Frenchie  Poochie Pad

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I  raised Pugs for many years .  My son decided he wanted a Bulldog. After much research we decided the Frenchie was made special for us. I was told they used the Pug, Boston Terrier, and the English Bulldog to create this breed.

My son purchased our 1st Frenchie July 2004 , Kiki. It was a learning experience as we found the French Bulldog to be difficult at times. Be sure to read the Helpful Tips page . We made mistakes along the way
and this will help you to avoid making the same mistakes.

My puppies are  raised in my kitchen so that I can keep them in a controlled environment. I also keep up to date  records of shots given and worming's so that when you as the purchaser take your puppy to your Vet you will have all the necessary information needed to insure the good health of you puppy.

My goal is to raise the best and healthiest Frenchie puppies that I can so that others may also enjoy this breed as a long time companion.  I do not  sell to puppy mills .  I do not encourage breeding the dogs that I sell but if this is your intent I will guide you to purchasing a dog that I feel would be a good prospect.  Puppies sold with full registration will be higher priced as they can be shown in AKC events and bred.  If you want a Frenchie for a companion and pet, (limited registration) , the price is much less. If you decide later that you want full registration you can contact me and pay an additional price. I will contact AKC and have the papers changed to Full AKC Registraion.

French Bulldog females need help birthing and should be supervised 24 hours a day as the birthing date approaches. Nine out of Ten females must have a C-section.
We lost our 1st litter of 5 because Kiki had hers on the 60th day. It was on a Sat, night and her surgery was scheduled for that following Mon. 

I have been awakened at 2 am and completed the birthing at 11 am. This is just the beginning .  For the
1st two weeks I sleep in my recliner so that I can jump up if a puppy should get under mom and cry out in the night. The smallest puppy has a hard time feeding so you have to place it on the teat and remove the larger
puppies so it can feed , that's every 3 hours. Needless to say there isn't much sleep for me for the 1st two weeks of their little lives.

The birth of puppies can be exciting and then heart breaking when you loose one. 

Breeding Frenchies is difficult. This is why they are so expensive.  For example, to breed one female I spent
a little over $1000 for stud fee, medical test and finally
artificial insemination (AI). Not one puppy was born.

You must AI the females 99% of the time as the male and female overheat and can't complete their business.
Then you have those females that decide they will NOT
breed naturally  and want to fight .

So far I have found  Frenchie moms to be the best I have ever seen in caring for their babies. Some are very protective and I have to remove them for people to look at the puppies. I have two Girls that will bite you
if you reach in to pick a puppy up and they don't know you. 

This web page is 5 yrs old now but we continue to learn more about this breed. I suggest going to the
AKC website and finding the National French Bulldog Club . All the info you will ever need is there.  This Club is very dedicated to the well being of this breed.


Thank You

Janis Fossati/ Willie Fossati
Updated 8-17-09














I want the purchaser to do a lot of research on the breed  and study the Breeding Standard per AKC.

This web page is under construction and I hope you will visit it from time to time to see how we are coming along. 

Our Helpful Tips page is dedicated to all the mistakes and misfortunes we encounter along the way. Hopefully this will save others from making the same mistakes we have made.

The Frenchies are a new project and I am finding they are much like the Pug as far as temperment and intelligence.  They seem to be clowns and need more personal attention than the Pug. I sometimes think they become somewhat depressed when there is a lack of attention. Their coats are very different as the Frenchie has one layer to their coat and a very short hair shaft, much like the Black Pugs.

As I learn from my experiences I plan to share that knowledge with others. I would also advise a person to research and find all the information that is available before purchasing any dog. 
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