Which Dog?

I DrJay

I can only give you advice based on my personal experience with my current breed of dog so I am sure other people will be able to give you lots more information on others!

We have a French Bulldog and he is the sweetest little thing in the world. We chose the breed because they are great with children (we don't have any ourselves but we have a fair few children in the family that visit etc), they are very affectionate, they love to be around people and they are very very entertaining. Our Frenchie is 18 months old now and he is such a character, very friendly, just wants to play, doesn't need to be walked for miles every day and is so incredibly loving. I have HFA and find it hard to relate to people, however with our Frenchie he really helps and it's like I have found a little friend in him (if that makes any sense!?) Anyway let me list a couple of things to consider for this specific breed:

Cons:

- Can have serious problems with eyes, breathing (because of the flat face) and regulating body temperature.

- Can suffer with back and spine problems due to their build

- Can be high maintanence in terms of cleaning (lots of face wrinkles so these need to be cleaned on a daily basis)

- Can be stubborn, head strong and can be hard to train

- This is a smelly breed, they love to fart!!!

- Prone to overheating, cannot be excessively exercised in hot weather

- Not a dog to be left on their own for any length of time, they are very much a 'pack dog' and will always want to be around their humans constantly, requires contact with their family!

- You will not be able to walk anywhere without people stopping to talk to you about your Frenchie (we get constant "OMG you're dog is so cute!")

Pros:

- Super friendly and very affectionate with absolutely everyone

- Renowned for being amazing with children, such patient and understanding little dogs

- Intelligent and a very quick learner (food driven so will learn for treats!)

- Super socialable

- Very playful, just loves to play, often called the Clown Dog because theyre just so funny and silly

- Hardly barks at all, not noisy whatsoever

- Very laidback, nothing stresses them out at all

http://www.frenchbulldogclubofengland.org.uk/about-the-breed.html

I hope some of this has helped you and given you atleast a bit of information. Whatever dog you decide on I'm sure it will benefit your family hugely. Good luck with the doggie search xx

I DrJay

I can only give you advice based on my personal experience with my current breed of dog so I am sure other people will be able to give you lots more information on others!

We have a French Bulldog and he is the sweetest little thing in the world. We chose the breed because they are great with children (we don't have any ourselves but we have a fair few children in the family that visit etc), they are very affectionate, they love to be around people and they are very very entertaining. Our Frenchie is 18 months old now and he is such a character, very friendly, just wants to play, doesn't need to be walked for miles every day and is so incredibly loving. I have HFA and find it hard to relate to people, however with our Frenchie he really helps and it's like I have found a little friend in him (if that makes any sense!?) Anyway let me list a couple of things to consider for this specific breed:

Cons:

- Can have serious problems with eyes, breathing (because of the flat face) and regulating body temperature.

- Can suffer with back and spine problems due to their build

- Can be high maintanence in terms of cleaning (lots of face wrinkles so these need to be cleaned on a daily basis)

- Can be stubborn, head strong and can be hard to train

- This is a smelly breed, they love to fart!!!

- Prone to overheating, cannot be excessively exercised in hot weather

- Not a dog to be left on their own for any length of time, they are very much a 'pack dog' and will always want to be around their humans constantly, requires contact with their family!

- You will not be able to walk anywhere without people stopping to talk to you about your Frenchie (we get constant "OMG you're dog is so cute!")

Pros:

- Super friendly and very affectionate with absolutely everyone

- Renowned for being amazing with children, such patient and understanding little dogs

- Intelligent and a very quick learner (food driven so will learn for treats!)

- Super socialable

- Very playful, just loves to play, often called the Clown Dog because theyre just so funny and silly

- Hardly barks at all, not noisy whatsoever

- Very laidback, nothing stresses them out at all

http://www.frenchbulldogclubofengland.org.uk/about-the-breed.html

I hope some of this has helped you and given you atleast a bit of information. Whatever dog you decide on I'm sure it will benefit your family hugely. Good luck with the doggie search xx