Bad to the Bone Bulldogs

I would like to talk to you all about the benefits of kennel training. Now hear me out before you run off. I know some people are really against kenneling dogs, but they have been a huge help for me and my family. I would like to share with you how they have helped me.  My husband and I both have full time jobs. So we do have to leave our dogs at home while we are at work. When we are not home we do put them in dog kennels ( we call them their beds). My dogs love going to their beds. It is like their safe place. Where is your safe place? Is it your house, the place you look forward to going to. Well that is our dog's beds. I think there is a couple of reasons our dogs like going to their beds. One they get a treat, it doesn't matter that they have learn what "lets go to bed" means, they will always get a treat. Two they have their own space way from the other dogs, that is just theirs. With their own blankets and pillows. Three they feel safe in their beds

Potty training a Bulldog is no easy task. It's really not an easy task for any puppy but when it comes to Bulldogs and that stubborn bone they have it makes it quite difficult. But don't give up, your puppy will be trained in no time. You just need to stick to a routine, learn their signs, and be patient.  First off I want you to think about this. In the wild do wolfs hold their poop and pee until some one takes them to a certain spot? No they go when ever they need to. Since all dogs originally comes from wolfs keep that in mind. We have bred and made dogs the way they are today. We have taken them out of the wild and in to our homes but they still have that wolf in their heart and blood. It is our responsibility to show them and teach them the way to live in our home.  Since you already have your puppy at home that means their Dam (Dog mom) did what she was supposed to and taught your puppy how to go to the bathroom on its own. Now here is when most pe

The topic I would like to talk to you about today is when your puppy has an accident. This is one thing that drives me crazy with new puppy owners. Puppy will not be able to hold in their poop or pee when they are puppies. This is something they have to learn how to do. Puppies are very little and they have small badders. Which makes it impossible for them to physically hold their pee for long periods of time. They also haven't developed the muscle strength to hold in their poop for long periods of time. So don't get mad at them they physically can not help it.  Don't get me wrong I know it can get frustrating. After you have worked all day and the first thing you have to when you get home is wash out a kennel and give a puppy a bath everyday but it does get better i promise! I have seen people at this stage give up and get rid of their puppies for going to the bathroom while they were at work. (Which is very frustrating to me, it just makes my blood

If you have ever had a puppy, or even been around a puppy for any length of time you know that those cute pearly whites are the sharpes things on this planet! I am going to share what I did that helped with the puppy bites.  Puppy have some of the sharpes teeth that aways find your hands or that soft part on your arm. But remember don't get mad at them, they can't help it if they have teeth coming in and their gums hurt or if they are playing and get you with their teeth. They are just puppies so you can't get mad at them. They don't know any better.  Puppies they figure out what stuff is by putting it in theirs month just like humans do when they are babys. The problem is their teeth. When a puppy goes to bite your hand. Make sure you have a safe chew toy handy and put it in the puppys mouth while you remove your hand. They will get distracted by the toy and come to realize that it feels better to chew on then your fingers. You can find all kind

 I spoke in my blog "Getting Puppy Ready" about getting a Dog Play Pen for your puppy. Well today I am going to tell you why it is such a life saver, on when to use it, and you best believe you will get some funny stories along the way.  This is no secret but puppies can be a handful. You have to watch them like a hawk. They are so new with life that everything is fun and exciting for them. Even if they are getting in to something they aren't supposed to. My husband actually suggested this, and I honestly didn't think I would use it but let me tell you it really was a life saver.  Just because you have a new puppy it doesn't mean that everyday life stops. You still have to cook dinner, shower, and do chores around the house. Which can be challenging with a new puppy. This play pen was wonderful. When I was cooking, cleaning, or taking a shower I would put her in it. Now if you are like me, I did not like the idea at all. I would even call i

In my last post I told you that we went and picked up our new fur baby, MeatBall! Well that was the exciting part. On the drive home is when my nerves kicked in. We already have two dogs at home. So my brain started going a mile a minute with questions. "What if they don't accept her?, What if one tries to start a fight?, What if this? What if that?" Finally my husband looked at me and said. "It will be fine, you need to quit worrying" I couldnt help but calm down a little bit. Then he told me the game plan. After hearing the plan it put my nerves at ease. I will be telling you what we did to make sure no one got hurt and to make the transaction easier for your existing fur babies.  This process of getting your existing babies use to your new puppy starts before you even get the puppy. We were blessed with being able to see MeatBall before she was ready to come home with us. We would make sure we had Sadie and Mr. Weenie (our existing babies) smell

 Finally the day had come, when it is time to pick up our new fur baby. We were excited and nervous at the same time. Here is our story of bringing home our little MeatBall.  Our little MeatBall was finally ready to be picked up and brought home. We just had to make it through our work day. I got off work at six and my husband got off at seven. That was the longest Friday I had ever had to work. So I planned on going home and letting Sadie, our Boxer, and Mr.Wiene, our dashound, out to do their business. Then shortly after my husband would be home and we would go pick our new fur baby. We were nervous because we didn't know how Sadie and Mr. Wiene would act with a new puppy in the house. Tonight we would find out.  My husband got home to pick me up so we started our way to the breeders house. She only lived about forty-five minutes from our house and her husband got off work at seven as well, so she was ok with us showing up so late. We were about half way t

I would like to discuss with you on how to puppy proof your house. Some of these tips you might roll your eyes at but trust me it will take some of the stress from getting a new puppy away.  Puppies in general are very curious and adventurous creatures. They, just like human baby's, figure out what stuff is by putting it in theirs month. Which can become very dangerous if you don't puppy proof your house. I know every ones house is different, but if you have any questions after this blog please ask me. I would also like to hear of any other tips I didn't mention.  The most important thing that comes to my mind is electric cords. We don't think about our phone charger cord lying on the floor, or on furniture, but it can be very deadly to a puppy. It only takes a couple of seconds for your puppy to chew on that cord and  electrocute themselves. For a little puppys little  heart it doesn't take a big shock to be damage. Its not only phone charger cords, any

Once you have decided to get your new fur baby, you will need to prepare. Now this sounds alot harder then it really is.  Since this is going to be your only puppy in the house there are things you will need to get. You will need to get a food and water bowl. English Bulldog are very sloppy drinkers. I would recommend an elevated bowl that catches the water. These are pricey but your floors will thank you. The picture below is what I bought and love it. It can all be taken apart to clean. It catches water in the bottom.  If you are going to kennel train your puppy (which I highly recommend) you will need to buy a kennel and figure out where you are going to want to put it in your house. I would suggest getting a kennel that your puppy can't move around to much in at first. You will upgrade the sizes when they start growing. You want your puppy to be able to stand and turn around comfortably. At first I wouldn't put any fancy blankets in their kennel. Sta

Now that we have decided to get a puppy. It is time to get what we need for our house. I will break this down in two different blogs. One being if you already have dogs and the other is if the puppy is your only fur baby.  My husband and I at this time already had two dogs. We had an older boxer female (Sadie) and a very old dashound (Mr. Weenie). Which we still had to this day.  So we already had the basics. What we did need to get was some toys, her own bed, and blankets just for our new puppy to make her feel more at home.  On the blankets we didn't want to get her anything to fancy because she is a puppy. So the likely hood of her messing it up was very high. We went to our local Walmart and bought a little throw blanket. Which at the time was only two dollars. It was a cute little blanket, it was red with dog bones all over it. Now to the toys, we wanted to get her some toys that she could chew her little heart out and not mess up. When puppies are teething it is v

Today I am going to tell you about my search for our first English Bulldog. Like I said in a previous blog, my husband and I thought long and hard about if we were ready to get a puppy. When we finally decided to get one that is when the work began.  We would search on the internet every night and I'm not going to lie it was frustrating some nights. On this one night we found one woman selling a blue dapple female English Bulldog for $500 and we fell in love with her. The only problem was she would only send us the same couple of pictures and she refused to send videos. She also lived in a different state so she wanted all of the funds cash apped to her that night. Well I did a little bit of research and found out that it is hard to find a  blue dapple under $2000. So that was a red flag. So I searched the image on the internet (I explain how to do this in my Take the fear out of shopping  blog) I found that same picture all over the internet. It was a professional phot

  When we got serious about getting an English Bulldog. I was amazed by how many scammers are out there "trying to sell" puppies. I had never really thought about scammers in the puppy world, but I guess scammers will try anything to steal from people. I am going to tell you some tips and tricks I learned while on the hunt for our puppy. With the way the world is, the best place to start your search for your fur baby, that i found was Facebook. Breeders create their own Facebook pages to get their name out there. Alot of them will have a link on their page the goes to their website. The problem with looking online is it gives scammers a chance to try to fool you. My first tip for you is if it is to good to be true. Then it probably is a scam. This isn't a secret that Bulldog puppies are not cheap. Well if the price for the puppy you are looking at is really cheap. Its a scammer. One thing I learned is to use a photo scanning app. Its really easy you just save the picture