FrogDog Blog – a Blog About Everything French Bulldog
Is Your Dog or Cat’s Dry Pet Food Safe?
For as many years as I have been feeding raw, vets have been telling me the same thing – “Raw dog food is dangerous – commercial kibble is the only safe food for your pet”. A vet at the University of Guelph once insisted on sticking a dying French Bulldog rescue puppy into immediate isolation, […]
The Mitford Sisters – Britain’s Most Stylishly Controversial Frenchie Fanciers
What do French Bulldogs, fascism and Downton Abbey have in common? The answer is the Mitford Sisters – women who were among Britain’s most stylish and controversial fanciers of French Bulldogs (and all other things ‘au courant’). The six sisters, Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity and Jessica (usually called Decca) were famous for being stylish, rich, […]
Whee! It’s Flying Frenchie Friday!
Marcella Casebolt and a few other friends sent me the link to this awesome video of a French Bulldog puppy practicing up for Flying French Bulldog Friday! Go, little guy, go!
Avoiding Common Pet and Puppy Scams
I was recently emailed by someone in Brazil, asking me if the photos they had seen in an online ad were actually of my puppies. They were – and no, I am not selling Finn and Madge in Brazil. Instead, this is just another appearance of the phantom puppy scam. This seemed like as a […]
Puppy Mill French Bulldogs – No Longer Just a Number
There’s always SO much debate about whether or not rescues should ‘pull’ dogs from puppy mill auctions. The common belief is that doing so is wrong, and creates a self perpetuating cycle – purchasing that dog puts money into the pocket of the mill, so they can buy new dogs. Most of the rescues who […]
Mutant Hairy Dog Feet
Updated 04-13-2014 : Apparently, there are an awful lot of people out there with dogs who have mutant hairy feet, because I get a ton of email about this blog post. For those of you who have asked – no, you do not have to use Bag Balm or Herbacin on your dog’s feet. Any […]