Bulldog Character and Training

Posted by Jeanne on December 18, 2008

Bulldogs love a walk or a romp. Unless you have two pups living together, it is an excellent idea to have a regular period of exercise, preferably a walk on a lead. The sooner this is started, the easier it is for man and dog. While a three-month-old puppy will take just right now to the collar and lead, a seven-month-old one is more inclined to fight the process than to cooperate.

Bulldogs, from early puppyhood, want to do what you want. Sometimes a youngster seems not to want to understand, but that is more over-anxiety than stubbornness.

When he is small, there is nothing more engaging than a bulldog puppy on your lap. Suddenly, he is six months old, weighs 50 pounds, and still thinks he can sit on you and rest his head on your shoulder! The time to teach him his place is when he is still small enough for you to put him there. It is your job to visualize the size he will someday be. He can’t know it, and he generally doesn’t want to annoy you.

Every bulldog should have a place of his own where he can retire for peace and quiet. It may be a box in the basement, the foot of your bed, or under the kitchen table. Wherever you choose will suit him, as long as it is always available to him. I prefer a spot with a gate that can be securely closed. No matter how much you love a dog, time comes when he should be put away for awhile. He will not resent being confined to his own quarters.

Lhasa Apso Dog Breed

Posted by Jeanne on December 17, 2008

Since the Lhasa Apso has over 500 years of Tibetan, Chinese, and Far East history and is not a “cur of the street” but kept in the homes of the mighty as guards, the buying public in America should consider a Lhasa for the same reason.

In their native land, they are called “apso seng kye” (bark sentinel lion dog). This should and does give us the clue as to their basic color and disposition. Though they may come in many colors, the most desirable is ‘lion color’ with blank tinpings on ears and tip of tail and black nose.

They are not a big toy breed but tend much more to the small size, for the women kept them in their apartments. The full-grown male should never stand more than ten inches at the shoulders and not weigh more than eleven pounds. Females are smaller. Hair is to be toward the coarse side but very dense. Bite should be good and the nose short.