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French Bulldogs
Funny, affectionate, flat-sized, and a body that needs managing. Everything we've learned about living well with a Frenchie, from the breathing to the senior years.
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The Complete French Bulldog Owner’s Handbook
The articles below answer one question each. The handbook puts the whole breed in order: the breathing and the heat, the weight, the skin and folds, potty training, the stubborn charm, alone time, the spine and knees, grooming, and health by age. Twelve chapters with tools you tap, slide and tick, a breathing checker, an alone-time check, a portion calculator, a true-or-myth test and a certificate.
Before you get one
Honest answers for the thinking-about-it stage.
Are French Bulldogs Good for First-Time Owners? The Honest Answer
Affectionate, funny, flat-sized, and one of the most medically demanding breeds there is. The honest pros, cons and real costs of a Frenchie as a first dog.
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Your French Bulldog Puppy’s First 30 Days: What to Do, in What Order
The first month sets the next twelve years. A week-by-week plan for a new Frenchie puppy: sleep, toilet trips, alone time, the harness, staying cool, and the jobs to do before day one.
Read more →Breathing, skin and health
The three things every Frenchie owner has to know.
French Bulldog Breathing Problems (BOAS): Signs, Heat and When to Worry
Snoring, noisy breathing, gagging, heat intolerance. What BOAS is, how to read your Frenchie’s breathing, the heatstroke signs that mean go now, and what surgery can fix.
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French Bulldog Skin Problems and Allergies: The Itch Guide
Itchy paws, ear infections, red folds, pink belly. Where a Frenchie itches tells you what it probably is, and what to do first: folds, ears, environmental and food allergies.
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French Bulldog Health by Age: Puppy, Adult and Senior Care
Frenchies live ten to twelve years. What to watch at every stage: puppy breathing checks and neutering timing, the adult airway, weight, spine and knees, and the senior changes that are not just age.
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French Bulldog Grooming: Coat, Wrinkles, Ears, Nails and Teeth
Short coat, long list. The weekly Frenchie routine that keeps folds, ears, nails, teeth and eyes out of the vet’s, and the two mistakes that cause most skin problems.
Read more →Training and behaviour
Slow to house-train, quick to attach.
How to Potty Train a French Bulldog (Why It’s Slow, and What Works)
Frenchies are slow to house-train, not impossible. The schedule by age, the rain and heat problem, handling accidents, and when an adult’s accidents mean the vet, not training.
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French Bulldog Separation Anxiety: Why They Can’t Cope Alone, and How to Help
Bred for company, and it shows. How to tell clinginess from distress, prevent it from puppyhood, and the step-by-step way to help a Frenchie who panics when you leave.
Read more →Not a Frenchie question?
Our Dog Language Handbook reads any dog’s eyes, ears, tail and posture, and the plan finder matches one problem to one step-by-step plan.