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Information Resources

THE FRENCH BULLDOG  

INFORMATION  RESOURCES

  1. The French Bulldog.  AKC Breed Video or DVD.   http://www.dogwise.com/

  2. French Bull Dog Club of America Website: http://www.frenchbulldogclub.org
  3. The Illustrated Standard of the French Bulldog. Published by The French Bull Dog Club of America.  1997.  Downloadable from the FBDCA website, or print version may be  ordered from Ann Jensen, BullyMom@aol.com

  4. The AKC Breed Flyer for the French Bulldog.  Download from the FBDCA Website www.frenchbulldogclub.org or the American Kennel Club Website www.akc.org/breeds/french_bulldog/index.cfm

  5. French Bulldogs: A Complete and Reliable Handbook. Hardcover book  by Muriel P. Lee. TFH Publications;   2000.

  6. The French Bulldog: An Owner’s Guide fo a Happy, Healthy Pet.  Hardcover book by Kathy Dannel. John Wiley & Sons, 2000.

  7. French Bulldogs:  A Complete Pet Owner's Manual. Barron's Complete Pet Owner's Manuals.  Paperback by D. Caroline Coile, Ph.D.  Barron's Educational Series.  2005,

  8. The Flat Face Encyclopedia: Bulldogs and French Bulldogs from A  to Z. Hardcover book by Janice D. Grebe and Steve Eltinge.  1997.   ArDesign, Inc.

  9. The French Bulldog.  Hardcover book by Muriel P. Lee.  Kennel Club Books.  Hardcover.  2007.

  10. Celebrating Frenchies.  Hardcover  book by Arlie Alford, Jane Flowers, Michael Rosser, and Ann Winsor, D.V.M.  Published by Ardesign, Inc. 2003

  11. The French Bullytin. Quarterly magazine published by ArDesign, Inc. (http://www.frenchbullytin.com/) 

  12. JustFrenchies. Quarterly magazine published by JustUs Publications. (http://www.justfrenchies.com)

  13. The French Bulldog.  Out of print 1926 "blue book" published by the French Bull Dog Club of America and the French Bulldog Club of New England, reproduced as a CD and available from http://hedgebrookfarms.com/products.htm

  14. French Bulldog Review (Book).  Compilation of champions from 1897 to 1997.  Available from http://hedgebrookfarms.com/products.htm

  15. General references and information on the American Kennel Club website at http://www.akc.org/breeds/french_bulldog/
 
OUT OF PRINT BOOKS

  1. The French Bulldog.  Published by the French Bull Dog Club of America and the French Bulldog Club of New England.  1926.

  2. The French Bulldog.  Hardcover book by Steve Eltinge. Published by MIP Publishing,  Santa Barbara, CA. 1988

  3. Healthy Frenchies: An Owner’s Manual.  Softcover book by Jan Grebe. Published by Ardesign, Inc.  1997

ALSO:  Two excellent books for breeders (not specific to Frenchies):

  1. The Whelping and Rearing of Puppies:  A Complete and Practical Guide.  By Muriel P.  Lee.  TFH Publications, Neptune, NJ.  1985.

  2. The Dog Breeder's Guide to Successful Breeding And Health Management

  3. by Margaret V. Root Kustritz, DVM.  Paperback; published by Elsevier Science Health Science division.  2005
 

 

Special Needs

French Bulldogs have special needs and are not for everyone.  Living with them is not the same as looking at them and admiring them.  See whether this is the breed for you.