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Michelle
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  • Hopkins, MN
  • United States
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Hometown:
Brooklyn Park
How many Frenchies do you own:
1
Names of your Frenchies and their descriptions:
Frankie. He is our brand new edition to our family. He is fawn w/ black mask.
What do you love most about Frenchies:
Their smiles! Their noises and how they just know exactly how you feel.

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At 8:43pm on November 10, 2009, Trish said…
It's been awhile since you posted pictures of your little handsome man, Michelle! I would love to see him!
At 9:08pm on October 13, 2009, Trish said…
Look how big that lil boy has gotten! He's looking really good !!
At 11:30am on July 1, 2009, Jen said…
Hi Michelle...everyone has been great. Frankie is quite the cutie:) Gordie is 5 months old now and 16 pounds..he finished he puppy class and did awesome (we used the clicker also) I added some new pictures of us.
That must of been terrible at the dog park...hope his little neck is better :)

Talk to you soon...give hugs and kisses to Frankie
Jen
At 2:56pm on June 12, 2009, Jen said…
Hey Michelle...I have been great, what about you? Gordie is awesome, he is a very good boy. He is growing like crazy..but yet so small, hehe...he is 14 pounds now and 4 1/2 months old. I started Gordie in puppy classes about a month ago...he already listens good but we brought him more to socialize him, he is doing great :) Becoming the alpha of my dogs I just make sure I am calm and fair with them, exercise them and don't let them get away with anything they shouldn't and having more than one dog helps teach the puppy the way things are done. I will add some new pictures of Gordie too. Frankie is such a sweetheart...too cute :) Talk soon...Jen
At 1:16pm on May 29, 2009, Jen said…
Hey Michelle....Gord bites on our feet too, I always drag my feet so I don't walk on him. He is doing great...he was 4 months on the 23rd. Gord was also 7lbs at 11wks...he is 18 wks today at weighs 12.2 lbs. Frankie is soooo adorable!!
At 8:48pm on May 26, 2009, Jen said…
How is everything going with Frankie?....look forward to seeing more pictures.
At 5:52pm on May 15, 2009, Trish said…
Hehe - of course he will still love you, you are a great mommy and are only trying to do what is best for him! It's okay, I only recently within the past year learned about how some of the training methods I thought were okay to use were outdated from learning from other experienced dog owners. I used to watch Cesar Milan a lot, and then I read some pretty negative things about his training methods, because he doesn't always use positive reinforcement. You should google NILIF (Nothing in life is free) training method and read about it.. it's a GREAT thing to start working with your dog on, even as a puppy! :)
At 6:46am on May 15, 2009, Trish said…
Oh also - how old is Frankie, and how old was he when you brought him home? Most reputable breeders (in the U.S.) don't let their puppies go to their new home until they are 10-14 weeks old.. some people say 12-14, but, I know of some reputable breeders that let their puppies go at 10 weeks.. that 10-14 week time frame is a critical learning stage for French Bulldog puppies, and it's best when they are with their litter mates for a longer period of time because the litter will actually teach each other bite inhibition. Breeders that let the pups go at 8 weeks old, or around that age, the puppies have not yet gotten a chance to learn proper bite inhibition.
At 6:42am on May 15, 2009, Trish said…
It sounds like you are doing the right thing, by re-directing him with a toy when he tries to gnaw on you. Are you praising him when he chews on what he is supposed to? If you don't praise him and make a big deal about it when he's chewing on the correct items, then he doesn't really know the difference between what he is supposed to chew, and what he isn't supposed to chew, or that chewing on his toys is a good thing to do. You also might want to try toy rotation, don't leave all his toys down at once, only give him one at a time, and swap his toy out for a different one a few times a day so that he doesn't get bored. Practicing this behavior will reinforce later that the toys are "yours" and if you have him bring you the toy, have him drop it, and exchange it for another toy it will help reduce the chances of him developing toy aggression/resource guarding with his toys. I wouldn't really suggest putting him on his side.. the whole "alpha roll" (which is when when you put a dog on it's side/back and hold it down) is a really outdated method of training, and while some dog trainer's like Caesar Milan suggest it and use it, I wouldn't. My friend Hollie is a dog trainer and she explained it like this.. in a pack of dogs.. there are naturally submissive dogs who choose to submit (roll over on their back, aka: go belly up) to another dog on their own free will.. but any time a more dominant dog "rolls" a dog them self and holds them down, it is only for one reason, which is to kill it.. so, while it might seem like a good idea when you see it done on TV and the results it seems to achieve, the dog is WAY more apt to develop aggression towards the owner, unless it is a very naturally submissive dog.

If you have any more questions, feel free to ask and I'll answer it the best I can. :) Enjoy your baby, they sure don't stay puppies for long!
At 8:05pm on May 4, 2009, Trish said…
Well - nothing is final.. right now we are just "looking". I'd love to have a puppy, but would rather have an adult so that I don't have to deal with housebreaking. We'll get a 3rd dog either this year or next year. We've decided that we're either getting another Frenchie or an English Bulldog. Hubby really wants an English but I want another Frenchie.

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