...Mini Quick Tips...

...A fun page with quick tips at a glance from our files...

If you have a "quick tip" to add to this list, please E-mail them to us...

(we reserve the right to edit "quick tips" sent to us, to keep the text short)

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"Be sure to Vaccinate!"

 Vaccinate against: Rabies, Distemper, Hepatitis, Leptospirosis, Coronavirus, Parvovirus, Bordetella, Parainfluenza and in many areas, Lyme Disease.

Common Parasites: Tapeworm, Hookworm, Whipworm, Roundworm, Heartworm, Coccidia and Giardia

Vaccinations are important to maintain health, as is an annual exam by a Bulldog competent veterinarian. Fecal exams should also be done regularly to check for internal parasites. Should parasites be present, the proper medication to eliminate them should be used. We do not recommend a general worming medication be given to any Bulldog, if no parasites are present. Remember, worming medications are poison and we see no need to give a poison to a Bulldog if there is no need. This, combined with a proper diet, lots of clean, fresh water, exercise, training and all the love you can offer, your Bulldog will be a wonderful family member.    For More details on various parasites, click here 

Weather Tips

Every season, with its temperature changes comes with their share of alerts and cautions to help keep our bulldogs healthy, happy and safe.  Here are some tips from our team and our website visitors....  If you have any quick tips to add, please submit them to our team.  Thank you.

Spring/Summer

Keep a small squeeze bottle of lemon juice handy, such as the kind made by RealLemon®. If your Bulldog becomes overheated, breathing can become unusually labored and loud, and the tongue may begin to turn bluish. Much of this is caused by a buildup of phlegm that blocks the airways. One good squirt of lemon juice to the back of the dog's mouth will clear this phlegm instantly and breathing will improve immediately. This will give you valuable time to get your dog to a cool place.

Autumn/Winter

In colder regions, please be sure to clean your bulldog's paws after each walk and clean them well.  The salts and chemicals often used to help maintain traction for auto tires and pedestrian's walking can be very harmful to your dog's feet.

Tips

Got an insect bite that is driving you and/or your dog nuts with how bad it itches?  Dampen a bar of soap, rub the wet soap on the bite and let it dry.  It will stop the itching in seconds and will also help prevent infection....    Sheila...

Carry stamps in your wallet. You never know when you'll discover the perfect card for a friend or loved one...  James...

Doggie diet?  Reduce your dogs food by half and add 2-3 cups of steamed broccoli, carrots and potato's also increase exercise...  Jan...

Need a flea deterrent?  Fleas cannot handle an environment that has a high acid pH level. Keep all your citrus peels and dehydrate them.  Grind the dried peels to a powder and use as a natural flea powder.  It smells great, works great and is safe for all ages, even the youngest of puppies...  Sheila...

Put a few moth balls in your vacuum cleaner bag to kill fleas that are vacuumed up. Only 2 or 3 are necessary! Chris...

Don't waste time learning the "tricks of the trade." Instead, learn the trade. Remember that overnight success usually takes about fifteen years... Nancy...

Anal glands need to be expressed. Not a pretty job, down right stinky, but it does need to be done occasionally, especially if your dog starts to scoot around on their bottoms. Dogs are also known (especially males) to use the fluids in these anal glands as part of their territory marking routine along with their "leg lifting" rituals...    Sheila...

I taught my bully to ring a bell, placed on a string, hung over the door knob of the back door. Whenever I put him out I pushed his nose into the bell and said "ring the bell if gotta go potty". Now he rings it whenever he has to go potty or just wants to go outside and sit. It only took about a week for him to catch on. The bell is a life saver.   Kris...

Bully Ice Chips: Freeze beef or chicken broth (1 can broth to 2 cans water) in a couple of ice cube trays. Add garlic (a pinch only), your Bulldog will be in heaven.  Francisco...

Yellow Lawn Spots: Use one part bleach to 5 or 10 parts water, depending on how strong a setting you use.   Use an attachment on the hose that automatically mixes.  Much to my surprise and delight, my lawns are amazing and no brown spots.    Sheila...

Cleaning a cutting board: Use regular table salt, and a *small* amount of water. Wood cutting boards won't come unglued and salt scrubs and disinfects.  Jane...

Removing blood from fabric: Hydrogen Peroxide will remove blood, even dried blood that has been there for a while. Caution: check the fabric to be sure the hydrogen peroxide will not lift the color.  Jane...

Remove odor from hands: After handling fish, garlic or onion use toothpaste (any brand will do) to wash your hands. Whatever the ingredient is in toothpaste, it takes the smell from your hands. (It takes the oils from the fish etc. from your skin).   Jane...

Don't forget to let the firefighters know that you have pets! You can purchase stickers to put on your doors or windows to let them know you have pets in the house that are an important part of your family. It is also important to put stickers on the windows of your children's room(s). Some fire stations sell these stickers to raise funds, check with your local fire station... Aimee...

When starting out, don't worry about not having enough money. Limited funds are a blessing, not a curse. Nothing encourages creative thinking in quite the same way...  George...

I contacted a dog behaviorist a few months ago and one of the things she recommend was to feed Bullies more starch, like rice and pasta. Also to make sure to feed them 2 times a day. We are doing the 2 times a day and the aggression has slowed down. Now I have to start cooking pasta for the girls.   I cooked so much when we had 7 2 legged kids home, I do as little of it a possible. She also suggested B6...    Sharon...

When you arrive at your job in the morning, let the first thing you say brighten everyone's day...  Kevin...

Ticks... If you do happen to find a tick on your dog or cat, with an eye dropper, just drop a few drops of rubbing alcohol directly on the tick and they will let go and FAST! Even if they have started to attach themselves. This has worked for us for years without failure.  Sheila...

Martha Stuart says to give your bulldogs two tablespoons of tomato juice over their food, twice a day and this will stop their urine killing the grass wherever they go to do their business. Breeder friend told me she did this with her feedings all last summer and it works. No more yellow grass at her house. And she says the bulldogs love the tomato juice over their food. (well actually Martha said to do this for all breeds).  Carolyn

I put a pair of santi-panties on the girls in heat with some Mentholatum on them and the boys think they have gone out of season...what the nose knows... Marsha

Stop male dogs from leg lifting in the house. It is called a belly band. Take an elastic bandage like you use for sprains. Cut it to fit around the males private parts and over his back. Close with Velcro, put a pad where the private parts are and you have a belly band. Only remove it when they are outside. Male dogs don't like to be wet in that are, hence, lifting the leg. They find that if they are inside they get wet when they mark and they generally stop after the first week. It is also a great potty training aid and will train them also in about a week, while saving that furniture... Marsha

If you are planning on taking a day trip, beach trip, any type of trip, the night before put some water bottles in the freezer. The following day, as they melt you will have fresh COLD water all day long. We started doing this while hiking, but then realized that it's great to have on hand for our bullies when we all go somewhere together, especially car trips. (Don't worry, we have NEVER taken our bullies hiking.)...  Christine

With advice from my vet, I ordered a bottle of zinc oxide powder from my pharmacist.  I use this in Icee's face wrinkles and under her tail. It keeps the areas dry, and free from infection caused by the dampness...  Jane

Here's a tip for cheap panties for the girl's. Use jockey shorts, front end (with all those seams) goes to bitch's below region, back legs through leg openings, make a vertical slit for tail closest to bottom stitching (so it doesn't rip), slap a panty shield on and the waist band is secured with a big diaper pin then roll waist band a couple of times towards tail for comfort. I discovered this when my dear mom mailed me a whole bag of my dad's old underwear for my kids!!!  Catherine