Dogs 101 French Bulldog
French bulldogs are really good at
sitting around and being cute and no one
will argue with that he’s not a dog he’s
he’s part of my family I love the French
Bulldog the pushed-in face the adorable
snorting the French Bulldog surprisingly
the French Bulldog actually comes from
England during the Industrial Revolution
English artisan workers especially lace
makers one of little companions around
to improve the quality of their lives
they turned first to a dwarf version of
the English bulldog then cross that with
the pug and the terrier
and boy did that calculate a
crossbreeding work Frenchie’s come in
brindle fawn white and black and a mix
of all those colors they usually stand
between 11 and 13 inches tall and
shouldn’t weigh over 28 pounds because
they’re so top-heavy they can’t swim
they’re more anchor buoy part of the
reason for this is they’re
characteristically smushed in face
Frenchie’s are known as break as’f alec
dogs this refers to dogs with short
noses Frenchie’s have a very short head
compared with the length of their
cranium oftentimes this results in
either an elongated or cleft ‘add soft
palate brachycephalic dogs dogs with
push faces do tend have a lot of health
issues
this makes them noisy labor breathers
for this reason Frenchie’s are not
comfortable in heat or playing hours of
fetch this adorably mush tin face gives
way to one of the cutest characteristics
of French cheese their face wrinkles
these wrinkles are a genetic
hand-me-down Bulldogs were bred to have
these wrinkles on the face to flow blood
away from the eyes should the dog be
wounded in a fight another Frenchie must
those bat ears bred to have perked
bat-like ears early breeders preferred
droopy rose ears but now all French
cheese have to have bat ears and lastly
the French Bulldog has some serious
reproductive challenges one cannot
naturally reproduce because it is so
top-heavy has such narrow hips and weak
legs the male cannot successfully mount
the female they need to be artificially
inseminated and even more remarkable
because they have such large heads in
proportion to the rest of their body
that when the dam is trying to pass the
puppies oftentimes the canal the opening
is not big enough all of this makes the
breeding tricky and calm
when we bit more expensive but on the
flip side you can be sure that your
dog’s heritage was carefully planned
Frenchie’s are great companions they
like to be near you so take them on
errands because they require a little
exercise they do really well in
apartment living situations probably one
of the top three most popular breeds in
New York City with a short coat of hair
they’re very easy to groom it’s
basically just a wash and clip the nail
situation be sure to keep those cute
wrinkles on the face dry and free of
moisture because of their special
respiratory system they don’t breathe
very well and can also be prone to
thyroid conditions ie irritations and
spinal diseases although they can be
taught some tricks
Frenchie’s are notoriously stubborn they
never bite but are more interested in
being pleased than pleasing you they’re
really pretty much bred for being the
boss of the house check up let go let go
please please I consider this to be a
great family dog and a great pet
Frenchie’s do well in small spaces they
do have health issues and they’re easy
to groom
these dogs are stubborn but do well with
all members of the family if you scratch
its belly
it’ll love you forever
