I just received word of a 4-6 month old bulldog that is currently being fostered and looking for a permanent home. We have two dachshunds and I’ve been wanting a third dog for a while, but hubby keeps shutting me down. Lucky for me, he’s always wanted a bulldog and seems open to the possibility of looking at this dog this weekend. If we go see him, I know we’ll end up getting him, so before we go, I need to know how bad the drooling really is. We keep a pretty neat house. Is there just going to be slobber everywhere? Our other dogs sleep with us in the bed – is that an option with this breed? Any other traits I need to be alert to?
they snore
Drooling is pretty variable - depends on how extreme the face is. Also, they require good exercise to keep from becoming obese.
Wonderful temperaments, love them dearly.
Drooling isn’t too bad. But after they drink water have a towel ready as they drink with their whole face and will then drip water all over.
Sleeping in the bed is a possibility. But it getting up there may not be, so you are looking at doggy steps or you husband lifting him and they aren’t the lightest dogs in the world.
Some seem to have allergy issues and you have to keep their face clean too as the folds can get infected pretty easily. I like bulldogs, but they aren’t terribly smart and can be high maintenance.
Just go with the Bulldog love and name him Chesty.
British or American?
They are great dogs. I have friends with both.
I don’t see them leaping onto the bed, and they would probably land on their face (British) if they jumped down.
Generally perfectly happy sacking out on the floor and the snoring keeps you from tripping over them in the dark.
Save the Bull dog.
When we first got our dane Rory, she was a drool machine. But we have learned that drooling is generally a sign of stress or excitement with her. Now that she is totally acclimated in her new home, the drooling has been dramatically reduced. Hasn’t stopped completely, but its not really that big of an issue anymore.
I don’t know about the drooling, but the snoring is unbelieveable. Some friends if ours had a British bulldog and whenever they stayed over night with us or us with them when Knuckles( yes, that was his name!!) snored, the whole house shook - I am not kidding. I got up one night and watched him sleep and when he snored his entire body shook and the noise was unbelieveable.
I have two Saint Bernards, which I think can give any Bulldog a run for its money in the drooling department. That said, it’s not that bad. We live in Southern California, and the drooling is definitely worse during the summer months. The dogs don’t drool as much, and sometimes not at all, when it’s cooler. The winter helps. And they’re mostly indoor dogs, so the air conditioning in the summer helps. Since they also drool when anticipating food, we usually feed them outside.
We placed several hand towels around the house, so if one of them comes up and wants to put his or her head in your lap (they think they’re lap dogs), you can grap a hand towel and place it down first or wipe them off.
Of course, I’m far from a neat freak and can see how others would feel differently.