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I really needed to read that after the day I had with one of my dogs yesterday.... Thank you.

I find with Frenchies its mainly VIC and New Zealand. So it might depend on the breed?

Maybe have Ben as your standby and once you've moved in, ask the regulars at your local dog park where they go. There are likely several to choose from. :)

thats a great idea Dee Lee! I will do that. We have already started looking at where the dog friendly parks are in the area so will try to start up convo's with other doggie owners.

Thank you HazyWal and tdierikx for your reccomendations! Benny does look really good and has great reviews.

I have had to rush one of my girls to the vet once (she was vomiting blood) and so I am super paranoid I may have to do it again and looking for somewhere within a 10 min drive radius.

I wake up most morning with a bulldog nose in my eye socket, kind of odd but it's a good fit. As soon as I flutter my eyes the tongue comes out. So very weird. I wake like a ninja now.

My Frenchie also likes to intently sniff eye sockets. weird!

I was hoping to get some reccomendations for a vet located in the Eastern suburbs of Sydney.

We have recently purchased our first home and will be moving to Maroubra very soon. We are coming from Penrith so it will be silly to keep using the vet in Penrith as much as we like them.

Can anyone reccomend a good vet particulary around Maroubra or nearby?

Many thanks!!!! :D

One of my Frenchie's purr's when she is enjoying a good pat/cuddle.... the other one grumbles with happiness... I love their noises.

that so cute!!!

DEFINTELY go to another vet!! and take the pup TODAY!!

Most vets will offer a free puppy check-up to get you to start going to them as your regular vet. Ditch the pet store vet.

I'm writing to the organisers too. This is appalling!

A friend was taking their GSD for his first obedience competition. Dog had been polished and groomed and was all ready to make them proud. Just before entering the ring her Hubby noticed a dingleberry on the dogs rear and thought if he just casually trapped it with his foot when the dog was sitting it would pull off and no one would notice. Turns out it was just the beginning of a stocking and as the dog walked off most of a leg of pantyhose gradually unfurled out the rear.

eewwwww! hahaha!

How on earth do you explain that to anyone that saw it happen?! haha

They grow so quickly! Mila is now 7 months and is as big as our other Frenchie.

She still has a lot of filling out to do and has lots of excess skins she will grow into.

Ours hates showers too... you can't tell! :laugh:

I have 2 female Frenchies and 1 is food agressive. Frenchies are again smaller so more managable, but she has given the other dog some decent bites when we have incidents. The non-food aggressive one is only 8 months old so she doesnt fight back and has quickly learnt not to go near her at dinner time, but being a puppy, she forgets sometimes.

The sad part is the 8 month old one day will most likely say enough is enough & will react back ,won't be funny then plus why train this behaviour into two dogs ,just don't get it ??

We get dogs in boarding people brag how they fight & at dinner time & will show the scars like a trophy from them separating.

Luckily we are set up so dogs aren't feed together .

As for the OP i agree put them in the crates first don't encourage the cycle

I never said this situation is funny? not sure how you got that? I dont let them near each other at dinner the moment we discovered there was a problem. But puppy does forget and tries to walk into the other, which we quickly stop. we are there to supervise at all times. We tell her to stop and sit and stay... which she does because we have trained her to do so. We do not crate our girls at dinner time. We train them to behave appropriately and that dinner ours until we say they can eat.

I know how serious the situation is and which is why we are managing it.

I have 2 female Frenchies and 1 is food agressive. Frenchies are again smaller so more managable, but she has given the other dog some decent bites when we have incidents. The non-food aggressive one is only 8 months old so she doesnt fight back and has quickly learnt not to go near her at dinner time, but being a puppy, she forgets sometimes.

We used the NILF method. Plus also if there is a incident, we put the older one on her side and she needs to lay there while the younger one eats. She learns quickly that we are the boss and decide who eats.

We have got them them a good level where we can feed them in the same room WITH supervision. And we can give them both treats while they are next to each other. The risky moments are when puppy drops crumbs of treats on the floor and they both go to pick the crumbs up. So we only give very small treats that they dont have to chew up much.

I always worry when puppy reaches maturity if one day she will fight back.... but as long as we stay on top of it, I think we should be okay.

I can't offer any advice, but good on you for asking questions here, talking to a different vet and especially the breeder. All of this takes guts and shows you really care for the welfare of your dogs and the expected litter. Accidents do happen and you are standing up to take responsibility so well done to you.

I hope things go smoothly and it seems like there are a number of people here that are giving you great advice and now that you have the breeder and vet to help you, things are looking brighter. :)

Agreed... :)

I have 2 female Frenchies, both as stubborn as each other. One is 2 yrs the other is 7 mths. The 2 yr old definitely likes to show the puppy who is boss, but we intervene extremely quickly to make sure she knows that we are the boss. So far the only issues we have had is around food. But as someone said previously, no food is left out and we supervise at meal times. We make them work for their treats too.

We have the normal puppy in the older dog's face situation and the older dog has a snap to tell the pup to 'rack off', which we allow because the puppy needs to learn she cant bite other dogs faces. We intervene though if the older dog looks to try to be dominating to the puppy.

We are getting the puppy speyed today so will be interesting to see if their dynamics will change after this (the 2 yr old is speyed).

So I think it is managable, if you are up for it.. also big dependant is on the breed. Frenchies are a bit of work, but worth it for us!

I would never use a long line in an offlead dog park. It becomes a hazard to other dogs and owners.

agreed!

My 6 month old Frenchie has the same problem with one of her ears... it went up, now its coming down again... First it flopped when she was tired... but now it flops all the time. Although its only half flopped. But I put it towards her currently teething and going through a growth spurt. But if it doesnt, i dont mind too much, its pretty cute..

You can't prepare, you just do, one foot in front of another. Never an easy time. Hugs to you and Tess.

Exactly that ^^^..

Just remember, when you do make that decision, know you are doing what is right for them. No more pain.

OMG I am totally LOVING this thread!!

Here are some pics of my two little girls- the dark brindle is Ruby and the Pied Fawn is Mila:

SOo adorable :)

Love frenchies!! :)

Thank you denali!!!!

OMG I am totally LOVING this thread!!

Here are some pics of my two little girls- the dark brindle is Ruby and the Pied Fawn is Mila:

Bat-dogs casting Bat-shadows!

Sorry to hear of your loss!

My best friend had a JRT-cross, he was 5 years old when something similar happened to him. He was healthy and acting normal and just died suddenly and unexpectantly one day. We have no idea why.

oddly enough I feel the same about parents and untrained children wreckit!

x a billion

I'd much rather dogs than children in a cafe!

Yep, me too.

Me three!!

Western Sydney is not very dog friendly at all. If we take our frenchie out, it need to take her somewhere nearer the city where dogs are more accepted.

I love the before and after shots dotdashdot!!