Good Bloggie!

That’s right. A year ago we started this blog. Not completely sure what we’d write about (well, other than Frenchies!). It’s been a great experience and thank you to everyone for you readership, your comments, and your support. Our intent has been to entertain and educate, and share our experiences, both the good and the bad, about this wonderful breed. Hopefully, we’ve accomplished our goal.

When we got our first Frenchie nine years ago, there was very little info readily available in print or on the web about our fascinating new creature. There was the Frenchie M-List, a chat list/bulletin board, and www.frenchbulldog.com started by Constance Parker. The M-List has been reborn as the Yahoo Group “frenchbulldog-l”. This list was, and still is, a big source of info. We’ve never met Constance, and can’t remember if we’ve ever exchanged e-mails, but will be indebted to her for creating one of the first single sources of French Bulldog information. Information hungrily consumed by this pair of Frenchie newbies. Thanks to her site, we learned about the critical health issues about the breed, and so much more. Now, there are many, many quality sites of Frenchie info and we happily visit them, as well. (You will find links to some of these sites on our Links Page and on the BlogRoll list to the left.)

Our first eBay purchase was a used copy of “The French Bulldog” by Steve Eltinge for the astounding price of $62. An Amazon search shows it currently going for about $300, down from the $800 it was priced at earlier this year. If you want a signed copy, then it’s yours for $1,600!

Over the years, as we’ve reached out to other Frenchie owners, breeders, and aficionados, our knowledge base has grown, but we still have so much to learn about this breed. How can you explain why a small, snorty, stubborn, sometimes smelly, but always sweet, little dog can capture your imagination and heart so completely? If you own a Frenchie, chances are, you quite understand. If you are thinking about getting a Frenchie, then beware. Your immune system may not be as strong as you thought and you, too, will succumb to “Frenchie Fever.” An illness you will gladly embrace and shun all cures for.