Recognizing and Tackling Bulldog Health Issues

In This Chapter Reacting to your Bully’s illness Spaying and neutering your Bulldog Identifying Bulldog ailments Medicating your Bully Bulldogs are a unique breed and experience health issues that are common to the breed. This chapter highlights breedspecific conditions and how to recognize them, as well as addressing general health. Generally, any problem that lasts…

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Mastering Good Manners and Basic Commands

In This Chapter Adjusting to a collar and leadTeaching basic commandsAttending puppy classes and day careContacting the professionals You don’t need to have a champion obedience dog, but your dog should know basic good manners. Many untrained dogs are unhappy, and usually, so are their owners. Dogs are pack animals and rule followers. A dog…

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Housetraining Your Bulldog

In This Chapter Tackling the basics of puppy training Contemplating crate training Spreading the news: Paper training Digging up the dirt on litter training Unless you plan on living outdoors for the entire life of your Bulldog, you need to housetrain your pup — that is, teach him where to “go.” This chapter deals with…

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Grooming Your Bulldog

In This Chapter Surveying skin care Evaluating eyes and ears Assessing your dog’s dental care Bathing your Bully Bulldogs aren’t difficult to groom; you don’t need a lot of fancy brushes, combs, or clippers. But Bulldogs still need occasional grooming — all dogs benefit from brushing and baths. Grooming time also allows you to check…

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Feeding Your Bulldog

In This Chapter Getting the dirt on dog food Deciding what to feed your Bully Selecting a mealtime Snacking on “people food” Dietary no-nos for Bulldogs When you first get your Bulldog, you may feed him whatever your breeder recommends or has been using. But you may consider another food as your puppy grows and…

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