Any English Bulldog owners on here?
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Hi all
The missus and I have just put a deposit down on this little fella
Two weeks old
I'm not entirely sure what he will look like. His mum is an aylestone breed, and dad was mastini line. I don't think he will be the shortest legged bulldog though.
We will make an effort to visit him every weekend until we pick him up on Christmas Eve (a surprise for the kids).
If any owners on here, how do you find the dogs to live with day to day? Easy to train etc? Stick pics up if you have any
Cheers
The missus and I have just put a deposit down on this little fella
Two weeks old
I'm not entirely sure what he will look like. His mum is an aylestone breed, and dad was mastini line. I don't think he will be the shortest legged bulldog though.
We will make an effort to visit him every weekend until we pick him up on Christmas Eve (a surprise for the kids).
If any owners on here, how do you find the dogs to live with day to day? Easy to train etc? Stick pics up if you have any
Cheers
Awww 
. It'll be good if he isn't short legged. These days good breeders are working on increasing muzzle length straightening and lengthening front legs (reducing the slope of higher hind legs compared to front) and trying to reduce how exaggerated the screw tail is!
Bit early to know the above as pup very young but have you met Mum and Dad? That'll be a helpful guide for you.
I don't own one but my boss had one and so we see lots at work!
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Thought you might like the above link
. It'll be good if he isn't short legged. These days good breeders are working on increasing muzzle length straightening and lengthening front legs (reducing the slope of higher hind legs compared to front) and trying to reduce how exaggerated the screw tail is!Bit early to know the above as pup very young but have you met Mum and Dad? That'll be a helpful guide for you.
I don't own one but my boss had one and so we see lots at work!
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Thought you might like the above link
Edited by bexVN on Saturday 8th November 15:27
d you'll ever meet 
She did show us what the puppy will be eating when he gets on to solids. Some posh looking puppy food. I'll find out again what it is.
The missus knows the breeder through a friend, so we feel we can trust her a little better than a stranger.
Need to find him a decent vet and insurance plan too
The missus knows the breeder through a friend, so we feel we can trust her a little better than a stranger.
Need to find him a decent vet and insurance plan too
My family has owned bulldogs since the 1940s, without a break. I have loved them all - that must be at least ten dogs since then.
Loving, idle, gregarious- but very stubborn, and difficult to train. Even so, my son has trained our current dog (he's now nearly 11 years old - the dog, that is, not my son) to sit, then lie flat on his face, to order. Temptation in the form of a treat helps though ....
Loving, idle, gregarious- but very stubborn, and difficult to train. Even so, my son has trained our current dog (he's now nearly 11 years old - the dog, that is, not my son) to sit, then lie flat on his face, to order. Temptation in the form of a treat helps though ....
Edited by AAGR on Monday 10th November 10:10
Not really relevant but....
My little fat Chester (Basset..ish) loves all dogs and HAS to meet every dog he sees. However, bulldogs confuse the life out of him! He runs over to greet them and they are all waggy tailed and eager to meet him also, but the noises they make breathing makes him think they are grumbling at him! He's not the brightest dog, so this may be isolated to him alone, but he never knows what the bulldogs intentions are. He's wary of them as he thinks they are going to go for him but their body language is friendly!
He's met a couple now and they always seem lovely mutts, just their breathing....
My little fat Chester (Basset..ish) loves all dogs and HAS to meet every dog he sees. However, bulldogs confuse the life out of him! He runs over to greet them and they are all waggy tailed and eager to meet him also, but the noises they make breathing makes him think they are grumbling at him! He's not the brightest dog, so this may be isolated to him alone, but he never knows what the bulldogs intentions are. He's wary of them as he thinks they are going to go for him but their body language is friendly!
He's met a couple now and they always seem lovely mutts, just their breathing....
We have a bulldog, they're loving, cuddly, funny, smelly, windy, stubborn & use their shoulders as brakes & steering when running - we have a permanent dent in the freezer door where he shoulder barges it to turn into the living room from the kitchen at speed. Apparently the simplest way for him to turn 90 degrees when running is to ricochet off whatever is in front of him...
Ours is surprisingly fast & agile for 27kg, he can jump onto the back of the sofa in one quick leap & loves to balance standing with all 4 feet on the arms of chairs. He also loves sitting on laps :-O
Other dogs often don't 'understand' bulldogs because of their squashed faces, very short tails & sometimes loud breathing, so far we've encountered no problems but we're aware with other dogs that they can't always read the body language as well so are careful when meeting strange dogs in the park etc.
They don't cope well in very hot weather and their breathing can become 'raspy' very quickly - if this happens, a squirt of jif lemon in the back of their throat helps to clear the phlegm, and if they do overheat, stand them in a bath of cool water until their temp is back to normal.
I'd recommended getting a copy of 'The Bulldog Bible, it's full of invaluable breed specific advice including routine healthcare.
Here's our boy
Ours is surprisingly fast & agile for 27kg, he can jump onto the back of the sofa in one quick leap & loves to balance standing with all 4 feet on the arms of chairs. He also loves sitting on laps :-O
Other dogs often don't 'understand' bulldogs because of their squashed faces, very short tails & sometimes loud breathing, so far we've encountered no problems but we're aware with other dogs that they can't always read the body language as well so are careful when meeting strange dogs in the park etc.
They don't cope well in very hot weather and their breathing can become 'raspy' very quickly - if this happens, a squirt of jif lemon in the back of their throat helps to clear the phlegm, and if they do overheat, stand them in a bath of cool water until their temp is back to normal.
I'd recommended getting a copy of 'The Bulldog Bible, it's full of invaluable breed specific advice including routine healthcare.
Here's our boy
Dogs aren't always great at absorbing the high lactose content in cows milk, can often cause diarrhoea (not usually as bad as it is for cats). Goats milk a better alternative as long as stil mainly on Mum which he should be at 2wks
Wearing usually starts 3-4wks unless problem with Mum.
Wearing usually starts 3-4wks unless problem with Mum.
alteredracer said:
Apparently the simplest way for him to turn 90 degrees when running is to ricochet off whatever is in front of him...
Our Staffy has a similar cornering system, normally preferring ankles to bounce off.Stop these threads please, I NEED a bulldog but just can't currently
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