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Will do, thank you :) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thank you. I'll stop stressing! He just looked so skinny compared to the Frenchies I saw on Saturday. I'll take his food away after ten minutes from now on. Thanks to everyone for the advice :) Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I am giving him some raw, at the moment he's chewing on a piece of lamb flap. I'm concerned that if I feed him a full raw diet he will grow too quickly, is this the wrong way of thinking? I can certainly take his food away after ten minutes, I just worried if I did that he wouldn't eat enough that way. At the moment, when I get home from work his breakfast is finished, but then he won't eat dinner. I will take it away after ten minutes from now on. The breeder suggested the dry food, he's on the same dry food as when we bought him. She also told us other things to give him and we give him those things too, generally mixed in with his dry. Just took these:

I think he is certainly "busy". I do leave the food bowl down, I put it away after an hour or so unless I go out then he keeps it. Showdog, I didn't even think about pandering too much, you're right. Oops! He doesn't get many treats. I break them up really small for training sessions. When he's an adult I'd like to feed raw or mostly raw like I do with my cats, but I know growing Frenchies have special dietary requirements and don't want to stuff that up by going raw. My concern comes from seeing Frenchies at a show on the weekend, pups his age were much fatter and a little taller. Younger pups were just much fatter. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I have a five month old French Bulldog who is not eating enough. He's our only dog so there's no competition for food (though sometimes our cat will go for his food and then suddenly he's interested, but then loses interest when she leaves). His breeder suggested that I put some things in with his biscuits so I've been doing that (roast chicken, mince, chicken chunkers, My Dog cans) and it was working really well, but now that's not working as well (he is still eating but only about half of what he should). He will eat out of treat dispensing toys, though today he decided his Kong is not interesting enough anymore. He will work for food but not for normal dog biscuits, only for high value treats. He loves lamb flaps but I don't want to just give him fat or give him too much bone. He's not underweight but he's slim. He is still gaining weight (two weeks ago at puppy school he was 7.8, now he's 8.3kg). I'm looking for suggestions of really yummy things to put into his biscuits to make him keener to eat. He wants to eat whatever we're eating so I know he is hungry.

He's on the mains register. We went to a show yesterday and I talked to the breeder (I was hoping I'd bump into her) and she's helping me out :) I've got to send his papers off to transfer him into my name and I have to join Dogs NSW. He needs a lot of training as well so doing that in the mean time and I'll take him to more shows to get him familiar with it all. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thank you. I didn't know I had to join, thought that was just for breeders. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Thank you :) I will talk to his breeder. She said I could show him if I wanted to, at the time I'd given it no thought so I didn't discuss it with her. I'm planning on going to a show on Friday or Saturday, maybe I'll bump into her. Otherwise I'll give her a call. I joined the Facebook group but they haven't accepted me yet. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

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I'm keen on showing my French Bulldog. I've looked at the confirmation information for Frenchies and I think he's pretty good. He has a few small faults. He is on the mains register and he came from a good breeder. I've never shown a dog before though and I'm not sure where to start. Are there any guides or anything I can read? I'm going to check out some shows (I've only been to one) to get more of a feel for it. Also, he's only 5 months. Do I need to wait until he's an adult? I know I'm a total noob so sorry if I've asked anything stupid! (And oops with the title, I'll blame my iPad!)

Dogo Argentino is a banned breed. You've got a lot of variety there too, good luck in your search. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I put Lloyd in a crate at night only when we go to bed. I let him out in the middle of the night for a wee. During the day he can go in his crate as he pleases and is sectioned off into one part of the house with a baby gate. And what a cutie!

PetStock won't price match unless the company has a physical store, but Petbarn will. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Hi all, I washed my Lloyd with this last week, but I'm thinking of doing it again tomorrow for the Frenchie fun day, just to freshen him up. I know with dog shampoo washing them too often makes them produce too many oils and thus smell, can I overdo the tea or is it not possible? I have plenty Steve but I'm interested for friends, but it is coming up as $9 for me still.

Thank you. I'll avoid. He has puppy school and he's starting training at a dog training club on Sunday, so I'll rely on that and walking past dogs in the area. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk