Food and Training

Food is a primary motivator for dogs and the cornerstone of humane modern dog training. It's success depends on the trainer knowing how to use it properly and promptly to reward the behaviors you want .................. read more

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Inappropriate Eating

Inappropriate eating is a fairly common issue that has landed quite a few frenchies and their owners at the vet and even the emergency room. Understand what the root causes are for this behavior and learn to predict, prevent and ultimately train your frenchie out of this potentially dangerous habit ........... read more

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Heartworm Notes

Heartworm treatment is not a preventative but an active dewormer that can cause serious side effects. The best approach is to stick with conventional methods but manage exposure as best as possible with the guidelines below........... read more

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Spring Conditioning, Summer Prep

There is significant risk of Frenchies overheating during hot weather. Usually the warnings come when the weather has already escalated and its too late to do anything about this. It's crucial to start thinking about and putting into effect some strategies well before this happens........Heatstroke isn't just about the outside temperature, its about the general state of overheating and that can occur in surprisingly lower temperatures than you would think................. read more

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Commercial Pre Ground Raw

Because French Bulldogs have large mouths and are impatient gulpers it's generally recommended that they be fed a pre ground raw diet to remove the significant risk of choking and obstruction. These diets have becoming increasingly easily available but they have also changed somewhat in their formulations and this is a guide to understand the differences and which might best suit your dog or what you might need to do to modify them to suit your dog best................. read more


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Home Cooked Kitchen - Marilen, Molly and Abby

Home cooking for your dog can seem like a herculean task or even something that requires a laboratory- but in fact it's a relatively simple process using simple equipment that you probably already have in your kitchen- and is not that different from cooking for yourself. Marilen shows how she does it for her senior frenchie Molly and her 5 year old Abby who has skin issues................. read more

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Transitioning to Raw

Now that you have done your homework and have your sources lined up and you're ready to make the change - here are some guidelines for a successful transition to a raw diet................. read more

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Raw Kitchen - Zach + Minnie

Zach has been feeding Minnie a raw diet since he adopted her from rescue in 2009. He is part of a small CO OP of about 3 NYC frenchie owners who coordinate to take turns to drive out to Armellino's in Long Island to buy their product at substantially lower prices than they would be at retail in NYC.

If you are new to raw feeding, Zach and Minnie's kitchen and kitchen activities will give you a clear idea on how an urban dweller who works full time successfuly feeds his Frenchie a raw diet. Minnie is a rescue Frenchie with skin and behavioral issues well in recovery - see also how her diet, and how it is managed, is suited particularly to a dog with these issues................. read more

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Skin Problems - Diagnosis and Treatment Chart

Understanding what are the key variables in diagnosis and treatment of skin problems helps the owner to make good decisions on what to do about the problem................. read more

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Why does my dog not do well on Premium Kibble?

You've transitioned your dog to a premium kibble but are dealing with continual digestive upset. Why is food that 's supposed to be better causing problems?................. read more

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