Monday, January 5, 2009

Raising Your Bulldog Pup

By Bobby Callahan

By their nature, French Bulldog puppies are very eager to please and friendly. However, despite their gentle nature with humans they are also very aggressive to other dogs. It is very important that you take the necessary time to properly socialize your French Bulldog puppies with other pets and people. Your dog should be taken to a professional trainer the minute you notice any aggression towards humans.

So from an early age your should take French Bulldog puppies around other people and pets. Take them to public area and let strangers pet and play with them, but be sure to establish your authority over the dog. This dominance needs to be established early on in order for you pet to be obedient later in life. French Bulldog puppies are extremely dominant and if you don't establish authority early on it will be extremely difficult to get it later on. Also proper socialization early can help your puppy to develop an even temper.

When raising French Bulldog puppies it is also important that you get their vaccinations early and then maintain the yearly booster shots so they can't get common diseases. It is also a good idea to ask about flea control products and worming treatments from your veterinarian.

Using a high-grade dog food is important for French Bulldog puppies. The first ingredient in high quality dog food is meat. The food your choose for your puppy should have no less than thirty percent crude protein, twenty percent crude fat and four percent fiber.

Exercise should be done everyday for a minimum of thirty to forty-five minutes. French Bulldog puppies are active and will require a lot of activity. When in public the puppy should be kept on a leash to prevent fights with other dogs. Even if your dog seems calm at home, you will quickly see another side to your dog when they come into contact with other dogs while outside on walks.

It is also important to start obedience training early. Since French Bulldog puppies are a dominant breed you want to be able to command them through your voice alone. However, since the breed is eager to please you can often get better results through positive reinforcement rather than physical. The cold shoulder approach is best when disciplining French Bulldog puppies. This is because the breed thrives on attention and not giving it to them is worse than any newspaper or other disciplinary methods.

Not giving attention to the puppy is worse than any other disciplinary methods such as a newspaper since the breed relies on this attention. It is also important when raising French Bulldog puppies that you remain calm. This is extremely important when it comes to French Bulldog puppies.

Therefore, when around strangers it is important to remain calm otherwise you need to maintain tight control over your dog so they don't needlessly injure another person.

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