Bulldog Breeding For Beginners , a very informative guide

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Dianne Wragby Lincs Preston Puppies

2 puppies left  email me for her number

 Puppies from Biddle Bulldogs or phone  01507 441859

4 boy puppies and 1 girl  in Lincoln from  my Preston 01522 697451

This is Harry [from Preston]

A boy from a previous litter suddenly available due to illness in the family of the owner breeder 

Contact lyndsay.83@hotmail.co.uk or
wjhaddock@hotmail.com

New stock of Tubes!!! have arrived and the kits are in stock ,if you are expecting puppies be prepared as this could be a life saver ,don't wait till its desperate !

tubes in Two sizes very small 5Fr or standard 8Fr

Special Books For Sale

Edgar Farman's Historic account of the bulldog is now reprinted and available from the following web address

Robert Fulton's book reprinted  The Ideal Bulldog

Well !!!!!Bulldog Day UK  was a stomping success again and already we are being asked about next year , we have had a suggestion we take it up north next year and then do Nottingham again the year afterwards , no decisions have been made , but the preparation and planning is a huge task  I started in February and the actual programme took 2 weeks to print as I was just using an Epson Inkjet .and of course I have puppies  to see to  so I need to think  about the time it takes .......I know that the people learnt alot .we raised over £1,000  final figure not yet in

 I am rubbish at daily or even weekly blogs....... just far too busy , I am in the throes of doing the Bulldog Day  preparations ,so have been printing day and night 100 programmes  for sale on the day at £1 each , they will be available from the website if you send a stamped addressed envelope if you can't make it and want to see what happened and see the adverts from our supporters watch afterwards  on the photos page .

 Carl and I have a litter of puppies between us they are doing fine there is going to be a boy who is looking like Artemus for sale  hes only young yet but if anyone is looking for a strikingly marked dark brindle and white dog this may be your lucky day ! a white girl and and a brindle girl will also be available but we are not counting our chickens until hatched !contact me privately 07752912122

I have had a very busy week  Tess has now gone to live with Jackie [and Lizzie the harelip puppy who is now huge !]Tess did not turn out a good breeding prospect so has gone for free with no papers to a friend who has now had 3 bulldogs from me !She will never be bred as we thought she had no neck and didn't breath as quietly as we like our dogs to do.

As you probably realise breeding for healthy puppies is not without its heartbreak I hate parting with any of my keepers but if the correct home comes along I feel Tess will have a great home with lots more individual attention than she will get here as one of the 'pack' so my feelings aside  she is now settling in in Huddersfield .Funny thats where Disney lives too !

We have bought back Winnie from the litter Tess was from so we can continue with Johns unbroken bitch line which now is in its 9th generation , not many breeders have got a line like that !

We have mated several dogs this last few weeks so there should be puppies from our dogs around soon again.

We had a great week looking at the offspring from our dogs,a boy from Manchester , a boy and girl  in Wragby and last night we had a great visit from Vicky Cole and her partner Phil and Maddi her bitch puppy from Preston whom she is starting to show, we were very pleased with her as she is from a bitch out of our Bonifacio Genie and mated to Preston so it was nice to see she has inherited some very good breed points, she has an excellent topline and super tail , Preston seems to throw quite good tails even on tight tailed bitches ,she has his topline too  which is correct .. good luck Vicky we think you could have some fun with her !

Plans for Bulldog Day are Now occupying my time and thoughts and ofcourse my parents are still requiring much help ...............June 1st Tollerton Nr Nottingham sees every one who loves bulldogs getting together and a learning fun day will be had by all !mated 2 bitches but don't know if they are in whelp yet.

More Bitches mated to our dogs watch for details as they are born added to my website...............

My news is I bought Madonbulls Jack Flash avec Kezia , so we have a new white bulldog male to add to our stud  team, he has a great pedigree too so watch the stud space as he will be added when he is older ..I am training him and co own him with my parents  who are looking forward to his progress and he accompanies me to their house every visit  which they are looking forward to very much .Photos will follow  soon for now hes a cute puppy 13 weeks old and a bundle of fun !

More bitches are mated to our dogs watch the website for any available puppies as they are born and reared

Things are very hectic here ,we expect Crufts visitors Jay Serion and his wife , we are visiting several kennels   and there are the two shows in that week our dog sitter will be moving in !

Personally things look black  my parents are still in a bad state and the new caring agency although stated well have deteriorated  rapidly the latest carer trained in Cell Block H  and nearly came to blows with my sister yesterday ,this means more trips to them and less time for the dogs ......i don't know if I can breed at present as if I do, if anything goes wrong like last time [Effy died leaving 6 puppies ] this would mean I couldn't leave them to go to mum and dads .grrrrrrrrrrrrrr difficult  decision .

I have some good news soon but am keeping it under wraps at present watch this space .................

We judged last weekend at the Leigh Canine Society in Lancashire ,we had some lovely dogs and John did Bulldogs this time,we were lucky we had no absentees in Bulldogs  and a good quality of entries.I did French Bulldogs Lhasa's and Akita's  most of our winners got group placing so we were pleased the BIS judge liked the dogs we sent through to the group.

I have been visiting the white puppies and am'hanging my nose over one' which my gran would have said :-))I had a photo session with Artemus and Preston in the garden on a lovely sunny day see the photos on the Stud website Genie in Box Productions,parents still very ill so life is hectic ,we are planning a trip for an American visitor, and I booked my bargain [£53 return] air ticket to the Danish shows in May .........

Visited Paddy and his brothers ,they are really stunning puppies....

Judged at Rugby Canine and District Open Show , had a great day and I already put up photos and critique while it was fresh in my mind,  very nice people chatted lots afterwards, and really good surprise was the puppies from last years Orphan litter owners came to see me he's so thrilled with his two pups he's going to show them at the East Midlands  Bulldog Club in March  which will be very nice for us to get to see them .

Artemus mated Tina on Thursday and will be doing so again tomorrow  , that was an excellent first time mating he  is a good boy!

Puppies due from Preston about now....... waiting to hear

Lots happening still I have been to see Paddy the little one I had as a lodger and hes doing fine,I am so fond of this puppy I hope he turns out the best for showing as I will be happy to watch his progress!if he stays with Andrea who is besotted with all three ! they are having the very best of rearing.

Preston's litter of 11 are super we went to look at them last week, the one Karen is keeping is looking very promising ,amazingly she has only 3 dogs left to sell I was worried she would have a hard time selling 11 but everyone who has seen them wanted one !

Tracey from Spalfords bulldogs has kept a very nice bitch from Preston called Spalford's Baileys over Ice  she has attitude and Tracy is looking forward to showing her if all goes well ,Kimberley's  bitch Tina is in season and so they are going to use Artemus as his proving litter,I have checked he's firing on all cylinders and a very impressive high density and fully mobile sample has been collected so its all go next week for Arty

Artemus pedigree is the most interesting one I have here as hes got some super dogs on it , see the link from the index page ,he will match many lines as hes got several line breedings in his back pedigree, but ofcourse he may throw brindle as well as the other colours,I used not to like Brindle but I am very very thrilled with the depth of colour my brindle bitch Reverie and Artemus have..its so rich and dark.

All of my males have the most superb temperaments  so laid back and real gentlemen at mating time,in fact I think i find my boys are so very affectionate I would highly reccomend males as pets , as mine are so faithful .

Seminar is being worked on to rear and save problem Bulldog  puppies ,contact me for more details

Hectic again !!

Litter of 11 born from Preston all surviving aged 5 weeks now  contact details on the homepage ...............4 more litters maybe around if the bitches take

Happy New Year everyone, I had a bad Christmas as I got  the dreaded flu bug and spent most of it being ill !

I made friends with a young couple who live near the Humber bridge, they have had their first litter of 3 puppies from Inger from Sweden's male Arthur ,I have had one of these puppies to stay for 48 hours whilst I tubed him to save his life as he had a throat infection which had stopped him feeding. I really put intensive nursing on him and in 48 hours he was well enough to return to his mum and litter mates, this was so great as the vet of the owners had told them to give up on him !my own vet bless her[Annick Sackx] was willing to give me a hand to turn him around. Its great when you have a vet who will help and listen to you this is definitely the secret of successful breeding............so make sure your vets working with you if anyone else tells me about young females fresh out of vets school saying bulldogs shouldn't be bred I shall scream !

We have Preston and Artemus entered for Crufts but Reverie may be bred by then so we aren't taking her .

My friend Sissy from Greece will be judging the Blackpool and Fylde Show in April 6th come along , enter your dog and meet her !or just come and watch details from www.blackpoolandfyldebulldogclub.co.uk

Well lot's happening as usual, Puppies from our dogs, looking super , several really promising ones ,Spalfords and Whitecole are both keeping bitches  to show .

Took Artemus to The British Bulldog Championship show  where he came 3rd in Minor Puppy Dog and qualified for Crufts  at his first show,there are two more litters coming from Preston,1 has 2 dogs the other has yet to be born but scanned for a large litter so fingers crossed for that bitch .

Family problems my parents have health issues so I am not able to  spend as much time writing at the moment .Sam[our rescue ] had a type of stroke Vestibular disease  and is making a slow recovery ,we are treasuring everyday with him .The proofs have come for the next book but it needs several adjustments .

See my photos from my USA trip online link from main page ......Bulldog Club of Americas Nationals and judging in Illiana Bulldog Club

Such a lot has happened in the last few weeks and I am still to busy to record it all .We took Artemus to the Yorkshire where he performed like a pro he was too young to compete but he got his puppy walk Rosette.we met up with several puppies out of Preston and Genie which was lovely , I met with several people who had asked for breed advice and it was a very enjoyable day out .oh not forgetting meeting Disney who was a very good boy and i enjoyed spending time with Nichole , James, Jasmin  and James Junior .

The Next day we flew to Athens as guests of Sissy Adramitli our dear friend who has stayed with us very often in the Uk , we had a lovely four days holiday and then the problems kicked in Sissy had 14 puppies in two litters 9/16 weeks old all got a very bad strain of kenned cough.by Sunday she got ill herself and was rushed into Athens hospital with suspected Apendicitus......ekkkkkkkk that left John and I dog sitting with Jarek her partner, 3 puppies came into my intensive care area on the veranda because they developed pneumonia ....aggressive antibiotic treatment and steaming saved 2 but after a fight lost 1, John came home alone as I couldn't leave with Sissy in Hospital, and I  stayed until Saturday , Sissy was home and they were gradually improving..I would have stayed longer but I am due to go to the Usa for the Nationals on the 29th September till October 16th  so I had to come home .

My parents are so ill at the moment that my head is not clear to do much else than worry about them.I have attended some more seminars for college lecturers in readiness for my workshop on November 10th , Puppy Rearing [anyone can enrol via Lincolnshire Lifelong learning Programme ]

I may not post again until after my USA trip  but if you need a word you can e mail me  and I shall look out for the emails on my laptop...

I should have taken Preston to Wales today under Chris Thomas , I just could not make the journey, i have severe neck and leg pain the damp weather really does play havoc with it .

I had a very busy week too as I am teaching in Adult Further Education in the Autumn , the first one is on  November 10th  there is a workshop on Puppy Rearing in Lincoln , I had to attend an induction course  at Spalding , I also went to London last Wednesday .

Artemus went to our local Pets at Home and outside Morrisions where he was much admired  by many passers by ,he needs socialising , and I discovered he is crazy about people of all ages and sizes but hates the noises of trolleys, cars and motor bikes .he is going to the Yorkshire Puppy walk  next Monday

 Some swine has broken into our garage  and stolen tins of dog food about £50 worth of Pedigree chum in Jelly if you get offered that cheap let me know!

they also stole £150 worth of electrical garden tools and even emptied my freezer .I hope some of it poisons them as some had been in a long time !
I am seriously thinking of getting a very big dog to have outside.........Dourge de Bordoux or some such.........whose job will be  to guard us..............

Disney has gone back to his new home with James and Nichole,he seemed  to  enjoy his stay here whilst they went away but has settled back onto his sofa like hes never been anywhere else.

Ellen [Kezias Engaging Elle ] is over 11 and is here while her family go away for 4 weeks + she is very short sighted and doesn't do much except sleep eat and poop but is content enough , she has lived with Jackie about 6 years now and has the little hare lip pup Lizzie from last year as her companion. She was too old for Kennels so she is back with me her original Mum and we are enjoying getting to know one another again ,Ellen was the cute puppy on my very first website on my shoulder ,its strange looking at her now and thinking of how she was as a baby.I am pleased with the lifespan  of that litter ,Joshua Had a Stroke last year which caused him to have to be put to sleep but he was quite active until the last,litter  brother Issac lived to about the same time as Josh  and here is Ellen going strong.........

Minnies photo got put on the cover of Camino Books Champion 2007 , she is not a champion but they loved the photo and as I gathered up a lot of champion photos for them and both John and I have written articles for it , it was nice to see her on the front !

My book sales are doing well, steady and I did get spotted at the local market ! fame atlast :-))

I am writing seriously now most days and I carry a small note book which I scribble frantically when I remember something I want to put down ,I have had to refresh alot of what I learnt previously about Genetics and I am finding things out I had not even thought about before ,looking at breeding from an  all breeds perspective .

Not many shows coming up for me as I am just too busy.

Well so much for a daily Blog I ran out of time !!all five Orphan puppies survived, I kept Tess a little fawn and white Girl she is now 16 weeks old,I had a singleton brindle and white  boy from my friend Carls bitch Della, he is here and hes 11 weeks old his name is Artemus and I intend to run him on and will post photos soon  ........I have not even had much time to  go to the shows I have only been to two in the last few weeks .Our Bulldog Day UK was a great success and will be repeated in May next year.

Will try to write a bit more often, but I am in the middle of doing a new book for all breeds  and its taking every spare minute ..........