FrogDog Blog - Notes from a French Bulldog Breeder FrogDog Blog - Notes from a French Bulldog Breeder FrogDog Blog is written by Carol Gravestock, who has been addicted to French Bulldogs since she first saw a rather horrid photo of three leashed and huffing European bred Frenchies. She's been breeding under the prefix 'Bullmarket' since 1990, and ha Articles
Caption Contest & Britney Spears Comes thisclose to getting a French Bu
2007-12-10 07:50:00 You’d think with all the ‘oooh, breeders are *bad*’ crap that peta spews, that they’d set up some kind of re-education camp to get celebrities to stop buying their puppies from pet shops. I swear, there are a few pet stores out there that make all of their income off of Paris Hilton alone. At any rate, the train wreck formerly known as Britney Spears snagged herself a new best friend at a pet store in Beverly Hills. And look how close this poor French ie came to being her new victim! Snagged from Dlisted - http://www.dlisted.com/node/19517 That’s all we need - ten gazillion paparazzi photos of Britney driving with a Frenchie on her lap. Oy. Caption Contest OK kidz, this is it - it’s our first annual, super speshul caption contest. Teh winner of this contest will receive a lovely and utterly fab-u-lous prize, which I am not at liberty to reveal (in large part because I haven’t decided what the hell it is yet). Rest assured, however, that it w...
Site Screwiness
2007-12-10 03:32:00 Silly me, I decided to upgrade to the newest version of wordpress, and do some tinkering with the template while I was at it. Net result? Utterly screwed my site design. So, give me a day or three to get it back in working order… More About: Site
New Video Clip - Harley
2007-12-07 18:23:00 Another quick video - this one is specifically for Lauren, the little white puppy’s new mom. And, tada! He has a name, and his name is Harley . There. Now all I have to do is find a new name for Nigel, because Barb swears she’ll kill me if I keep calling him that. I wonder how she’d feel about Fernando… More About: Video , Clip
A Meditation on Placing Older Dogs
2007-12-06 20:52:00 A recent email has left me pondering the implications of placing older, retired dogs into pet homes. The correspondent, who I’ve been writing back and forth to about future litters, wrote: ”a lot of breeders get rid of their dogs once they have had the two to three litters, which in my opinion is not a good practice from a pet owner perspective. I see why some breeders do it (money) but I figure if you are going to own a dog it should be for more then just a baby making machine that is expendable.” At the moment, I share my house with ten dogs. Penelope, Delilah, Tula and Fanny are all too young to be bred. Delilah has about two years to wait, while the other three girls have about a year. In the meantime, they’re growing up, learning to be dogs, and getting ready for the show ring. Bunny was just bred, so has at least a full year before she can be bred again. Tessa, Sailor and Ellie are all spayed, and live happy lives as doyennes and couch guardians. E... More About: Dogs , Meditation
Christmas Card - the Sequel!
2007-12-05 21:42:00 Here’s attempt number two, for those who could never get those pesky dancing elves to open for them. Happy Holidays! BTW, it looks better here - http://www.youtube.com/greeting_view?s=cS HK96V63TE&p=461ABEDA6FD5BC9F More About: Christmas , Card , Sequel , Christmas card
Two New Videos of the Bun Pups
2007-12-04 23:52:00 I know, I know - I have a camera addiction. Two new videos - Today, the Bun Pups spent their first play time outside of the whelping room. A short clip of them in the family room. http://blip.tv/file/520812 We also discovered that Nigel really, really, REALLY hates the squeaky toy. Really. He might need therapy. http://blip.tv/file/520886 Here’s Nigel, in case you don’t want to watch the larger version on Blip: More About: Videos , New Videos
Bunny Puppies at 5 Weeks - Video and Photos
2007-12-03 17:23:00 OK, here’s the latest round of photos and videos of the little monkeys. They’re growing by leaps and bounds, and seem to have a new favorite hobby - *barking*! Flickr photos - http://www.flickr.com/photos/frenchbulldo gs/sets/72157603354848072/ Video on Blip - http://blip.tv/file/517835/ Video on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=absol utbullmarket By the way, thank you to everyone who said nice things - or left a comment - about our ... More About: Photos , Puppies , Breeding , Bunny
Things that suck: Republicans and Verizon. Things that Don?t: Elves
2007-12-02 03:44:00 Imagine that you lose your dog. Imagine that someone finds your dog, and phones you. Imagine they’ve phoned you not to return your dog, but to torture her on the phone, while you listen. Imagine that you call Verizon , your cell phone company, and ask them to release your phone records to the police, so they can ... More About: Republicans , Things , Suck
A Video for Our Boy
2007-11-30 22:06:00 I created a short video for our baby boy we lost in August. I can quite honestly say that, in all the time I’ve been breeding, this loss hit me the hardest. I sometimes think that people assume that breeders don’t get attached to their puppies. I suppose some might not, but the ones I know ... More About: Video , Breeding
Bunny Puppies at One Month, and Tessa Turns 13
2007-11-27 22:19:00 Sorry for the delay in getting this post up, but last week was busy, and this week looks to be just as crazy. There are lots of photo update links, and a video at the end of the post after the cut. Bunny ’s babies turned one month on Friday, and they continue to be one of ... More About: Tessa , Puppies , Breeding , Delilah
French Bulldogs = Restaurants (trust me on this)
2007-11-25 17:25:00 Friends ask me all the time if I miss living in Toronto. Like most things in life, my answers are somewhat ambiguous. I don’t miss paying as much for a one bedroom apartment with no yard or parking as I now pay for a 4 bedroom house with a pool on six acres. I don’t miss ... More About: Restaurants , French , Trust , Breeding , Bulldogs
Photo Theft, Idiocy and a Bunny Puppy Update
2007-11-18 19:48:00 I run a website called French Bulldog Photo s - http://www.frenchbulldogphotos.com It’s pretty self explanatory - it’s a website filled with nothing but photos of Frenchies. Users register, and create albums for their dogs. Most people are good about it, just using the site to post pictures of their pets, but every once in a while someone ... More About: Puppy , Update , Theft , Breeding
More Stupidity in the Congo Trial
2007-11-13 19:41:00 Of all the incredibly inane statements to come out of the Congo trial in NJ, this one just about takes the cake - Princeton Township Animal Warden Mark Johnson not only insinuated that the Guy James inflicted the wounds on his dogs himself, but he also testified that James’ dogs were ‘bred to be vicious’. His ... More About: Stupidity , Trial , The Con
Oh You Bad Little Bunny!
2007-11-12 01:15:00 Bunny is apparently getting bored with motherhood. I can almost see her thinking “Y’know, I have a career to get back to, and things to do. I can’t just sit around in this whelping box all day, looking after these chubby little muffinheads”. In an attempt to alleviate her boredom, Bunny has gotten herself a new ... More About: Bunny
Puppy Updates - and a website update, too
2007-11-10 20:53:00 Well, I finally feel like I can stay out of bed for three hours without falling over, so it’s time for a Bunny puppies update. As I mentioned before, this litter has been gloriously, wonderfully stress free. After an initial 48 hours spent studiously ignoring her puppies, Bunny clued in to what motherhood is all ... More About: Website , Websites , Updates , Puppy , Update
So many homes, so few puppies?
2007-11-09 21:27:00 With every litter, Barb and I face the same dilemma - how do you decide who gets a puppy? Of course, the basics apply first and foremost - references, a commitment to ongoing care, a certain amount of pre existing knowledge about Frenchies (potential owners who’ve done their homework impress me), a willingness to come in ... More About: Homes , Puppies , Breeding
Bunny Puppies on Day Four
2007-11-06 23:40:00 I love everything about puppies (except for the work, of course). I love watching them twitch in their sleep. I love watching them roll over, and curl themselves up like little snails. I love watching them nurse in their sleep, little mouths curving to accommodate the nipples they are dreaming of. I love watching the ... More About: Puppies , Breeding , Bunny
Today?s Charming Phone Call
2007-11-06 02:13:00 People who know me frequently complain that I hardly ever answer my phone. I tell them that if they got the calls that [b]I[/b] do, they wouldn’t answer their phone either. Today was a case in point. I’ve been getting up every two hours since Bunny’s puppies were born, so I’m operating in a constant state ... More About: Phone , Call , Charmin , Char
Let the puppy photo onslaught begin?And Bunny Finally GETS it!!
2007-11-04 22:17:00 An Update: Hallelujah! Bunny finally realized that “these are puppies, and puppies are for licking!”. And lick them she has, until I had to tuck them back in the whelping box before they drowned. So, yippee for Bunny, and for mother nature!! You are forewarned - I tend to post a lot of puppy photos. Like, ... More About: Photo , Puppy , Finally , Laugh
Delilah felt left out..
2007-11-04 05:00:00 … so I took some pix of her being a goof in her pen. She’s taken to napping with her fleecy donut bed on her head, like a hat. She’s at the weird, gawky puppy phase - her feet look too big for her body, her head is all ears, and she doesn’t walk - she ... More About: Left , Felt , Delilah , Deli
A puppy update?
2007-11-03 19:23:00 Bunny’s pups are blessedly, gloriously vigorous - fat and happy, and already fighting with each other over prime nipple real estate. This is a good thing, because Bunny has decided she would much rather be a pretty pretty princess than a mommy, and is studiously ignoring them, in the hopes this has all been a ... More About: Puppy , Update , Breeding , Bunny
Bunny Puppies!
2007-11-03 01:12:00 Bunny puppies were born this morning - three pups, a white boy, a white girl and a very stripey brindle boy. Pix are on flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/frenchbulldo gs/sets/72157602862453747/ And one sample below. I’ll write a more thorough update when I’m not so tired…. More About: Puppies , Breeding , Bunny
Delilah Digs Her Bed
2007-10-30 17:36:00 Delilah is officially a French Bulldog - she can’t fall asleep until she digs her bed into an acceptable degree of softness. Short video after the cut - sorry for the shaky camera work ps: umm… yeah. That’s my shoe she’s got on her bed. We’re possibly, maybe, just a little bit spoiling her. More About: Delilah , Deli
An ethical quandary.. French Bulldog Pedigrees Overseas
2007-10-30 15:54:00 I’m in something of an ethical quandary over here - namely, do we breed to the dog, or the dog’s owner? And if to the dog, do we breed to him, or do we consider everyone else he has been bred to, as well? Let me explain… after the cut. More About: French , Breeding , Overseas , Bulldog , Rees
Causing a Scene at the Video Store - getting dog fighting videos off the sh
2007-10-28 03:05:00 I have company coming tomorrow, and said company has kids - and my house, I need to point out, is not a kid friendly house. It’s a dog friendly house, and I guess some of that translates to kids (no dangling cords, no poisons or plants on floor level, electrical outlets covered up), but for ... More About: Video , Videos , Store , Fighting , Scene
Fall Photos - Delilah and the Girls
2007-10-25 18:32:00 Took a few photos of the girls outside this morning, and by the fire last night. I think fall is probably the best season for Frenchies - cool weather, with patches to sunbathe in, but none of the that pesky spring mud that drives me insane… You can see the rest of the photo set here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/frenchbulldo gs/sets/72157602695951978/ As ... More About: Girls , Photos , Fall , Delilah , Deli
In Lieu of a Real Post?
2007-10-24 22:34:00 ..Here’s a meme. I tag everyone with it. So there. The Air: Damp and cool Favorite Fall Indulgence: Over priced Honey Crisp Apples Out Your Window: Delilah, running with a leaf in her mouth On Your Desk: Coffee, as per usual On Your Feet: Electric blue toenail polish Favorite Fall Smell: Burning. Temperature On Your Thermostat: No idea Your Shirt: white Old Navy ... More About: Post , Real
Mz. Bunny Settles In - Photos after the cut
2007-10-23 22:17:00 As I mentioned in my last blog, I made a trip to Michigan to pick up the lovely Mz. Bunny , soft fluffy coated Frenchie extrordinaire. While there, I grabbed Divine , who was going to her new home in St. Catharines, Ontario, and Mz. Bunny’s sidekick, Paris . Integrating new dogs into any pack can take some work, ... More About: Photos , The Cut
The Ellen Fiasco - and Delilah Learns Bad Habits
2007-10-23 04:20:00 It’s been a long time between posts, but there are mitigating circumstances - namely, a trip to Michigan to pick up Mz. Bunny, her sidekick Paris and the ever so lovely Divine. I also managed to squeeze in some work, a job change and a fevered bout of book reading. First though, let’s address the truly ... More About: Habits , Ellen , Delilah , Fiasco , Deli
My Dog VOTES - Or, ?why does Dalton McGuinty want to kill my puppy??
More articles from this author:2007-10-07 05:04:00 Next week is the Ontario provincial election, and if Dalton McGuin ty wins, I’m planning to pack my shit and head for south of the border. Dalton and his lie-berals - I mean Liberals - are the brain trust behind Ontario’s Dangerous Dog legislation, the one that banned everything from Pit Bulls to Staffy Bulls to every ... More About: Puppy , Kill , Delilah , Votes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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