ABOUT US AND OUR BREED

THE BENEFIT OF BEING A DOG BREEDER:

When you love your dogs and you know how much joy they can bring, that they can teach kindness and responsibility to your children, and wash away your own tears in times of need, you know that those other puppies you've brought into the world are doing those same things for people you barely know. It just warms your heart every day of your life to know that you can bring this joy to so many others.

HOW  WE  GOT  OUR  KENNEL  NAME:

When we got started in our hobby of breeding show dogs, friends and family made fun of our English Bulldogs, saying:

"They're so ugly, they're cute !"      and

"So you got the ones with the smashed faces....  do they chase parked cars ?!"

Well, we had heard the story of The Man Of La Mancha.  The hero, Don Quixote, met a very common washer woman who was not beautiful to anyone else, but, in his eyes, was the most beautiful woman in the land.      

And her name..... was Dulcinea.

So, although some may say the "flat faced breeds" are ugly

to us.... they are the MOST beautiful...  inside  and  out. 

And that's why our "kennel name"  was, and now with Frenchies is  Dulcinea French Bulldogs.

Freddie and Linda met as kids, in 1964.  We went our separate ways and, some 40 years later, found each other again. Freddie had done 3 tours in VietNam in the Navy and is now a retired long haul trucker; Linda had served 5 years in the Army and is now retired from USAA.  

It's been a long journey  :-) 

While we are very proud of ALL our human kids, we are especially happy that our oldest daughter, Gella, graduated from an Ivy League school, U.Penn, and is now a Veterinarian in England.

Of course she had an English Bulldog (he passed away in October 2019). His name was Jager and he taught Gella many valuable lessons about Bulldogs    :-)    

In March 2021, Gella worked the Iditarod (Alaskan Dog Sled Race) and she did it again in 2022 and in 2023. We're guessing she will participate in the 2024 race too.

Look deep into my eyes....  

now repeat after me....  

"The Frenchie is in charge of this couch....."

French Bulldogs are a little more active than English.  Their health concerns are a little less... a little different.

But the "old saying" still applies:  If you can't afford to buy one, you can't afford to own one.

Now that I think about it, the same thing applies to cars!  If you buy a Cadillac, you better be able to afford the costs of repairs at the Dealership, because your regular auto repairman down the street really cannot work on it..

The "flat faced breeds" have issues because of the skeletal structure of their heads, so you need to find a Veterinarian who "gets it", and has some experience with this difference.

It is best to text me at  813-312-7399    and let me know what State you live in

but you can also email:   DulcineaBulldogs@gmail.com

PLEASE DON'T SUPPORT PUPPY MILLS.  They should all be closed.

STEER CLEAR OF PET STORES.  They most always get pups from MILLS.

BUY FROM A REPUTABLE BREEDER ~ go to the following sites and search for breeders there:

www.AKC.Org

www.BulldogClubOfAmerica.org 

Or, you can also email me and I will try to find you a reputable breeder....

It would also be nice to find your puppy were the breeder keeps the dogs inside their home environment, and not in some concrete and chain link "kennel".

AND BEWARE OF ANYONE WHO WON'T WELCOME YOU INTO THEIR HOME.

THIS BUSINESS OF MEETING IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT IS  BULL  CRAP.

When you send a puppy registration application to the AKC, you have to choose the color of your Frenchie.

The "standard color" choices for Frenchies are shown on the AKC Registration Application and those are the only colors allowed in the AKC Show ring.  They include:  

Brindle, Brindle & White, Cream, Fawn, Fawn & White, White, White & Brindle, and White & Fawn.  

The "standard markings" include:  Black Markings, Black Mask, Brindle Markings, Piebald, White Markings, and Ticked

There are additional colors approved by the "Parent Club" = French BullDog Club of America, which can be shown on the AKC registration, but which can NOT be shown in the AKC Show ring.  They include:

Blue, Gray, Gray Brindle, Gray & White, Black & White, Black, Fawn Brindle and Fawn & Black.

The additional markings include:  Spotted (Merle), White, Piebald, Black and Brindle.

So, since these additional colors are not  "Standard Colors" which can be SHOWN in AKC Dog Show Events, they are considered by some people to be "rare" and therefore some breeders charge 5 times as much $$.  However, there are a LOT of breeders now who breed these "colors", and they are no longer as RARE as some would like you to believe.

When you get a puppy who is not a "standard color", the puppy can still be registered with the AKC, if his/her parents are registered with the AKC.  And the AKC can register a dog imported from another Country, if that puppy/dog meets their requirements.

A lot of breeders, including myself, have dogs now whose relatives are imported from other countries, or bred here, and are not Standard Colors.  The AKC can register them based on pictures submitted with their registrations, but can only use the colors approved by the Parent Club (The French BullDog Club of America).  So.... if you think you have a Blue Fawn puppy (which is NOT a color accepted by the Parent Club) the AKC will have to register the puppy as Blue, which is a color accepted by the Parent Club.  YOU JUST CANNOT SHOW THE PUPPY IN AN AKC DOG SHOW.  

There is a lot of controversy about how these "colors" are produced.  There are some breeders who INbreed in order to get the colors.  Inbreeding is never a healthy way to breed, no matter what the reason.  So ask to see the puppy's pedigree.  Inbreeding is breeding mother to son, brother to sister, daughter to father.  

So, when you're looking at a puppy who is not a "standard color" (or even if she/he is), ask to see the puppy's 5 or 6 generation pedigree, and see for yourself if there is INbreeding.

LINEbreeding is a whole different story.  That's where a Granddaughter is bred to her Grandfather or a cousin who may have the same Grandfather.  There should not be a lot of duplication on one side or the other.