The french Bulldog, also known as the Frenchie, has as of lately become a very popular dog - especially in cities where small dogs are of convenient size. Their quirky personalities and their adorable apprearences only adds to the popularity of this breed. It's no wonder this breed has gotten so recogniseable when they're charming, don't require too much exercise and tend to get along with most people and other pets.

Average lifespann: 10-14 years

Height: 30cm or 11.8 inches

Weight: 8-14kg or 17.6-30.8 lbs

Looks and characteristics:
Being a brachycephal dog breed, the flat-faced french Bulldog has a short and blunt snout. Paired with a squared face its characteristically large bat-like ears are hard to miss. It has dark eyes, almost to the point of being black and a slight underbite. Its short, muscular and compact body is bulky and broad around its should blades and tapers around the loins. The coat is short, fine-haired and silky. The Frenchie is born with a short tail which sometimes curls.

Colors:
Various shades of brindle, fawn, cream or white with brindle patches. The fawn colors can be any light through red.

History and origins
It is said that despite its name, the origin of country is England and the Frenchie came from english miniature bulldogs. As it was the height of the Industrial Revolution in England, many fabric industries such as lace and cottage industries were threatened by the far more effective machinery. Thus, a lot of buisnesses relocated to France and many brought the miniature bulldogs with them. As time went on, the breed got developed and came to be the french Bulldog as we know it today by mixing in different miniature breeds. In France this new breed got very populare, in Paris it started gaining traction and soon it was associated with french cafe culture.

Temparement
The frenchies are blithesome dogs, full of life and tend to develop big and quirky personalities. These playful charmers are pretty adaptable dogs and they are also known to not be yappy, they're pretty quiet as they do not bark too much in general.

Health
There is a lot too look out when it comes to the Frenchie, unfortunally they are pronte to suffer from a lot of health related problems.

As with many brachycephal Dog breeds, the Frenchie is not an exception when it comes to issues related to breathing, BOAS or brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome is prevelant in the breed as it relates to the flat faced, short-snouted anatomy of the dog. The facial structure of the flatness compromises the backside tissues of the nose and throat which in turn makes breathing problematic. Aside from this already big problem their flat nose also contributes to the dog's ability to cool themselves off, as panting is more difficult they are more easily overheated and easily prone to suffer from heat strokes. You should therefore be careful not to expose your Frenchie to owerwhelming heat and to never exercise them too hard.

Their flat faces also makes their eyes pop out more which in turn makes them more vulnurable to injury as well to eye-related health issues. Dry eyes are common and painful and can make their eye tissue inflammated. Normally there will be green or yellow secrete running from the eye as they will blink and squint a lot. Cherry eye and conjunctivitis are also two eye related health concerns they are susceptible to.

Skin allergies and autoimmune skin disorders also are known to occur.

Because of their front heavy-structure frenchies cannot swim without a life vest and this anatomically different structure is also sometimes responsible for health issues such as patella luxation and intervertebral disc disease.

A responsible breeder will take advantage of available tests to screen breeding stock for conditions that can affect the breed.

Recommended Health Tests From the National Breed Club:

• Patella Evaluation
• Hip Evaluation
• Cardiac Exam
• Ophthalmologist Evaluation