HOW TO TAKE CARE OF A FRENCHIE
hi this is Lila sketches and this is how
to take care of a French Bulldog when I
first want to get a French Bulldog I
really wanted some sort of tutorial or
video to follow to know how to take care
of their weird features like their
wrinkles the short nose the bat ears
I’ve learned a ton since having a French
Bulldog for over a year now and I’d like
to share it with you guys first of all
why I got a Frenchie there are small
dogs there great apartment dogs they
have weird personalities they’re these
little weirdos and they are so adorable
they’re also very snuggly they’re always
by your side so if you’re looking for a
cuddle buddy this breeze is perfect for
you now a few things you need to know
before you get a french bulldog first of
all keep them cool so they have short
notice so see how short her nose is so
look at her profile meaning they
overheat faster so to keep Mabel cool
when we’re outside if she starts panting
we will give her water we will throw
cold water on her we’ll give her ice
cube it’s too hot outside we don’t let
her outside if you want a daughter you
can go on a hike with French bulldogs
are probably not the dog for you
we’ve taken Mabel on hikes with us
before and usually she’ll walk for a
little bit and then we put her in the
back row back back with her head popped
out and carry her the rest of the way
xed how to clean your Frenchie there’s a
lot of parts to Mabel that we have to
clean she has these big bat ears and
they’re open all the time so there’s all
kinds of dust and junks getting into
there so we use an ear cleaner put a few
drops into the ear and you massage it
like this for maybe a minute and then
you let her shake it out and then you
take cotton balls and clean all the junk
out
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next wrinkles so Mabel doesn’t have as
many wrinkles as maybe an average
Frenchie sometimes French cheese will
get junk collecting in between these
wrinkles here if you have a
light-colored Frenchie then they can get
tear stains and there are special
products for that the next thing we
actively and on Mabel is something you
probably haven’t heard of and probably
wish that you never knew about French
cheese has something called a tail
pocket French bulldogs are born with
these little tails they’re not clipped
they’re born like that but on some
French bulldogs their tails grow
directly into their butt basically and
there’s a space in there you have to
clean it this is weird
I’m trying to explain it it’s weird okay
Mabel’s tail looks like this it’s like
this cute little corkscrew and it is
tight against her skin but you can lift
it and underneath there is an area you
have to make sure you clean it’s not her
butthole it’s all above her bubble since
the tail is tight against it
bacteria can get under there it gets
moist under there they can break out in
a rash under there which navel has
before so you have to make sure to keep
that clean the next thing we do for
Mabel is give her eyedrops Mabel gets
eyedrops in the morning and at night
they keep her eyes healthy and they keep
debris out it washes the debris out the
next thing we do with Mabel is give her
bath we use a special shampoo that we
got from the vet which is good for
Mabel’s sensitive skin many Frenchie’s
have sensitive skin Mabel has
experienced some rashes on her stomach
before just from rolling around in grass
the shampoo really helps with that also
when you bathe your Frenchie make sure
to put cotton balls inside of their ears
since their ears are so open water can
get into there and that can cause an
infection
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my next topic is get your Frenchie a
harness French bulldogs have a very
particular shape French bulldogs have
big heads big fronts of their bodies and
then small back legs and small back to
their bodies harnesses help them a lot
to pull on the right place so when
you’re walking near Frenchie and they
try to pull you they’re not going to
choke themselves my next topic is be
careful around water
Frenchie’s for the most part cannot swim
because of the shape of their body
they’re very very top-heavy they pretty
much will sink there are some exceptions
some French bulldogs can actually swim
on their own Mabel is not one of those
dogs they do make life jackets for dogs
so you can get one for your Frenchie if
you want to bring them swimming feed
your Frenchie really good food you want
to keep them healthy may by Mabel a
super healthy natural type of dog food
from Petco
there’s no grain in there because dogs
aren’t made to digest grain
Mabel’s a favorite snack is carrots
for my next topic
Frenchie’s our clingy they always want
to be at your side if I’m in a certain
room Mayville always follows me into
that room if I go into the bathroom
Mabel will sit at the door and whine
until I come out they’re just very
loving and they want to be neither human
at all time so let them love you bring
them with you whenever you can I
actually bring Mabel to work with me
every day I know that’s not possible for
everyone if you’re going out to eat
there’s a lot of places where you can
sit outside and they allow you to bring
dogs especially in Los Angeles if you’re
planning on getting a dog that you can
just kind of leave at home all day and
come check up on for a couple hours
French bulldogs are probably not the
ones for you
in fact dogs are probably not a good
thing for you if you’re just going to
leave it at home all the time then maybe
just get a cat many French bulldogs
are food driven meaning that they can be
trained very very easily with food Mabel
can do quite a few tricks if we have a
trade for her
you
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don’t get a French Bulldog from some
breeder you found on Craigslist don’t
get a French Bulldog from a pet shop
that’s pretty much the worst thing you
can do either find a very trustworthy
breeder who only breeds maybe one or two
litters per year or even better try to
adopt one group that I really love is
the French Bulldog rescue network so
I’ve been following this for years on
Facebook and you should check it out I
will add a link to it down below they
post french bulldog all the time that
need homes even puppies and also donate
to this network so the last Frenchie I
saw in there I was able to donate a
particular item that they needed which
was awesome and for other French’s
before I’ve just donated monkey it’s a
really great cause if you want to donate
to that link is down below I hope this
was helpful let me know if you have any
more questions about having a French
Bulldog thank you for watching and
please give this video a thumbs up bye
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