Pet animals: cat, bulldog, puppies,

Dogs have become such an essential part of our society, that the want for them to fit in well with other human beings and not pose a risk or a disturbance is serious to their long term approval by our neighbors and others around us. Not all people are dog lovers and to make sure that they’re not troubled by our pets, training is essential.

Also, dog training is a vital part of a working dog’s life for them to be able to support humans in behavior like hunting and police work. Training dogs is a particular skill since the key difficulty lies in how to communicate professionally with them.


It must also be declared that different dog breeds take to training another way. One more vital factor is the emotional state of the dog. A dog that is scared, anxious, or insecure doesn’t train well and this reflects the importance of issues like proper socialization of puppies.

Training French Bulldog puppies should not begin too early though, as there is proof to show that before a certain age, the brains of puppies are not much developed enough to process complex learning. Please keep in mind, French Bulldogs are slow learners.

Specialized dog trainers are best when it comes to training your dog as they will make sure that the proper practice is set for life, including how to behave around strangers. For the safety of your dog, it is your responsibility as an owner to make sure that he or she is well trained.

The genetic makings of a dog do not only have the character, temperament, body structure and coat color pass from each generation. Also their stomachs are accepted down. Each breed has its own want for definite nutrition that its digestive system can properly take in and maintain the body as it should.

Just giving the dog what he “needs” may not be correct for him. Two things to keep in mind are that the food should have nutrients that are alike to its native environment so that it can be broken down effortlessly and that there should be a right balance of carbohydrates, proteins and vitamins for the exact needs of the French Bulldog.

Suggested vitamin resources are as follows: Vitamin A Palmitate, Folic Acid, Biotin, and Vitamin B1 among others and Calcium Bone Meal and Copper Gluconate are finest sources for Minerals. Feeding the right foods will in turn keep the owner expenses that may be racked up due to extra than frequent visits to the vet.

There are several congenital diseases and conditions to which French bulldogs are susceptible, although they are still considered among the healthiest of the bull breeds. Frenchies can suffer from Von Willebrand's disease (VWD), a bleeding disorder that is also found in humans and is similar to hemophilia, which can impede their clotting. In conjunction to this, French bulldogs may also suffer from thyroid condition. Many breeders follow a program of testing younger dogs for VWD, and only testing for thyroid at that time if the VWD factor is low. In this program, the breeder tests thyroid again just prior to using the dog for breeding. Other breeders test both VWD and thyroid at the same time.

French bulldogs suffer from Brachycephalic syndrome, which is what creates the flat faced appearance of the Frenchie. As a result, one of the most common defects in French bulldogs is elongated soft palate or cleft palate. Puppies affected with Cleft palate are generally put down at birth, as it is generally considered to be an almost impossible condition to correct. Elongated soft palate can manifest as anything from a mild condition causing labored breathing to severe condition that can cause the affected dog to pass out from moderate exercise.

Frenchies may also have a tendency towards eye issues. Cherry eye, or everted third eyelid, has been known to occur, although it is more common in (English) bulldogs and pug dogs. Glaucoma, retinal fold dysplasia, corneal ulcers and juvenile cataracts are also conditions which have been known to afflict French bulldogs. Screening of prospective breeding candidates through CERF - the Canine Eye Registration Foundation - can help to eliminate instances of these diseases in offpsring. The skin folds under the eyes of the French bulldog must be cleaned regularly and kept dry in order to avoid fold infections. In extremely severe cases of persistent fold infections, some veterinarians have performed fold removal surgeries.

When having a pet as a puppy, it is always excellent to plan in front just like when having a baby in the house. Just like little package of joy, they can surprise you and grow out of the little baskets you have prepared for your French bulldog puppy. With the accurate diet, exercise, grooming and care the French bulldog will do most of his rising during the first year.

At this time, you can expect him to possibly need a slightly better sleeping space and all. Once the first year passes, the growth will slow down but their bodies will carry on to mature and have definitions and divisions of an adult French Bulldog. By age 3, they are formally done rising up. A fully developed French Bulldog would be real 12 inches in height and weigh between 19 to 28 pounds.

It’s a rule of thumb that public should have three planned square meals a day, give or take a snack anywhere in between. French Bulldog Puppies can also be feed on a plan in two ways: First is the free feeding. Dry food is located in a container and left away for the entire day for the pup to eat when it feels like it. Scheduled feeding on the other hand is placing the food down and then pleasing it away whether or not it eats it and frequent it after 30 minutes.



The final mode can help the owner in monitoring when the pup gets hungry and controlling its food eating and dietary requirements. The planned feeding system can be a prerequisite to housebreaking for it establishes control and custom for them to follow. The free feeding process can destroy the breed and make it a place for too much weight grows.

A Blue Pied French Bulldog. "Blue" Frenchies are a result of the 'd' or dilute gene. In this form, the dilute factor has caused the black hairs to become blue. Pigment on nose and pads is also a greyish blue in color, and eyes are often blue or yellowish gold.

The French Bulldog is a gentle breed that typically has a happy-go-lucky attitude. Like many other companion dog breeds they require close contact with humans. They have fairly minimal exercise needs, but do require at least daily walks. Their calm nature makes them excellent choices for apartment dwellers, as does their usually sensible attitude towards barking. As a flat faced breed, it is essential that owners understand that French Bulldogs cannot live outdoors. Their bulk and their compromised breathing system makes it impossible for them to regulate their temperature efficiently. In addition, Frenchies are top heavy and therefore have a difficult time swimming. Precautions must be taken when exercising a Frenchie during hot or humid weather, as well.

French Bulldogs can play too roughly for some smaller children, and should be monitored at all times during play. As well, children should be cautioned not to pick French Bulldogs up, as the dogs' small size can mask how heavy they are.

French Bulldogs are essentially a bull and terrier breed, and as such, it is not surprising to learn that canine aggression can sometimes occur. Generally, this takes the form of same sex aggression, with the bitches being the most culpable in this respect. Owners considering adding a second dog to their household are usually cautioned to choose one of the opposite sex. Spaying or neutering can do much to curb aggressive tendencies before they begin. The French Bulldog energy level can range from hyperactive and energetic to relaxed and laid back.

This is referred to as blue, or blue brindle. Brindle markings on this dog have a "grey" hue, and base coat color is a solid blue-grey.

French bulldogs come in a variety of colors and coat patterns. The FCI standard for French Bulldogs is shown at www.fci.be/nomenclature.aspx, and the standard is disqualifying the colours brown, black and tan, mouse grey

Here is what the American Kennel Club|AKC standard has to say about color:

"Acceptable colors - All brindle, fawn, white, brindle and white, and any color except those which constitute disqualification. All colors are acceptable with the exception of solid black, mouse, liver, black and tan, black and white, and white with black, which are disqualifications. Black means black without a trace of brindle."

But for both FCI and US:

In its most simple forms, French bulldog coat color can be simply be described as the original pied, brindle or fawn, with a variety of possible marking patterns. The differences in appearance are all due to variants in marking patterns, which range from brindle to pied and to fawn.

The French Bulldog is a small friend breed of dog. The name advises that France is the country of origin, but, in fact, the Americans and British may have played a larger role in the breed's improvement. The dogs are usually called the "Frenchie" and are nickname "clowns" and frog dogs.

The most popular is that lace workers from England in the mid-1800s brought smallish English Bulldogs with them, when they sought work in northern France. The little bulldogs became very popular as ratters and loyal companions. Soon, their numbers swelled. Meanwhile, breeders in England seized on the opportunity to sell undersized specimens of an old breed to fanciers as a "new" breed, including the "tulip" eared puppies, which cropped up at times in bulldog litters. French bulldogs were originally bred as ratters, but are now bred as lap dogs and companions.


The magazine "Country Life", in the 29 April 1899 takes up the story: "Some five-and-thirty years ago in fact, [i.e. about 1865], the small-sized or light-weight Bulldog was common in this country; so much so that dogs of the breed that scaled over 28 lbs were not encouraged at such shows as Birmingham, which was at that period the most important exhibition of its kind in England. Then by some freak of fashion the Toy Bulldog became all the rage in Paris, with the result that the celebrated Bill George, of Canine Castle, Kensal New Town, the most eminent dog dealer of his or any other day, received carte blanche commissions from French customers to procure them light-weight Bulldogs, and by this means England was denuded of all the best specimens".

Photos dating to around this time show the Russian royal family posing alongside their French bulldogs, and they imported several of the little dogs from France. Other famous fanciers included Toulouse-Lautrec, the author Colette and King Edward VII. A French bulldog, insured for the, at that time, astronomical sum of $750, was on board the ill-fated Titanic.

It is inarguable that without the influence of dedicated, turn-of-the-century American fanciers the breed would not be what it is today. It is they that organized the very first French bulldog club in the world, and it was they who insisted that the "bat" ear so associated with the breed today was correct. Until that time, French bulldogs were shown with either the "bat" or "rose" ear.

All in all, French bulldogs are an international breed, with breeders of many nations being responsible for the creation of the dogs we know today.

The French Bulldog is a strong, compact, stocky little dog, with a big square head that has a curved forehead. The muzzle is wide and deep with a well distinct stop. The nose is black, however could be lighter in lighter colored dogs. The upper lips droop down over the lower lips. The teeth meet up in an under bite and the lower chin is square and deep. The round, prominent eyes are put broad apart and are dark in color.



The bat ears place erect, are wide at the bottom narrowing in a triangular form and curved at the tips. The height at the withers to the ground should be just about the identical as the length from withers to the bottom of the tail. The tail is also straight or cork-screw. The chest is wide and deep with the face of the dog being wider than the backside end, forming a pear shape. The Dewclaws could be detached. The medium-fine coat is small and soft. The skin is slack forming crinkles around the head and shoulders. Skin colors contain brindle, fawn, white, and mixtures of brindle or fawn among white.