Bulldog edition refers to an early edition in the press cycle of a newspaper or other print publications.
For instance, the Sunday New York Times publishes its bulldog edition, about 100,000 copies, for distribution around the country, at about noon on Saturday. Other large metropolitan newspapers in the United States may offer a local Sunday bulldog edition for delivery to subscribers and available at newsstands and in racks on Friday or Saturday.
In the movie Citizen Kane, Kane tells Susan, “The bulldog's just gone to press,” to which Susan sarcastically replies, “Well, hooray for the bulldog.”
