English bulldog Peanut Butter Cookie has a cold!

Peanut Butter Cookie (English bulldog) has a cold! So does his daddy..

It's a fact: Bulldogs close their eyes when they sneeze!

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Sam Spade - English bulldog puppy loves boxes!

Sam Spade loves to play in boxes! As I unpack the cardboard boxes, he jumps into the empty carton and runs around! He plays for about half an hour and then gets sleepy and takes a nap...

 

If I interfere with his play time, he barks until I give him "his box" again.

Then he sticks out his tongue to show me who's boss!

English bulldog puppies are going home this weekend.

Nancy Drew and Sam Spade have been asked for and are going home this next weekend. Nancy is going to Bowling Green, Ohio and Sam is going to Lexington, Kentucky.  They are so excited!  It's hard to go to sleep when a puppy gets this excited...

Cherry Cookie's litter is one month old...
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Cherry Cookie is a "mini-English bulldog" and two of her litter of four seem to be "mini" also.  The smallest is Sam Spade (white head).  Next is Philip Marlow.  The biggest is Sherlock Holmes.  Nancy Drew is the cry baby.  More information at puppygal.com

Cherry Cookie is Due on or about July 4th!

Here we go again!  Cherry Cookie is due on July 3 (earliest) and the next five days... She is not showing very much but she is showing!

Dixie Pie's Farrah is doing well but the smaller two did not make it. 

Dixie Pie's Puppies Are Doing Fine!

Dixie Pie's puppies that were born five days ago are doing just fine.  The three female pups are gaining weight.  Farrah is the largest and as you can see, she uses her sisters as pillows.  Kate is the one on the bottom in this picture and Jaclyn is curled up in the back.  Nursing times are every three hours now.  They all seem to be healthy -- no sneezing or coughing.  Two are so tiny and so cute!  I find myself counting toes (just checking...)

Pink noses are healthy.  That means their blood has lots of oxygen.  By the time they are 8 weeks old, their noses and lips will have turned black.  That's a sign of bulldog purity.  The grandmother (Sweet Tater Pie) is from championship lines in Tupelo and their father (Jazzman) is from the famous Dingman's Badger line.

Cherry Cookie is "showing"

Cherry Cookie is showing -- she might be pregnant!  If she is, her due date is July 3 or July 5.  The prognosis was bad when she contracted a vaginal bacterial infection while she was in heat.  But she's one happy girl now.  She just loves her puppies.

Dixie Pie's puppies are doing well.  They are gaining weight and nursing without problems.

Mabelline and Romey -- Two beautiful English bulldogs!

Bob

I'm so glad it's working!  Fruit flies are so annoying.

I'm attaching a picture of Mabelline and Romey (my bullies) for you.  Mabelline is the big girl on the left!

Wendy is happy to report Reba is doing fine!

Reba is "on the job" at the site of Wendy's home addition...  She's just taking a small nap before the work gets started.  Then she will be on guard against pesky squirrels all right.

A Rose for Cherry Cookie (English bulldog)

Early in the morning, under a layer of Velcro weeds, I found a pink rose bush that escaped the sharp teeth of the neighborhood deer. The buds are beautiful.

Cherry Cookie started bleeding again so I took her to the vets this morning.  She has a horrific bacterial infection.  I've dosed her with antibiotics.  She has a raised temperature and should be alright in ten days.  But, that means the chances of having a litter this year are very small.  Poor baby -- she loves her little puppies.

Winston Photos from Michelle

Ran across some puppy pictures from Michelle dated early February... Winston is Precious!

If you have some puppy pictures and/or current adult photos, you can Email me at drbob1guru@gmail.com ...

The Return of Baby Noel... again!

The day before the storms hit Mississippi and Western Tennessee, Baby Noel ran off into the woods. Even with a gimpy left front paw, she can run as fast as any other bulldog.

Why she ran off, who knows. It's one of those "games" that she plays. She watches me and when my back is turned, she scampers!

After four hours of searching, (with help from the three ditch puppies) we all gave up... No Baby.

That night when the storms hit, the crew and I went searching again but gave up -- hoping that she had found a dry place to stay. Off and on over the next two days, we would search and call but no puppy.

Tonight as I was backing out of the driveway, there she was! So I picked her up and into the house we went. A warm towel from the dryer, fresh water and a bowl of Purina Puppy Chow fixed her up. After some puppy loving, she crawled into her bed and said, "Good night... It's good to be home."

Thunder and Lightning!

The bulldogs do not like thunder and neither does Melanie (German Shepherd) so when the storm clouds came up from the South, we all hunkered down. The only problem we had was that the lights went out for a minute and of course, the noise.

The bulldog standing by Melanie is Sweet Tater Pie -- Sweety Pie. She and Melanie follow me around as I do chores. They just said that they need to go out so I'm off to check on the menagerie.

German Shepherd Melanie

Judy 'found' Melanie for me. Melanie is a German Shepherd and Judy knew that I'd always wanted one. So when Sheri Chance of the Hardeman County (TN) Animal Control called, we said that we were interested and planned a meeting. As soon as Melanie saw me, she walked over and gave me kisses. We brought her home. She's been here for two and a half years and loves her job (keeping all the English bulldogs in line.)

Put Your English Bulldog Up Before Mowing

Yesterday, the grass got cut! Not all of it but enough that I won't lose a bulldog in the underbrush! While mowing, several rocks were thrown out which got me to thinking-- it's a good thing that I had put up the bulldogs before I started trimming their "pasture" or they could have serious eye injuries.

I've received inquiries on reserving future bulldog puppies. Just so you know, You have to wait until the puppies are born and checked and pictures are posted on this blog before putting a deposit on one. If the breeding takes, the puppies should be born in early June. They will be priced from $1,600 to $2,000 with a $250 deposit.

Warning: English bulldogs snore!

Last week when I took Jazzman into the Vet's waiting room, he thought that everyone was waiting to see him! And, of course, he had to meet and greet everyone there (even the cat people...) One elderly woman asked me if bulldogs are supposed to breath so loudly. I assured that that's the way they sound when they are awake. She asked, "Oh, and they are quiet when they sleep?"
Honestly, they snore so loudly that they knock pictures off the wall.

The rule is quite simple -- Never let a bulldog sleep in your bed! Either they keep you awake all night with their snoring or they kick you out of bed.

Spring Season is for lovers...

Rosie (sitting)

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Dixie Pie (with red lead) ============>

This last week, two of the smaller English bulldog females came into heat. They are pretty little girls so I bred Dixie Pie with The Jazzman and Rosie with Elvis II. Gestation is 63 days on average if the breeding 'took' but they should be showing in four or five weeks.

Jazzman is a classic English bulldog: built low to the ground with a large head, itty bitty tail, and rose ears. He loves his job!

Elvis II is a little taller than Jazzman but is really pretty with a classic head. His favorite activity is 'Canon Ball' where he runs as fast as he can at me, flare his chest and slam in to my legs. I hope that I've cured him. I've been standing in front of the gate to the dog run and just as he is to run into me, I step aside and he ends up behind the closed gate. I should get that on video!

Puppy Gal's New Beginning

This Blog is for Judy. She and I were together for twenty three years -- raising English bulldogs for the last fourteen years. It was a happy time. She was a beautiful, cheerful, loving woman that had a large following with her Judy's Journal. Judy lived for adventure: we toured the jungles of Yucatan; the hills of San Francisco; the native markets of Progresso; the deserted islands in the Bahamas; the street vendors in D. C.; and the flower gardens of Mississippi. She found joy in talking to strangers and listening to their life stories. She never knew how much she affected the lives of readers.

We have placed bulldogs all over the United States but mostly in the central states. Each puppy has been raised by Judy and myself in our kitchen. I will have a few litters a year to offset the dog food bill and fill the requests for puppies.

The blog will keep you up to date on events here at Dogwood Pond and recount some of the Lucy moments that Judy lived.

Bob