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.

Bringing your new French Bull Dog home is so exciting! You want to show everyone how cute
he/she is. My advice is to show 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’ 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’ll send a small bag of it 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) seems to be good on their
skin French Bull dogs do shed some I have 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 can not be left outside in cold weather. Should your Frenchie
over heat or becomes 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
intervertebral 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.
Taking Puppy Home