Puppy Gal's Recommendations

Puppy Proof Your Home
Prior To Getting Your English Bulldog Puppy!!

Bully Puppies are like babies,

they want to go everywhere and put everything in their mouths so you need to 'Puppy Proof' your house, just like you would for a baby.

(Jeb just acts like a baby at times!!! lol )

Make sure:

- Everything is up off the floor.

If it shouldn't be chewed on, put it up!!! If you think you will just teach the puppy not to bother it, you are setting up your relationship with your new puppy to fail. It has enough to learn at such a tender age and you'll just become frustrated with yourself and your Bully.

- Electrical wires are out of reach.

A lamp or radio can be pulled off a table in seconds, or should the wording have been "in a flash". (My attempt at humor)

- House plants are not accessible, some are poisonous
- Outside plants & bushes are confirmed to be non-poisonous.

Some plants both house plants and ornamental plants in your yard are poisonous and could even kill your Bully. A person who got one of our "babies" actually saw her Bully open his mouth and chomp down on 'little red berries" on one of their shrubs. Fortunately, she grabbed the puppy, a piece of the bush and rushed to the vet's office. Immediately the nursery next door identified the bush, the vet found the plant was poisonous to animals and started treatment immediately. The vet told her after the emergency was over that the poison mimics a heart attack and had the owner not acted swiftly the Bully would have died!!!

- Your Grandmother's antique furniture or Oriental rug

I recommend you put these items away at least until your Bully is out of it's 'puppy stage'. When a puppy is teething, they will chew on anything. A hungry puppy will also chew on anything or try to eat anything. Always make sure you puppy eats all it wants 2-4 times a day depending upon it's age and that you give plenty of chew toys. I give mine 'giant' beef thigh bones which have had the ends/knuckles removed. Cooked for 3 hours at 300 degreese. is

**** Information presented on my website is strictly my opinion based upon research and/or 50 years experience at rescuing animals of all sorts. Consult your vet and perhaps even get a second opinion from another vet about all you read on my website.