Preparing To Take Your French Bull Dog Puppy Home
The French Bulldog is a beautiful dog, they are so much fun to watch play, they are known as little clowns, and can keep you entertained just watching them play, ;be sure to have plenty of toys.Bringing your new French Bull Dog home is so exciting! You want to show everyone how cute he/she is. My advice is to keep them in a few days. Take the puppy straight home. When your puppy arrives he/she is experiencing several changes at once. It is the first day to be separated from its litter mates. Avoiding any more confusion for your puppy is a good idea for a few days. Offering your puppy peace and quiet is the best thing you can do. In a couple of days with lots of love the transition will be complete.
BASIC NEEDS- Food bowl and water bowl Confined sleeping area Bed, Collar and leash (take puppy with you to get this; 2 fingers must fit between the collar and puppy's neck when the collar is on. Leash should be 6 ft. long. The small harness works great for walks.....Grooming supplies (shampoo, brush,& etc) I use shampoo with oatmeal.Tiny reward treats with no dye in them; they should not be colored ...Toys, toys, toys A chew toy for teething).
I feed Puppy Chow food, they seem to do well on it, I will send a small bag of it home with you to mix in with your puppies new food for the first week (in case you prefer a different brand). I recommend dry food not canned. Before puppy comes home choose a veterinarian. Ask other dog owners, friends, or family members to recommend a vet to you.
Introduce your other pets slowly to the new puppy. Be sure not to neglect your other pets and let puppy get all of the attention. Make an effort to pay extra attention to your other animals to prevent jealousy toward the new puppy.After the adjustment period of a few days at home with you, your puppy should meet as many people as possible. Introduce him/her to other pets and take him/her in the car. This period of socialization is crucial to your puppy's response for;the future.
Begin training your puppy right away. Come is the first skill to teach. This works best if two people sit on the floor a little apart from each other and say come and have the puppy come and get lots of praise. Then have the second person call the puppy to come.With lots of patience and love your puppy will be doing just what you want in no time.You can purchase a book or there are many web sites on your breed that is very helpful on things you should know as each breed is different.Puppies require lots of work, love and patience.
French Bull Dogs need to be groomed about once a month, just use a mild shampoo (I use one with oatmeal).French Bull dogs do shed some I use a mitt with nubbies on it, this helps to take out the loose hair. Don't forget to keep their ears clean. I try not to get any water in them when I bath them... you can use a cotton ball and clean as far as you can reach with it I sometimes put a little mineral oil on the cotton ball to help.
French Bulldogs get along well in small living quarters. They are not noisy and most are fond of people, though there are individual differences in how well they get along with other animals most do pretty well.They should never be allowed to just run free and should only be allowed out doors in a fenced yard. A few can swim but most cannot and should never be left unattended around water.
The short noses makes their breathing less efficient than that of a long nose dog, so they have less tolerance to heat, cold, exercise, and stress.They require air conditioning in your house in warm climates, keep them cool and avoid strenuous exercise, they should never be left in a hot car. They cannot be left outside in cold weather. Should your Frenchie over heat or become stressed easily with noisy breathing and spitting up foam contact your vet, he could have pinched nostrils or an elongated soft palate.
A Frenchie could have an abnormal vertebrae and premature degeneration of the inter-vertebra discs. Herniation of degenerated discs can cause problems, most back problems are due to disc disease rather than abnormal vertebrae. Exercise precautions such as jumping (don't let them be jumping off your furniture) limited stair climbing are warranted.Note: Should your Frenchie have a back problem see your chiropractor vet ;(he/she may just need a treatment) also see your vet.There are many books out there or web sites you can research before purchasing a puppy no matter the breed it is wise to know as much as possible about the breed you are interested in before making your purchase of a pet.Make sure you are ready to take on the responsibility of a pet, as they require lots of attention, love and work in training.I am here if you have any questions.