ABOUT US...
LET ME INTRODUCE MYSELF, MY NAME IS JANET AND I OWN BBAD BULLDOGS.
JE ME PRESENTE, JE SUIS JANET, LA PROPRIETAIRE DE BBAD BULLDOG.
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WE ARE LOCATED IN THE EASTERN TOWNSHIPS OF QUEBEC, CANADA. WE LIVE IN A LARGE FARM HOUSE ON 5 ACRES WITH 100 ACRES OF PLANTATIONS SURROUNDING US. WHICH IS WHERE WE TAKE OUR DAILY WALKS. I'M A STAY-AT-HOME MOM OF 3 SONS, BRANDON, BRYAN AND DEVON. I'VE WORKED IN HEALTH CARE AND RAISING CHRISTMAS TREES WITH MY FAMILY SINCE MY TEENS.
IN EARLY 2003 WE ADOPTED A BEAUTIFUL, WRINKLED, STOCKY FEMALE ENGLISH BULLDOG AND FELL HELPLESSLY IN LOVE WITH THIS LITTLE CLOWN IN OUR MIDST. UNFORTUNATELY GOLDIE WASN'T WITH US FOR LONG BUT SHE WAS THE BASIS FOR MY DEVOTION TO THIS UNIQUE BREED. HER LOSS IS WHAT HAS GIVEN ME THE DRIVE TO RAISE THE HEALTHIEST, HAPPIEST, MOST BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLES OF THE ENGLISH BULLDOG THAT I POSSIBLY CAN.
AS SO MANY PEOPLE DO, I PURCHASED MY FIRST ENGLISH BULLDOG, NOT KNOWING EXACTLY WHAT I WAS GETTING MYSELF INTO. I HAD OWNED A VARIETY OF BREEDS SINCE CHILDHOOD, ALL HEARTY, EASY CARE ANIMALS SUCH AS THE LABRADOR RETRIEVERS, SPANIELS, BOXERS AND A FEW MIXED BREEDS. I HADN'T DONE MY RESEARCH ON THE BULLDOGS AND SO ENDED UP WITH A BEAUTIFUL, LOVING FAWN AND WHITE FEMALE, BOUGHT WITH NO RESEARCH INTO HER GENETICS OR HEALTH. WE LOST GOLDIE WITHIN A MONTH OF BUYING HER TO A HEART DEFECT. THIS CAME RIGHT ON THE HEELS OF LOSING A COCKER SPANIEL I HAD RECEIVED WHILE EXPECTING MY FIRST BORN. DUNCAN HAD BEEN A LOYAL COMPANION, LETTING THE BOYS CRY INTO HIS SOFT COAT OVER THEIR BUMPS, BRUISES AND DISAPPOINTMENTS FOR 5 YEARS.
A YEAR LATER MY BROTHER GAVE US A BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG, AFTER MAKING SURE THAT WE WERE ONCE AGAIN READY TO ACCEPT A DOG INTO OUR LIVES. WHIPPET, NAMED FOR THE COOKIE, WITH HIS DARK CHOCOLATE, CARAMEL, AND MARSHMALLOWY WHITE COLORING, HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL FRIEND TO BRANDON, BRYAN, AND DEVON. WE LIVE ON 100 ACRES AND HE FOLLOWS THEM EVERYWHERE THEY GO, CONTENT TO LAY IN THE GRASS OR SNOW AND WATCH OVER THEM AS THEY PLAY, OR LOPE ALONG AT THEIR SIDE AS THEY BIKE OR QUAD.
IT TOOK OVER 2 YEARS FOR MY YEARNING FOR ANOTHER BULLDOG TO OVERRIDE MY FEAR OF THE HEARTACHE FROM LOSING ONE SO SUDDENLY. AFTER READING EVERY BIT OF INFORMATION I COULD LAY HANDS ON, SPEAKING TO VETS AND BREEDERS, IN SEPTEMBER 2006 I FINALLY ADOPTED A YOUNG ADULT FEMALE AND AN OLDER FEMALE ALSO, TO KEEP THEM TOGETHER.
MARCH 2005 I DECIDED TO RAISE MY FIRST LITTER OF ENGLISH BULLDOGS. IT WAS TRULY A ROLLER COASTER RIDE FROM START TO FINISH. THIS BREED IS DEFINITELY NOT FOR THE FAINT-OF-HEART AND REQUIRES HUGE AMOUNTS OF DEVOTION AND COMMITMENT. I WENT THROUGH ANXIOUS, SLEEPLESS NIGHTS WORRYING ABOUT HER GOING INTO LABOR BEFORE THE SCHEDULED C-SECTION, WATER PUPS LODGING IN THE BIRTH CANAL, HER GOING INTO RESPIRATORY DISTRESS, FEARS OF HER HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE ANESTHIA, BEFORE THESE PUPS EVER ARRIVED I WAS CALLING MYSELF 7 KINDS OF FOOL FOR EVER PUTTING HER AT RISK.
JUNE 6, 2005 SEVEN HEALTHY, WRINKLY, ROLY POLY PUPPIES JOINED OUR FAMILY. THEN STARTS THE BOTTLE PREPARATION & FEEDINGS EVERY 2 HOURS BECAUSE BELLA COULDN'T NOURISH ALL 7 BABIES ADEQUATELY, STIMULATING THEM TO DEFECATE AND URINATE BECAUSE THE NEW MOMMA HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THIS, THE HOMEMADE INCUBATOR WITH BEDDING THAT NEEDS CHANGED 4-5 TIMES / DAY AS WELL AS THE BLANKET THAT MOMMA NURSES THE BABIES ON, ADDS UP TO MANY EXTRA LOADS OF LAUNDRY. PUPPY PADS, COLLARS, LEASHES, CHEW TOYS, BLANKETS, NOT TO MENTION A FEED BILL THAT COULD PROVIDE FOR A FAMILY OF 5, VET BILLS, THE EXTRA TRAVELING AND THE INCREASE IN THE POWER BILL....THE EXPENSES ADD UP FAST WITH THIS. DESPITE ALL THE TIME SPENT, THE MILES TRAVELED, THE MONEY INVESTED I WAS HOOKED !! I CAN NOT IMAGINE MY LIFE WITHOUT THESE WONDERFUL ANIMALS. IT IS ALL RETURNED TO YOU TEN-FOLD BY THEIR UNCONDITIONAL LOVE AND IRREPLACEABLE PERSONALITIES.
IN THE FALL OF 2007 I FOUND WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE MY IDEAL FOUNDATION STUD. BBAD BULLDOGS JASPER CAME TO ME FROM GLEN AND TINA BLACK AT TRIPLE C BULLDOGS IN KENTUCKY. THE LITTER WAS CO-OWNED BY CHRISTIE CASH OF CASHS BULLBABIES. MY SINCERE THANKS TO THEM FOR SUCH A WONDERFUL AND HANDSOME BOY.
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MON PREMIER BOULEDOGUE À ÉTÉ ACHETÉ EN 2003, GOLDIE ÉTAIT DODU, PLISSÉ, BIEN DÉMARQUÉ, ON A TOUS TOMBER EN AMOUR AVEC CETTE PETITE CLOWN ADORABLE. MALHEUREUSEMENT, ELLE N'A PAS VECU LONG TEMPS, MAIS ELLE EST LA BASE DE MA FASCINATION ET DÉVOUEMENT À CETTE RACE UNIQUE. LE CHAGRIN QUE NOUS AVONS VECU APRÉS QU'ELLE SOIS DÉCÉDÉ ME POUSSE À ÉLÉVÉ DES CHIENS NON SEULEMENT MAGNIFIQUE EN CARACTERE ET APPARENCE MAIS PLUS IMPORTANT...EN SANTÉ.
LES ADULTES QUE J'AI CHOISIS SONT TOUS DECENDENT DE CHAMPIONS. J'AI RECHERCHÉ LEUR ANCETRES, GENETIQUES, PEDIGREES AVANT DE LES PROCURER. MES CHIENS ONT JAMAIS EUX DE PROBLÉMES DE SANTÉ À DATE. ILS MANGENT LE MEILLEUR DIETE QUE JE PEUX LEUR DONNER, ILS ONT UNE PARC QUI REJOIN MA GALERIE OU ILS SONT À L'AIR FRAICHE MAIS AUSSI À L'OMBRE QUAND IL FAIT BEAU, ILS MARCHENT DANS LA PLANTATIONS 20-30 MINUTES À TOUS LES JOURS. SI IL FAIT CHAUD, ONS MARCHE PLUS TÔT ET PLUS TARD, DEUX MARCHE DE 10 MINUTES À PLACE D'UNE GRANDE MARCHE.
J'AI ÉLÉVÉ MA PREMIERE PORTÉE EN MARS 2005. JE N'AVAIT AUCUN IDÉE QUEL FOLIE D'EMOTIONS JE M'APPRETAIS DE VIVRE. LES PREMIERS SEMAINES FOLLE DE JOIE ET IMPATIENCE, LE TEMPS POUVAIT PAS PASSÉ ASSAIT VITE, 6IEME SEMAINE LES DOUTES S'INSTALLENT, 7IEME SEMAINE LES REGRETS, 8IEME SEMAINE J'ESPERAIT LES 60 JOURS APPROCHAIT MOIN VITE, RENDU À 58 JOURS J'AI ÉTÉ ÉCOEURÉ DE MOI MÉME POUR L'AVOIR MIS DANS CETTE SITUATION. DEUX JOURS PLUS TARD VOILÀ 7 BEAUX BÉBÉS EN SANTÉ ET JE SUIS SI OCCUPÉ ET CAPTIVÉ QUE TOUT LES RESTE EST OUBLIÉ. PREMIERE EXPERIENCE ET DEJA ACCROCHÉ !!
JE VOULAIS FAIRE L'EXPERIENCE POUR SAVOIR SI C'ETAIT QUEL QUE CHOSE QUI M'INTERESSERAI À LONGUE TERME, EST CETTE DÉCISSION ETAIT PRISE. PROCHAINE ÉTAPE C'ETAIT D'ALLER CHERCHER UN MÂLE DE QUALITÉ. L'AUTOMNE 2007 J'AI TROUVÉ BBAD BULLDOGS JASPER EN OKLAHOMA CHEZ TRIPLE C BULLDOGS. IL ETAIT NÉE D'UNE INCROYABLE LIGNÉE. IL AVAIT DEJA 9 MOIS AVEC AUCUN PROBLEME GENETIQUE APPARANT.
JE ME DIS PAS EXPERTE, J'APPREND ENCORE ET J'ARRETERAI JAMAIS DE CHERCHER DES INFORMATIONS COURRANTE SUR L'ÉLÉVAGE DES BOULEDOGUES ANGLAIS. JE NE COUPERAI JAMAIS DES COINS POUR ECONOMISER UN DOLLAR AUX RISQUES DE LA SANTÉ DE MES CHIENS. JE SUIS FIERE QUE LES VETERINAIRES QUE JE FREQUENTE RESPECTENT MES VALEURS ET SCRUPULES. JE SUIS FIERE QUE CHAQUN QUIS A OFFERT UNE MAISON À MES CHIOTS ME RESPECTE ENCORE ASSEZ POUR S'OFFRIR EN RÉFÉRENCES À MES ACHETEURS POTENTIEL ET POUR CA JE LES REMERCI.
