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Tell Me About The Frenchie
| Not all French Bulldogs are alike! There are energetic frenchies and placid frenchies Hard headed frenchies and Sweet natured frenchies Serious frenchies and good-natured goofballs. Introverted frenchies and frenchies who love everyone. |
French Bulldogs do not need docking or clipping; with their smooth short coat, Frenchies don't shed much. They are extremely intelligent and love to play with well-behaved children. They seldom bark and are seldom destructive. They are distinctive with the "bat ears," making them a noticeable dog. They are adaptable and happy in most environments (both city and country living) as long as they have human companionship. They do not like to be too hot or too cold and dislike being alone.The facial wrinkles, creases around his tail and ears must be kept clean. They do not take kindly to kennel life as their place is with and alongside their human friends. Their wonderful personality, size and appearance is what makes the Frenchie an ideal pet. |
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| Grooming The French Bulldog EARS Frenchie ears are easy targets for dirt and infection. Keep checking your dog's ears for dirt build-up, a change in odor and a change in color of the ear. Red ears often means the beginning of an infection. Often times your dog will also hold its head to the side, shake the head consistently, hold the ear down or dig at it with their paws when an infection is beginning. If you notice this along with signs of inflammation, take your frenchie to the vet. Cleaning ears can be done with a couple of different tools. You can use a Q-tip, washcloth or a wet wipe. Wipes such as Wet Ones or MalAcetic are the best for general cleaning. FOLDS Frenchies have folds under their eyes, and around their muzzle. These folds gather dirt and food which can cause irritation. Using wipes, similar to those listed, on a regular basis will keep them from becoming raw and sore. Take a wipe or a damp washcloth and with gentle pressure using your finger tip you can clean this area quickly every day. Then put a dab of vaseline on your fingers and gently rub into your frenchies clean folds to protect the folds from staining and it makes clean up much easier each and every day. If you notice red or raw spots contact your vet. NOSE Frenchie noses tend to get dry and flaky and gather lots of dirt so you must clean daily with your wipes. You may have to scrub a little bit but the moisture from the wipe or washcloth with warm water, will help remove the dead skin and crud. Once this is done, you should add "Bow Wow Butter Balm" to keep it from looking and feeling rough. The best rub for your Frenchie's nose should contain Shea Butter. Happytails Spa has a "Bow Wow Butter Balm" made especially for brachycephalic breeds. NAILS I find that the dremel tool works best to quickly trim the frenchies nails causing the least amount of cuts into the quick and preventing their quicks from bleeding. I use the round stone tip moving along the tip of the nail from front to back and then from side to side gently curving the tips. While your frenchie is walking on a wood or tiled floor if you can hear their nails clickIf you can hear the frenchies nails click they need to be trimmed. Frenchies should have short nails thus keeping the feet and toes from spreading out wide and causing foot problems. Don't forget to rub some "Bow Wow Butter Balm" or vaseline on their paws to keep them soft and supple. COAT We have found that rubbing the frenchies coat with a microfiber dust cloth not only removes a lot of loose hair and dirt but it gives their coats the most incredible shine using their own natural oils.. It only takes a half an hour a day while watching tv and you can stay ahead of that shedding hair by just smoothintg the frenchie coat over with the microfiber cloth. Then just throw the micro fiber cloth in the washing machine... your all done! |
Over the years we have had several educational opportunities
by attending seminars, working closely with our Vets, reading
books, watching DVD's, asking owners of dogs and french
bulldog breeders lots of questions about frenchie care and
what tools work best. There are so many different ideas about
canine vaccination programs, breeding experiences, feeding,
C-sectioned puppies, Artificial Insemination versus natural
breedings and handling in AKC dog shows.
We spend time everyday when we are raising a litter by using
a very indepth puppy program set up to create amazing
puppies that are easiely adaptable, curious, couragous and will
take on the world with a balanced body and mind. We give
nutritional supplements to mothers and puppies and
socialization is high on our priority list so we have a variety of
people from the local kennel club help us in the socialization.
I've written down many notes, ideas, tips, herbal methods and
old wives tales that are scribbled on anything I could find in
the moment. I have also been saving articles from magazines,
online reasearch printouts, with the sole thought that one day
I would be able to share these great frenchie tips with others.
So I have set aside this page "Tell me about the frenchie" as
the spot to share.
Breeding? Get the Sire and Damn in good shape first.
A responsible breeder conditions the sire and dam. Good puppies
start long before their parents are bred. Both the sire and dam need
constant care and conditioning to produce the best offspring. This
means regular veterinary care, screening for genetic problems,
pre-breeding health tests, regular exercise and good nutrition. It
means consulting with a vet or experienced breeder to ensure that
you know how to meet the dam's special nutritional needs while she
is in whelp.
It also means maintaining your dog's mental health. Stressed
animals can experience fertility problems. We Be French Bulldogs
has only experienced all natural breedings with every litter of
puppies we have ever bred. We swear by the belief that the dam's
temperament affects the puppies---good puppies come from good
mothers.
Is my Frenchie too hot?
Frenchies are also heat intolerant: Dogs build up heat according to
body mass and give off heat according to body surface. The
Frenchie's heavy, chunky body has a minimal amount of body surface
compared with body mass and tends to hold heat more than the
average dog. Dogs rid themselves of excess heat by evaporation
from the tongue and respiratory tract surfaces. The Frenchie's
muzzle, and respiratory tract have relatively little surface area
available for cooling. Frenchies build up heat and cannot shed it,
making them at grave risk of deadly heatstroke in even mild weather.
All French Bulldog owners must be prepared to shield their dogs
from overheating.
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Responsible Breeders, No-Kill
Shelters
French Bulldog Rescue
Network (FBRN.Org)