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Meet Trixie, our 4 1/2 year old English bulldog. My frequent readers may already know this, but we actually have two dogs: Rocco, our French bulldog, and Trix, our English. I decided today I wanted to devote this post entirely to Trix.
If our pups were our kids, as we often treat them to be, Trix would be our diva teenage daughter. If you’re a pet owner, you know full well every pet has it’s own personality, and Trix is no exception.
Trixie is definitely a complex diva. She has the emotions of a pregnant woman, the countenance of Eeyore, the attitude of a 15 year old girl, the stubbornness of an old man, and the loyalty that you find in most canine companions.
Trixie is an independent woman. She prefers to be left alone, to sleep mainly. She doesn’t care for hugs and kisses, and more importantly, she hates baths.
Trixie loves to meet new people. She shakes her cinnamon-roll of a tail and gallops about whenever we have company. She also loves to bathe in the sun and and sleep all day in her warm cozy bed.
Trixie is very beautiful, and although she bugs me when she rubs her fur all over my black pants, I love her with all my heart.
What a sweetheart!!!
Beautiful!
She is so sweet, we have a 4 year old English bully too, his name is Lucky. Lucky loves to sleep, snore and lay in the sun, his favorite treat is carrots.
Carrots! what an idea! I’ll try giving Trix carrots as a treat. Funny thing is, Trix’s favorite treat is ice! talk about low calorie LOL :P
She is beautiful!
I have a thing for bulldogs and if we ever get a dog I would be looking at an English. I was just wondering how bad the drool/slobber factor REALLY is with yours. do you know what factors play a roll in the droolage?
She is quite beautiful.
Hi Erin! This is an excellent question, I don’t think anyone has asked me this before! Actually, I wish I could say the droolage is a myth? Haha. I know 3 English bulldogs, fairly well, including ours, that do not have drooling problems. Each of them are fairly healthy & fit, and not too overweight for a bully. You have to keep in mind, English bulldogs are a man-made breed, they would not be able to procreate without human intervention, that being said, the breed has a long history of being inbred. There are rules in place now that prevent inbreeding of English Bulldogs, but the health issues that you see from some are a direct result from having been inbred. I recommend, if you’re serious about getting an English, make sure of a few things: 1) inspect the parents, do they have huge under-bites? Skin allergies? Spina Bifida? I highly recommend getting a clean health bill from each parent before investing in a puppy 2) get one that is AKC registered. This can be more expensive, but it’s worth having a 4 generation pedigree to ensure there was no inbreeding. From my experience, our clean, healthy, and fit bullies do not have drooling issues. In fact, I don’t think I’ve seen Trixie drool at all, besides begging for a treat! Anyway, hope this helps! Sorry for the lengthy reply!
i love this so much. i have a female english bulldog named Mabel Mae and she sounds just like your Trixie. i love her more than life itself though. ps-just found your blog through Emily at C&C and am already a HUGE fan.
-london camille