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Hi,

I have been after a dog for a long time, but HID has not been too receptive...

Now we are back to talking about getting one. A friend of a friend is about to have bulldog pups hence the conversation arising....

How long can a bulldog be left? Does anyone here own one?

I was brought up with my mum breeding basset hounds & my wife was brought up with rottweilers, so a bulldog is new to us.
 
I looked into getting one about 10 years back but the vet bills can get silly with Bulldogs.
The Mrs is wanting a French Bulldog.
Plenty of info on the net.
 
drew83 said:
Hi,

I have been after a dog for a long time, but HID has not been too receptive...

Now we are back to talking about getting one. A friend of a friend is about to have bulldog pups hence the conversation arising....

How long can a bulldog be left? Does anyone here own one?

I was brought up with my mum breeding basset hounds & my wife was brought up with rottweilers, so a bulldog is new to us.
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If you are asking questions about leaving a dog alone. Then in my humble opinion you shouldn't even be cosidering getting one!
 
We've got a labrador and it's the worst thing I've ever done...just because of how attached we are to him, when his time comes I honestly don't know how I'll cope
 
Had a bulldog called Winston. He was a right royal PITA.And that is a massive massive understatement. He was fantastic when taking him out on a lead. Everyone wanted to pat him and he loved the attention. Ask him to sit, no chance. He was the most stubborn dog you could imagine. If you don't mind wiping his butt after he has offloaded every time. Fine. Cleaning his wrinkles everyday, fine. Exercise. No chance.
I could go on and on. Eventually the little sod started fitting at 3 and half years old and died on New Year's Day. He looked gorgeous but was massive massive hard work. If your wife does not mind coming second to a dog. Crack on.

For what it's worth, buy a Boxer. Fantastic. Cannot said a bad word about them.
 
Don't buy a dog, rescue/rehome one. Plenty of abandoned or unwanted dogs out there needing homes and that way you're not encouraging irresponsible breeders. If you both work all day then the kindest thing is to pay a dog walker to go in and take the dog out during the day or find a neighbour or friend that could at least let it out ok not the garden. And if you are going to be leaving it for any lengthy period of time then don't get a puppy or at the very least be prepared for considerable damage when it chews your stuff.
 
Craigg said:
If you are asking questions about leaving a dog alone. Then in my humble opinion you shouldn't even be cosidering getting one!
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Craig, I take your point, but my question is not regarding "leaving" it for hours & hours. Maybe my phrasing in the OP was poor. I know some breeds cannot be left alone AT ALL, where as others are ok for a short period.

I would never consider getting a pet of any sort knowing we would be out the house 10-12 hours a day.
 
ColchesterFC said:
Don't buy a dog, rescue/rehome one. Plenty of abandoned or unwanted dogs out there needing homes and that way you're not encouraging irresponsible breeders. If you both work all day then the kindest thing is to pay a dog walker to go in and take the dog out during the day or find a neighbour or friend that could at least let it out ok not the garden. And if you are going to be leaving it for any lengthy period of time then don't get a puppy or at the very least be prepared for considerable damage when it chews your stuff.
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This would be my choice, but HID's parents rehomed a few as she was growing up. Not wanting to generalise & say they are ALL bad, but a few they rehomed had behavioural issues as a result of how they had been treated in the past.

Again, it is a gamble with any breed be it puppy or rescue, & I am aware of that. As I say, being brought up with dogs all my life even some bassets have a nasty streak through no abuse/mis-treatment.
 
Tashyboy said:
Had a bulldog called Winston. He was a right royal PITA.And that is a massive massive understatement. He was fantastic when taking him out on a lead. Everyone wanted to pat him and he loved the attention. Ask him to sit, no chance. He was the most stubborn dog you could imagine. If you don't mind wiping his butt after he has offloaded every time. Fine. Cleaning his wrinkles everyday, fine. Exercise. No chance.
I could go on and on. Eventually the little sod started fitting at 3 and half years old and died on New Year's Day. He looked gorgeous but was massive massive hard work. If your wife does not mind coming second to a dog. Crack on.

For what it's worth, buy a Boxer. Fantastic. Cannot said a bad word about them.
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Again, I have heard some stories of bulldogs being a bit of a nightmare breed & as you say being stubborn & doing what they want, not what you ask.

And yes I can see there would be a lot of care & attention to the wrinkles etc. I have also heard they do suffer from numerous health issues too.

Cheers all for your replies. More discussions needed at home but thought I would get some other opinions on bulldogs. As I say I have never had one & never been around one.
 
a friend of mine has a rather large bulldog and my god he's a PITA. he humps everything, slobbers everywhere and has massive health issues. I gather that due to the way they have been bred they all have heart issues and it costs a fortune in vets bills
 
Dando said:
a friend of mine has a rather large bulldog and my god he's a PITA. he humps everything, slobbers everywhere and has massive health issues. I gather that due to the way they have been bred they all have heart issues and it costs a fortune in vets bills
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Same, the Mrs and I almost got one about ten years ago, my father in law who is knowledgeable on dogs was very anti us getting a bulldog due to the breeding/health issues they unfortunately suffer from. Lovely mannered dogs though, just troublesome in the long run.
 
The one thing that would put me off big style is having to wipe its bum every time. I remember my mates parents having one when we were little and he quickly became accustomed to carrying a bog roll and used bog roll. mmm lovely.
 
Can't comment on the bulldog breed, but we've recently got our first family dog. It's a cross breed and we rescued her from a family friend - I wish I'd have got one years ago (it's taken me about 10 years to persuade HID!) Both our kids love her too (13 and 5 year old) and it's made a massive difference to our lifestyle.

I've not been in the best of health for the last few years but have lost more weight taking the dog out for a walk twice a day than I have on any diet I've tried to stick to. She settles quickly enough when we go out (never leave her for more than about 3-4 hours) and is an integral part of the family.
 
What did me was when we had to clean his butt was he used to lick his lips like he was enjoying it. I think he was a perve. I have never ever heard anything snore so loud in all my life. It was unbelievable, and when he farted. Omg it was rancid.
He was gorgeous and broke my/our hearts when he started fitting and died.
he put me off having another dog and that narked me because the Boxer was fantastic.
Dont be put off getting a dog and don't be suckered into getting the first dog you see. buying a dog is like getting your wife, house, Driver. you will know straight away.
well maybe not the driver see my other post
 
Lots of in breeding issues with Bulldogs mean many problems. If HID wants something similar then a French Bulldog may be the way to go. Lots of breeds out there and loads of info. Choose carefully and don't go for what is in fashion, go for what is right for you.
 
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