Comments on: Temperament of the french bulldog http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/ Guide to your french bulldog health and needs. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:38:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Elsie http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/comment-page-1/#comment-126 Elsie Tue, 12 May 2009 22:26:13 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldog.org/?p=3#comment-126 Hello, we have 3 Frenchie girls. Our oldest girl has been our pet since she was 4 months old and is now 3 1/2 yrs old. Than our black brindle girl we got @ 9 wks old and now 1 1/2 yrs old. The last girl we just bought as adult and only had her a month. Although we just adore our frenchies I basically have raise, breed and show Yorkies and Biewer Terriers. Two wks ago our first frenchie girl and my Biewer male attacked and almost killed my Yorkie sire 4 lbs. This has not been the first time our Frenchie girl has engaged in this behavior although it had been awhile. Tan yesterday both her and our brindle girl cornered in the dog house one of my Biewer Terrier girls which is possibly pregnant and mauled her up although not as serious due to I was close by and managed to get them off her quickly. Has anyone else expierenced this type of gang type activity in their frenchie females? I love all my dogs but, my Yorkies are my heart due to I have been breeding them 14 yrs. I am at a loss and thinking the Frenchies have to go. Theyy are inside/outside dogs and have seperate runs but, will let them out periodically to play together. My Yorkies and Biewers are not aggressive at all nor do they taunt the frenchies. Sometimes they will bark at them while the frenchies play together but, that is about it. HELP...any ideas will be great. Hello, we have 3 Frenchie girls. Our oldest girl has been our pet since she was 4 months old and is now 3 1/2 yrs old. Than our black brindle girl we got @ 9 wks old and now 1 1/2 yrs old. The last girl we just bought as adult and only had her a month. Although we just adore our frenchies I basically have raise, breed and show Yorkies and Biewer Terriers. Two wks ago our first frenchie girl and my Biewer male attacked and almost killed my Yorkie sire 4 lbs. This has not been the first time our Frenchie girl has engaged in this behavior although it had been awhile.
Tan yesterday both her and our brindle girl cornered in the dog house one of my Biewer Terrier girls which is possibly pregnant and mauled her up although not as serious due to I was close by and managed to get them off her quickly. Has anyone else expierenced this type of gang type activity in their frenchie females? I love all my dogs but, my Yorkies are my heart due to I have been breeding them 14 yrs. I am at a loss and thinking the Frenchies have to go. Theyy are inside/outside dogs and have seperate runs but, will let them out periodically to play together. My Yorkies and Biewers are not aggressive at all nor do they taunt the frenchies. Sometimes they will bark at them while the frenchies play together but, that is about it. HELP…any ideas will be great.

]]> By: jake http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/comment-page-1/#comment-122 jake Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:36:28 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldog.org/?p=3#comment-122 I have the same concern as the above. My cat is a bossy female about 4 years old. She is a terror around other cats, but i have never put her anywhere near a dog. I was also curious as to which gender do you prefer? I like boys, but females (in my experience) are generally cleaner. I have the same concern as the above. My cat is a bossy female about 4 years old. She is a terror around other cats, but i have never put her anywhere near a dog. I was also curious as to which gender do you prefer? I like boys, but females (in my experience) are generally cleaner.

]]> By: deborah http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/comment-page-1/#comment-120 deborah Tue, 24 Mar 2009 00:57:55 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldog.org/?p=3#comment-120 I am thinking of getting a french bulldog puppy..she was born in December and it is now March so she is about 3 months old. My problem is that I already have the best cat in the world and I am worried how these two will get along. My cat is almost 2 years old. Please advise..thanks I am thinking of getting a french bulldog puppy..she was born in December and it is now March so she is about 3 months old. My problem is that I already have the best cat in the world and I am worried how these two will get along. My cat is almost 2 years old. Please advise..thanks

]]> By: lisa http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/comment-page-1/#comment-119 lisa Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:00:20 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldog.org/?p=3#comment-119 Very common for puppies to do this. Do everything you can to intercept this behavior. Pineapple from the can (a little nibble or two) can help. Does not taste good the second time! Good luck Very common for puppies to do this. Do everything you can to intercept this behavior.
Pineapple from the can (a little nibble or two)
can help. Does not taste good the second time!
Good luck

]]> By: Cyndi http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Cyndi Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:07:22 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldog.org/?p=3#comment-117 I just got an 8 week old frenchie, he is cute as can be but he starting eating his poop! Is this normal for french bulldogs? Not only did he eat it but a few hours later he vomited "it". Help! I just got an 8 week old frenchie, he is cute as can be but he starting eating his poop! Is this normal for french bulldogs? Not only did he eat it but a few hours later he vomited “it”. Help!

]]> By: Rick Cruz http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Rick Cruz Wed, 25 Feb 2009 21:44:04 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldog.org/?p=3#comment-116 We have a 6 month old French Bulldog. He seems to poop many times through out the day and has gotten to the point where he will eat his poop when in the cage. Somedays he will keep his cage clean while we are at work and some days he will not. He is getting to where he understands better. Our concern is he is eating his poop through the night or daytime. We have a 6 month old French Bulldog. He seems to poop many times through out the day and has gotten to the point where he will eat his poop when in the cage. Somedays he will keep his cage clean while we are at work and some days he will not. He is getting to where he understands better. Our concern is he is eating his poop through the night or daytime.

]]> By: Eleanor http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Eleanor Sun, 11 Jan 2009 22:48:57 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldog.org/?p=3#comment-112 Hi, This is an answer that might help the people with the sixteen week old Frenchie. When first got our puppy we put the crate in the room and had a doggy playpen around the crate. You can then leave the crate gate open and put the papers just outside the crate and almost always the puppy does not like to soil its bed and will come out onto the papers to relieve itself. We also put a sheet over the crate and playpen, like a den, which makes the puppy feel a bit more secure. During the day I only closed the crate if I had to go out for a while and it was only at night he was in longer and this is where the playpen comes in handy. I hope you can try this and it works. Hi,

This is an answer that might help the people with the sixteen week old Frenchie. When first got our puppy we put the crate in the room and had a doggy playpen around the crate.
You can then leave the crate gate open and put the papers just outside the crate and almost always the puppy does not like to soil its bed and will come out onto the papers to relieve itself. We also put a sheet over the crate and playpen, like a den, which makes the puppy feel a bit more secure. During the day I only closed the crate if I had to go out for a while and it was only at night he was in longer and this is where the playpen comes in handy. I hope you can try this and it works.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/comment-page-1/#comment-105 Sarah Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:48:31 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldog.org/?p=3#comment-105 To Rocco Love, Sounds like a cutie! For housebreaking the crate is the best way, however it sounds like you have potty pads in there? Thats very confusing for the dog, its encouraging it to go in its crate. Take out all the bedding, yes, let it sleep on the plastic tray only for awhile, also the crate should not be large enough for it to scoot its mess to one side and be able to sleep on the other. The crate should be just big enough for Rocco to stretch out all the way when laying down and to turn around. If its to big purchase a crate divider or find a box or something to make the crate a bit smaller. As he grows you can expand slowly. I have a corgi pup who would go in the crate until our dog trainer told us to take everything out and he has never gone in his crate again. He is 11 months old now but was housebroken in about a month. Hope this helps! Im thinking of getting a frenchie not sure yet but they are so neat! To Rocco Love,

Sounds like a cutie! For housebreaking the crate is the best way, however it sounds like you have potty pads in there? Thats very confusing for the dog, its encouraging it to go in its crate.

Take out all the bedding, yes, let it sleep on the plastic tray only for awhile, also the crate should not be large enough for it to scoot its mess to one side and be able to sleep on the other. The crate should be just big enough for Rocco to stretch out all the way when laying down and to turn around. If its to big purchase a crate divider or find a box or something to make the crate a bit smaller. As he grows you can expand slowly. I have a corgi pup who would go in the crate until our dog trainer told us to take everything out and he has never gone in his crate again. He is 11 months old now but was housebroken in about a month.

Hope this helps! Im thinking of getting a frenchie not sure yet but they are so neat!

]]> By: Rocco Love http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Rocco Love Sat, 20 Dec 2008 04:10:34 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldog.org/?p=3#comment-101 Hello fellow Frenchie lovers, We have an amazing sixteen week old male Frenchie, Rocco. He is such a joy, but there is one thing that we can not seem to break, and we need advice on, please. We keep Rocco in his crate at night, no more than a 5-6 hour stretch. My husband takes him outside before he is placed in the crate for the night, and Rocco always pees, usually poops outside. Then we place him in the crate with a crate pad and a paper pad for "in case" accidents. It is not unusual for him to pee overnight in the crate, usually on the paper pad which he pushes away from him, but the past week he has pooped in the crate. Initially, he did it on the paper pad and pushed it away, but last night he did it o the crate pad, and it looked like he tap danced in it before sitting on top of it. It was a two person effort that took over half an hour to clean off his paws this morning, and we do not want this to become a regular occurrence.... Every dog owner we know says that puppies dont poop where they sleep, but Rocco is defying every standard... We would really appreciate input/suggestions on this issue... Thanks so much! Hello fellow Frenchie lovers,

We have an amazing sixteen week old male Frenchie, Rocco. He is such a joy, but there is one thing that we can not seem to break, and we need advice on, please. We keep Rocco in his crate at night, no more than a 5-6 hour stretch. My husband takes him outside before he is placed in the crate for the night, and Rocco always pees, usually poops outside.

Then we place him in the crate with a crate pad and a paper pad for “in case” accidents. It is not unusual for him to pee overnight in the crate, usually on the paper pad which he pushes away from him, but the past week he has pooped in the crate. Initially, he did it on the paper pad and pushed it away, but last night he did it o the crate pad, and it looked like he tap danced in it before sitting on top of it. It was a two person effort that took over half an hour to clean off his paws this morning, and we do not want this to become a regular occurrence….
Every dog owner we know says that puppies dont poop where they sleep, but Rocco is defying every standard…

We would really appreciate input/suggestions on this issue…

Thanks so much!

]]> By: Erica M http://www.frenchbulldog.org/2008/05/01/temperament-of-the-french-bulldog/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Erica M Sun, 30 Nov 2008 02:51:08 +0000 http://www.frenchbulldog.org/?p=3#comment-93 I also have a french bulldog cross pug. she is aggressive towards my little peekapoo, I also have a Boston and a Lab, she dares not terrorize them, however does terrorize the little one when he gets attention.One day I am afraid she will kill him, she is sweet and adorable to everone and all other of my pets. She seems to want all the attention, Should I start crating her at night again in our bedroom and not let her on the bed?. I Love her lots but am afraid... They are good friends when I am not around, so I am told. Please Help.....She also,even though she knows better likes to poo and pee in the house when I do not see, then eat it. What am I to do? Erica M I also have a french bulldog cross pug. she is aggressive towards my little peekapoo, I also have a Boston and a Lab, she dares not terrorize them, however does terrorize the little one when he gets attention.One day I am afraid she will kill him, she is sweet and adorable to everone and all other of my pets.
She seems to want all the attention, Should I start crating her at night again in our bedroom and not let her on the bed?.
I Love her lots but am afraid… They are good friends when I am not around, so I am told. Please Help…..She also,even though she knows better likes to poo and pee in the house when I do not see, then eat it. What am I to do?
Erica M

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