English name ：French Bulldog
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum：Subphylum Vertebrata
Phylum: Mammalia
Subclass: True Animal Subclass
Order: Carnivora
Suborder: Canis lupus
Family: Canidae
Genus: Canis lupus
Species: Domestic dog, bulldog
Distribution: It is still unclear what kind of dog the French Bulldog originated from, but it is certain that the English Bulldog is one of its ancestors, and possibly one of the many pleasure dogs. There was a large number of this breed in England around 1860.
Height: 30 cm
Weight: 10-14 kg
Origin : France
Personality traits: Curious and clingy
Susceptibility to diseases : Mouth cover cracking, eye disease, skin disease, hemophilia
- Morphological characteristics of the French Bulldog
The French Bulldog is one of the strongest and most agile breeds of pit bulls. Early French Bulldogs were crossed with other dogs from the region, eventually becoming the small, flat-skulled, rose-eared or bat-eared French Bulldogs of today.
Morphological Characteristics
The French Bulldog has heavy bones and a smooth, compact coat. The French Bulldog’s coat is short, slender and lustrous, with a variety of colors such as tiger-spotted, fawn and white. Smaller than the average Bulldog, the French Bulldog is particularly attractive with its bat ears. The body is short and round, with strong bones, well-developed muscles, and a compact structure; the chest is wide and deep, and the ribs are full and upward; the shoulders and back are wide, short, and strong, and the waist is narrow, with a large bend in the hindquarters and a well-developed abdomen.
Body height: about 30 cm.
Body weight: 10~14 kg. Head: large square head, flat skull cap in the area between the two ears, obvious frontal segment, obvious depression between the eyes; wide and deep muzzle; well-developed cheek muscles; short and wide nose; lips loose and wide, but not salivating, black in color, not showing teeth when shutting up; deep mandible, quadrangular, wide and not prominent, slightly curved.
Ears: wide at the base of the ears, with rounded and erect bat ears at the end; the root of the ears is positioned high, the two ears should not be too close together, the ear hairs are fine and soft, and the ear holes face forward.
Eyes: Located under the skull, far from the ears; eyes dark, not concave and slightly protruding, with the instantaneous membrane and conjunctiva invisible on the front.
Neck: The neck is slightly short, thick and slightly arched, with loose skin in the throat and a few folds.
Torso: short round body, thick bones, well-developed muscles, compact structure; wide and deep chest, full and upper ribs; wide, short, strong shoulders and back, narrow waist, large curvature of the hindquarters, well-developed abdomen. Genitalia must be sound. Limbs: strong and powerful limbs, muscular, standing in a special position; forelimbs short and strong, bending slightly rotund; wide spacing between the two shoulders; hind limbs strong, longer than the forelimbs, muscular, so the waist than the shoulders to be high; feet of moderate size, compact, short toes, short claws. Tail: straight or spiral (but not curled), short, pendulous, thick at the root and thin at the tip. Droops downward at rest. Coat: smooth, short and smooth, close to the skin, soft and shiny. The skin is soft and loose, and there are often folds at the head and shoulders.
Coat color: tiger patch, camel, white, tiger patch with white, and other colors (except for the out-of-order colors). All colors are acceptable except for solid black, mouse, liver, black with brown, black with white or white with black. Black is defined as black without tiger spots.
Gait: The gait is unique, flexible, soft and has a very good bounce.
- French Bulldog personality traits
The French Bulldog’s overall feeling of great personality and ruthlessness is only the surface of the French Bulldog, in fact his character is inversely proportional to his appearance, he has an unbeatable noble temperament, brave and fearless in battle, rather than die, so he is loved by people, especially by the ladies.
The French Bulldog is intelligent, agile and cheerful, affectionate and faithful, but does not bark often and is quiet. Perfect for city apartment keeping. Good companion for children, does not require frequent grooming, gets along easily with other dogs, and makes an excellent guard dog.
Now that the French bulldog has been removed from the bullfighting arena, they have become family pets and no longer have to worry about living on a diet or fighting in the mall. French bulldogs have exceptional intelligence and work well as watchdogs, but their primary function is still as pets or companions. They are affectionate, gentle, trustworthy, alert and playful, not too rowdy, rule-abiding, and have a low bark. It is not advisable to treat them roughly. They are good indoor pets and have a smooth, short coat that is easy to keep clean.
It is worth reminding that although the French Bulldog is cheerful and lively, it is after all an animal. Parents must also watch over them when they are with children. Since young children do not know how to get along with a French bulldog, it is essential to teach children how to get along with animals and to do a good job of guarding them in order to ensure that the French bulldog and children get along peacefully. If a pit bull is maliciously teased, it is normal for him to fight back accordingly. In order to avoid accidents, parents need to take care of them.
- French bulldog care knowledge
The hair of an adult French bulldog feels coarse and short to the touch, but we should not ignore the process of taking care of the dog’s coat just because it is short, as dogs change their coats in spring and autumn, especially in autumn when a large amount of hair is shed. So how should we take care of the French bulldog in the daily feeding process?
A. The benefits of frequent combing
Combing the coat often not only removes dirt and dust from the coat and prevents tangling, but also promotes blood circulation, strengthens skin resistance and relieves fatigue.
Second, the method of combing the coat
Morning and evening each brush hair 1 time, daily combing hair 5 minutes.
1. The order of combing: from the neck, from front to back, from top to bottom, that is, first from the neck to the shoulders, then in turn back, chest, waist, abdomen, hindquarters, then comb the head, and finally the limbs and tail, comb one side and then the other.
2. Combing techniques: combing hair should be fast combing and pulling in the direction of the hair. Some people in the long-haired dog combing, only comb the surface of the long hair and ignore the bottom of the hair (fine hair) combing. The bottom hair of the dog, fine and soft and dense, is not combed for a long time, easy to form tangles, and can even cause eczema, ringworm or other skin diseases. In the long-haired dog combing, should be layer by layer combing, that is, turn up the long hair, and then comb its bottom hair.
3. Types of combs: brushes, flexible wire brushes and long and sparse metal combs. Brush can only make the end of the long hair fluffy, but the fine hair (bottom hair) can not comb. Brushes, flexible wire brushes and long, sparse metal combs are used in conjunction with combing long-haired dogs.
Three, combing precautions
First, combing should use special apparatus, do not use human combs and brushes. The usage of iron comb is to hold the back of the comb with your hand, swing it gently with your wrist and comb it horizontally, alternating between coarse, medium and fine purpose combs. The usage of the comb is to use the strength of the wrist, the brush has more teeth, combing with one hand to lift the hair, brush well and then brush another part.
Second, combing should be gentle and careful, not rough and brutal, otherwise the dog will be painful, especially when combing sensitive areas (such as external genitalia) near the coat should be careful.
Third, pay attention to the dog’s skin. A clean pink color is good. If it appears red or has eczema, there is a possibility of parasites, skin diseases, allergies, etc., and should be treated promptly.
Fourth, if parasites such as fleas and lice are found, they should be treated with a fine wire brush or worm-killing drugs.
Fifth, when the dog’s coat is seriously stained, hair conditioner (1000 times diluted) and baby powder should be used in conjunction with combing.
Sixth, if you can wipe the dog’s body with a towel soaked in hot water before combing the coat, the coat will be more shiny.
Seventh, for dogs with serious tangled fine hair (bottom hair), comb or wire brush should be used in the direction of hair growth, starting from the tip and then combing to the root of the hair, little by little, not hard combing and pulling, so as not to cause pain and pull the hair out. If the felt rolling is serious, use scissors to cut the felt in the direction of the hair stem, and then comb it again, if still can not open the comb, you can cut off the part with felt, and wait for the new hair to gradually grow out. However, knots are rare for French bulldogs, and combing the coat is quite easy compared to other long-haired dogs.
- French bulldog feeding essentials
The French Bulldog (details) is not like other pet dogs, weak and sickly teach difficult to feed, but on the contrary, the Bulldog this life, especially in adulthood, the food requirements are rather special, the ideal diet should be fed with dog food and homemade food, which can meet its day to day life needs.
Feeding points
Generally is in addition to dog food, and then supplemented with food containing meat, calcium, protein and other nutrients. Handy owners can try to make a hearty dinner for their cattle every day, mainly a mixture of some carbohydrates, meat, calcium, vegetables, etc. Baby dogs must especially look forward to their daily dinner.
Dog food now Kabi is better, (the top ten best dog food in the United States, all-natural, 15KG about 500), Crown Energy is also very good, long skeleton is good, and Bika to cheaper. Other cheaper mid-range dog food is also possible, try not to buy low-grade goods, nutrition as well as safety is difficult to guarantee.
In addition to dog food, you also need to supplement vitamins and calcium. If calcium, liquid calcium is the best, calcium powder is the second, calcium tablets are the worst absorption, calcium is the most important thing is to absorb, absorption is not good to eat more is useless. British cattle must pay attention to calcium supplementation, especially before 8 months of calves. Recommended calcium stomach can as well as the development of treasure (each flat large half spoon). About nutrition, with dog food, products or drugs. If you can’t buy them, you can go online to buy them, such as Taobao, Poch.com and so on. You have to buy online from a reputable buyer with a star rating. Nutritional products can not be bought indiscriminately, try not to give the dog to eat human nutrition, the nutritional composition is not the same. For example, human calcium, calcium and phosphorus ratio of people and dogs is not the same, can affect the absorption effect.
Dog food, it is recommended to use Kabi, you can first buy a small package to, and then mixed with the dog food you want to feed later. The first more Kabi, your future dog food to be less, slowly within a week to 10 days completely changed to the future of the dog food. 2-3 months to feed 4 times a day, preferably softened and then fed. 3-5 months to 3 times a day, 5-12 months to 2 times a day. 1 year old and above can be once a day.
It is recommended that you can mix some meat and a small amount of carrots in the dog food (must be cooked crispy), and feed the egg yolk when the dog’s stool is thin (it is best not to eat protein for dogs under 5 months, as it is not digested well). Eat a chicken liver every few days (do not feed too much at once, will vitamin A poisoning). Can not feed milk, puppies will eat diarrhea. 4.5 months on can feed yogurt, to help digestion. You can feed some bone broth (with pig or cattle and sheep bones). Prohibit the feeding of chicken and duck bones (very hard, easy to poke the esophagus, causing bleeding or choking), prohibit the feeding of human food (too salty for dogs, will affect the development of bones and hair), prohibit the feeding of chocolate, coffee products, anyway, do not feed its stimulating things. You can’t feed too many popsicles in the summer. The dog’s stomach is very hot, and the contrast between hot and cold is so great that even a well-bred dog can’t withstand this. Therefore, it is recommended that you feed your pit bull a reasonable amount of food.
