similar, it was owning him that led us to the Leavitts. Bertie was, and still is our inspiration for what we do today - He was a beautiful dog and everything a bulldog should be... Athletic, agile, strong and brave, aswell as being loving and kind. Unfortunately aged 3 he had to be put to sleep, he suffered with chronic allergies and his life became so uncomfortable we were left with little option.
This suffering and heart break that we all went through while owning Bertie made us realise that although on the surface a dog may look healthier and more 'able', in reality the breeding that goes on behind creating these modern bulldogs isn’t always done particularly well. It is always easy to assume that they will have no health problems because they can breathe better and move better - but as we found out this isn’t always the case.

We had read about the Leavitt bulldogs and seen photos; we knew they were what we were looking for, with the health issues that Bertie suffered with fresh in our minds we wanted to do as much research that we could. We looked further into the breeding of the Leavitt bulldogs - We knew we liked the look of them but when we realised the stringent health screening that goes on within the breed it’s seemed too good to be true - we then decided that we were to bring the breed to the UK.

Depending on how the dogs mature and develop and if they are approved by The Leavitt bulldog Association as being good enough to breed from, we may have the occasional litter. We would like to produce a few good bulldogs that we will place in select homes, under contract and follow their progress closely.
The temperaments of our dogs is the most important thing to us although we like the dogs to look good and perform athletically, their temperaments have to be perfect around people particularly children. Our daughter Cherry is very hands on with the dogs, she enjoys being around them and they love being around her.
They are all important members of our family, and although kennelled they all take turns at coming in the house and spending time with us one on one. We believe that this strong relationship and bond with people is passed down to the pups from their mother and is very important to us.

Cherry helping with the dogs obediance - Its important that the dogs properly respond to her regardless of her age, It also builds her confidence and their trust..

Owning the Leavitts was an ambition of ours, and when we moved we had the opportunity to live that dream.
This is only the start and with the help and guidance from David Leavitt and the others from the Leavitt bulldog Association we hope to set down a good foundation here in the UK and produce some True healthy happy bulldogs, with temperment and health at the forefront.