English bulldogs anyone??

[yorkiekist]

I had 3 bulldogs. They are very rambunctious!! I do not believe they would purposely hurt a Yorkie, but they might accidentally step on one and hurt it. They do have ALOT of health problems, so it is VERY important to buy from a reputable breeder/exhibitor. They are the cutest puppies!! And as adults, love to be a couch potatoe. Best of luck in your search!

[Nancy1999]

Originally Posted by betsi

She WAS nice enough to let me vacuum her. In retrospect, I suppose I was a little desperate The last straw was when she shook her head and slung a HUGE wad of slobber all over my Christmas tree

A little Christmas garland, I bet it looked beautiful glimmering in the lights. This thread is hilarious. Funny, I've always thought the same thing of the English Bulldog, and only had one experience with one. They are so cute in pictures, but the reality was so much different.

[candybaby]

We recently got one and what a pain , he is so dumb and just puts his weight on my yorkies, I don't let them play together anymore without us being right there, he just doesn't realize how strong he is and not to mention how much he weighs. I keep telling myself he is still a puppy (4 1/2 months) he will stop playing ruff, but IDK. It wasn't me that wanted him it was my bf, he said "you have dogs why can't I have what I want"

If you have time to sit home with him/her everyday and watch every move it makes when its around your yorkie/s, then go for it, but I will tell you he poops up a storm ("minimum" 4 times a day), eats up a storm, sheds up a storm, and is dumb as a nail, literally; he walks in his own poop after he goes . My bf has to wipe his eyes, wipe around the tail, wipe between the toes and now wipe his paws because of him walking in his poop . Personally I think Yorkies and English bulldogs don't belong in the same house, its just too hard!

On the flip side he has the cutest face and makes you feel so sorry for him when he does something dumb or doesn't listen, lol, but I think we may train him for conformation, but there is SO much more we need to learn about this breed, but so far he fits the standard pretty darn close if not exact! I'll attatch some pics of him

p.s
I forgot to ad he breaks out from the heat and wet cement but of course he doesn't know that, so every time he goes outside what does he do>>>> knocks the water bowl over on the concrete and lays on it

[yorkiekist]

Originally Posted by candybaby

We recently got one and what a pain , he is so dumb and just puts his weight on my yorkies, I don't let them play together anymore without us being right there, he just doesn't realize how strong he is and not to mention how much he weighs. I keep telling myself he is still a puppy (4 1/2 months) he will stop playing ruff, but IDK. It wasn't me that wanted him it was my bf, he said "you have dogs why can't I have what I want"

If you have time to sit home with him/her everyday and watch every move it makes when its around your yorkie/s, then go for it, but I will tell you he poops up a storm ("minimum" 4 times a day), eats up a storm, sheds up a storm, and is dumb as a nail, literally; he walks in his own poop after he goes . My bf has to wipe his eyes, wipe around the tail, wipe between the toes and now wipe his paws because of him walking in his poop . Personally I think Yorkies and English bulldogs don't belong in the same house, its just too hard!

On the flip side he has the cutest face and makes you feel so sorry for him when he does something dumb or doesn't listen, lol, but I think we may train him for conformation, but there is SO much more we need to learn about this breed, but so far he fits the standard pretty darn close if not exact! I'll attatch some pics of him

He is soooooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!

[Stella's mom]

We had one, loved her dearly but they do have their issues. She was bathed at least once a week, ears cleaned, face folds cleaned etc. Still she was smelly at times, shedded a great deal and had breathing issues as she aged. Normally you either love them or hate them, personally I love them but wouldn't want one in my house again. Also, I would not be comfortable having one around Stella because of their size.

[tdavis]

Wow thanks for all the info you all. This is exactly what I wanted to hear real life experiences with the breed. Any other opinions out there? Tammy

[tdavis]

Originally Posted by candybaby

We recently got one and what a pain , he is so dumb and just puts his weight on my yorkies, I don't let them play together anymore without us being right there, he just doesn't realize how strong he is and not to mention how much he weighs. I keep telling myself he is still a puppy (4 1/2 months) he will stop playing ruff, but IDK. It wasn't me that wanted him it was my bf, he said "you have dogs why can't I have what I want"

If you have time to sit home with him/her everyday and watch every move it makes when its around your yorkie/s, then go for it, but I will tell you he poops up a storm ("minimum" 4 times a day), eats up a storm, sheds up a storm, and is dumb as a nail, literally; he walks in his own poop after he goes . My bf has to wipe his eyes, wipe around the tail, wipe between the toes and now wipe his paws because of him walking in his poop . Personally I think Yorkies and English bulldogs don't belong in the same house, its just too hard!

On the flip side he has the cutest face and makes you feel so sorry for him when he does something dumb or doesn't listen, lol, but I think we may train him for conformation, but there is SO much more we need to learn about this breed, but so far he fits the standard pretty darn close if not exact! I'll attatch some pics of him

p.s
I forgot to ad he breaks out from the heat and wet cement but of course he doesn't know that, so every time he goes outside what does he do>>>> knocks the water bowl over on the concrete and lays on it

OMG how could you resist that face, just the cutest thing.

[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by betsi

She WAS nice enough to let me vacuum her. In retrospect, I suppose I was a little desperate The last straw was when she shook her head and slung a HUGE wad of slobber all over my Christmas tree

OMG!!! lolololol I just about fell off my chair from laughing so hard!!

[JCarlson2004]

Originally Posted by candybaby

We recently got one and what a pain , he is so dumb and just puts his weight on my yorkies, I don't let them play together anymore without us being right there, he just doesn't realize how strong he is and not to mention how much he weighs. I keep telling myself he is still a puppy (4 1/2 months) he will stop playing ruff, but IDK. It wasn't me that wanted him it was my bf, he said "you have dogs why can't I have what I want"

If you have time to sit home with him/her everyday and watch every move it makes when its around your yorkie/s, then go for it, but I will tell you he poops up a storm ("minimum" 4 times a day), eats up a storm, sheds up a storm, and is dumb as a nail, literally; he walks in his own poop after he goes . My bf has to wipe his eyes, wipe around the tail, wipe between the toes and now wipe his paws because of him walking in his poop . Personally I think Yorkies and English bulldogs don't belong in the same house, its just too hard!

On the flip side he has the cutest face and makes you feel so sorry for him when he does something dumb or doesn't listen, lol, but I think we may train him for conformation, but there is SO much more we need to learn about this breed, but so far he fits the standard pretty darn close if not exact! I'll attatch some pics of him

p.s
I forgot to ad he breaks out from the heat and wet cement but of course he doesn't know that, so every time he goes outside what does he do>>>> knocks the water bowl over on the concrete and lays on it

LOLOL!! I just had to laugh ... he walks in his own poop hehe He's ADORABLE! Good luck!

[Stella's mom]

candybaby, he has such a cute little innocent face

[candybaby]

Thanks everyone for the nice comments, but that is just IT he is so darn cute!, its hard to say no to him

[candybaby]

Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

LOLOL!! I just had to laugh ... he walks in his own poop hehe He's ADORABLE! Good luck!

I know, right? And he just doesn't seem to know he just walked all in his doo, doo, he just backs up right into it, LOL

Thanks for the luck! I'm going to need it!!

[paulapoo]

I had Bruno for 12 years! He was the best, sweetest, grossest dog ever!!
He wasn't neutered (per my boyfriend at the time) and yucky stuff came from yucky places. He slobbered and slung slobber all over the walls. He got yeast infections in his rolls on his face and tail and ears. He was a great dog, but very smelly! The more we tried to bathe him the more yeast infections he got! He lived a long life for a bulldog. He was very smart and a sweet boy.

[Tcarnagie]

Well I have a Yorkie, Maltese, English Bulldog and a Pit Bull and they all live in my house together.

Missy Crash (bulldog) is GREAT with my babies. She is almost 2 now and she is very gentle with them and lets them lay with her while she is sleeping. When I first got her we had another Yorkie and they did fine together...she wanted to play and was a little rough at first but she soon learned that she had to be gentle with the baby. Missy is 50 lbs, Jasper (Maltese) is 4 and Emme (Yorkie) is 2 lbs and I don't have any problems.

The only time she slobbers is when she is outside all day and gets hot. I have never had any problems with her slobbering....she does shed, snort, and snore. After we changed her food, the gas problems were solved so we don't see that anymore.

She is the only one of my big girls that is allowed to play with the babies freely. The Pit Bull is still only 10 months and still in that clumsy stage so she has to be supervised at all times and probably always will.

[Patti]

Makes me want to run out and get one!!!lol Yikes