I had an English bulldog named Darwin. So cute, but I would NEVER own one again. I watched his suffering from his early age of 10 weeks. He really was the model dog, as to what breeders and buyers were looking for in the breed. In fact, I had the option to purchase him for show and breeding rights, but chose to buy him as a "pet only," as I didn't have the time to show him in the ring.
But with that came sinus issues, due to his sweet little smashed nose... backward sneezes were a daily irritant to him as well. Yeast in his crevices (no matter how many times we cleaned them in a day), due to his cute wrinkles. Distichiasis, which not only irritated his eyes ALL. THE. TIME....but costed a grip to have surgically repaired ($5k) along with eye drops administered daily, only for it to reverse down the road. He also suffered from arthritis from an early age, making him move slow so we had to buy the expensive food with Glucosamine Chondroitin in it, all due to the desired bone structure he had. Having a predominantly white coat made him susceptible to skin allergies and conditions. For awhile the poor guy had weekly dips ($75/week) to ease his skin and help his immune system. Did I mention his underbite? Well, dogs have underbite issues, as do humans. He was a sweetheart, but life didn't have much to offer him...he couldn't take long or fast walks without ice breaks (ice was recommended over regular water for this breed). Usually we ended up putting him on our shoulders if we went the distance. We had to carefully watch his weight, as if he were to gain too much, his bones wouldn't be able to support him. He lived the normal life of an akc model bred English bulldog. The staff at Alameda East Vets in Aurora, CO were absolutely amazing and held true to their TV show on Animal Planet but we all knew what my husband and I were up against from the get go. Upon meeting him as a pup, they were honest and gave us the breakdown as to what expect of the breed, all of which was right on, and heartbreaking. We spent WAY over $12k in the first six years of his life to keep him healthy and happy.
Although this breed is cute and sweet, I would never buy another one-as I don't believe in supporting the breeders and the suffering these dogs go through in their short lives. My boy will always be in my heart but his suffering was too much and not enjoyable for me to see.
Please, before buying this breed due to their looks...consider your contribution to the suffering by purchase, consider the money you will spend, consider a breed not bred for deformities
On the left is my bully now. My other bully on the right passed away last year at the ripe old age of 11.
They have never had problems with breathing or hip displacement.
Also, here in England they do not have issues breeding naturally. It’s very common for a breeder to pay quite a lot of money for a stud to come and impregnate the female dogs, after that the litter is born either naturally or via c section depending on the situation at hand.
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It is a myth that dogs are color blind. They can actually see in color, just not as vividly as humans. It is akin to our vision at dusk.