Caring for Your Bulldog Puppy
Bulldogs get overheated easily. Keep your Bulldog in an air-conditioned area with limited trips outside. When it gets over 80 degrees or the humidity is high, your puppy will have problems outside.
Watch your bulldog during all outside activity, especially in spring and summer. Prevent over-exertion. Over-exertion causes over-heating.
English bulldogs aren't usually capable of prolonged physical activity whether the temperature is very warm or cold.
WARNING: If you enjoy taking a dog for long walks through the countryside, a bulldog isn't the right dog for you.
Bulldogs can't swim well. Use extreme caution when your Bulldog pup is around water to avoid drowning. Although they should be kept out of deep pools, a few inches of water in a kids pool outside is a welcome site to most Bulldogs.
Your Bulldog's Wrinkles: Taking Care of His or Her Face
Because your English Bulldog's face is covered with wrinkles, the skin around the face needs extra care.
Use Mild Soap & Clean Between the Wrinkles
Get a damp wash cloth with soap and clean well around and under your puppy's wrinkles. Make sure you don't get soap in his or her eyes.
Dry the area well and apply gold bond (or similar) powder to the area. If it is irritated you may want to consider using Desitin cream. Depending upon your dog, you may need to clean the wrinkles up to 2x daily.
Cleaning Your Dog's Tail
Your bulldog's tail may be tightly screwed against his back side and can be a real problem if not taken care of and cleaned daily. Here's how:
When cleaning your English Bulldog's tail area or tail pocket use a soft cloth. Get in there real good to clean it. Make sure you get lots of hairs and keep this area clean and powdered well.
IMPORTANT: A severely infected tail is painful and may need to be removed. Keep this area cleaned and you'll keep your puppy happy.
