FrenchieTink.com - Tinkerbelle the French Bulldog’s Blog

We started this blog to gain knowledge on raising our French bulldog Tink so we can give her the best life possible. But what many people including ourselves did not understand/acknowledge was that the type of life your Frenchie has could be determined before your puppy’s parents are even born. And half the battle to raising the perfect French bulldog is obtaining a french bulldog closest to the AKC standard.

We stirred up some bad BYB vs reputable breeder blood by calling ourselves “helping our breeders” by writing a couple post to help them sell Tink’s siblings. (We’re just really nice like that and wanted to help them out since they were so nice to us.) Come to find out that our breeders never even had to post the pennysaver listing in the first place. Through the reputation of their dogs’ good health and the breeder that artificially assimilated Tink’s parents, our breeders were able to get their dogs sold right away. Seems like our blog may have done more damage than help. The fact is, the only French bulldog bought through the internet was Tink, ours. So, I guess it was meant to be.

We acknowledge that we went about buying Tink in a very unrecommended way. We can justify why buying our French bulldog from our breeders was a great decision since we love her so much and they were so good to us however we also realize the controversy our actions have caused. WE DO NOT REGRET BUYING TINK. However, our next dog will for sure come from a reputable breeder or rescue network.

This is exactly why we started this blog. We are learning more about frenchies and dogs in general than we could have ever imagined.

Over the next few days, we will be deleting everything that makes this blog seem like it supports Puppy Mills and BYB’s. Because, WE DON’T. Believe us, we did not know that we were damaging the canine species when performing link exchanges with sites like puppy dog web and Oh! puppy dog directory (just to name a couple).

So, hopefully now we can get back to writing informative blogs and asking informative frenchie questions, so we can show everybody how awesome our little frenchie is doing. Trust us, we have many questions…

Honestly, We would like it if one of the our recent advisers could help us put together a much better breeder page than the one we have now. This blog is ranking on the first page of Google for terms like “frenchie puppies in riverside”, “california frenchie breeders”, etc. Even though we can’t provide queries with frenchies, we can provide them with information in helping them obtain a French bulldog the best way possible.

I never thought the owners on Frenchies could be so mean. Well, at least some of them…

After reading the last comment posted by CMatthews a few times and asking a few other people about it, I decided that Tink, FrenchieTink.com, my girlfriend and I were threatened. If I am over over exaggerating, please let me know.

Here’s the comment CMathhews left in response to a commenter found on our Visiting the Breeders post @ http://frenchietink.com/visiting-the-frenchie-breeders/2008/

“Sorry Kim, you are just as miss informed as this websites creator. There was no criticizing in Mr. Hans reply but the hard truthful facts you and Tink’s parents don’t want to hear. What is it Kim or Mr. Harrison about Mr. Han’s reply, were any of it untrue or lies? Where is Mr. Han’s reply to this posting and the others from past postings? If you continue to delete the truth from your blog by erasing honest, considerate and polite reply’s I can assemble 100’s of loving French Bulldog bloggers which will inundate this site and every posting it holds!! So be carefull.“

1. Mr Han has said very mean things, VERY. If I knew there was going to be such uproar, I would have kept his comments posted. Trust me, I have searched and searched for ways to bring his comments back. The only reason why you only see some of his comments is because I have kept the comments where he provides some really knowledgeable information, I believe he is very knowledgeable in the world of frenchies and has valuable information to share. Mr. Han could teach me all day about Frenchies and I would love the lesson, however he could’ve taken a much more professional approach, and avoiding attacking us. We also have developed a strong personal relationship with our breeder and did not intend for our website to be a tool to sabotage them. In contrast we actually intended it to be a tool for them to see updates on Tink and all the fun we are having with her.

2. If you continue to delete the truth, honest, considerate, polite???… Are you serious? It’s really obvious CMatthews hasn’t starting reading this blog until yesterday. You guys talked horribly about our breeders without even doing any kind of research. All you guys did was go to the French Bulldog club breeder listings, saw that our breeders’ names weren’t on the that list and jump to the most random conclusions. How do you guys know that our breeders haven’t tried to get on the reputable French bulldog breeders list? If you guys are so much an authority of French bulldogs then tell the French Bulldog Club that they need to fix their link to the French bulldog breeders code of ethics as it is currently broke. Or, is there a lock out to new breeders? You said something about advertising on the internet. Half the breeders on the reputable breeders list have a website. WAKE UP!! We’re in the new millennium; more and more things are done on the internet now. Furthermore how do you guys know if our breeders haven’t done their research? How do you know they didn’t consult with breeders in their areas? How do you know they haven’t spent months and months studying the AKC breeder page? YOU DON’T! Do some research!

3. If you still insist on hating us so much for wanting to have a cute site with our Frenchie then go ahead assemble 100 Frenchie Blogs to “inundate” our French Bulldog’s blog. Leave comments, spam it, hack it and bury it. BRING IT. I’m glad you aren’t a good researcher and haven’t done your research on ME. Because if you did, you wouldn’t be making such empty threats, your expertise may be French Bulldogs, however mine is the internet.

This is OUR blog and we have the right to share OUR own opinions. All we were trying to accomplish with this site is to give Tink the best life regardless of where she came from. I actually thought a lot of the advice you guys provided us with was very informative and useful. If you guys didn’t come at us with such mean attitudes, we would’ve encouraged your tips and criticisms and asked for more.

It seems as if certain people are reading our material like it’s a bible and were claiming were the experts on French Bulldogs. This was supposed to be a nice Frenchie site but you guys get mad when we delete disrespectful and mean things. So, go ahead CMatthews, inundate my blog with all your mean and hateful comments. No more deleting your comments. Send all frenchie lovers to our site. Show them how bad we are. PLEASE!!!

We appreciate all the feedback and comments we have been receiving lately however please keep in mind that we started this website to receive advice and tips on raising a French Bulldog. We are both first time dog owners and want all the advice we can get, however as you all know we cannot change the past so please stop denouncing our decision to purchase Tink. We love her so much and have no regrets whatsoever, waking up to her cute face every morning is all we need to ensure us that we made a good decision.

Perhaps we did not go about obtaining Tink the akc show breeder way or the way many of you would have, however once again we are first time owners and did not mean to cause any controversy in the Frenchie world. If we ever decide to purchase another French bulldog in the future we will heed your advice. But, as of now all we can do is love her the best that we know how to. So please give us advice on our current situation of raising a Frenchie so we can do all the right things. If you have recommendations of vet, food, toys, beds etc., we would be more than happy to hear tips from someone who has already experienced a French bulldog puppy firsthand.

Also please remember constructive criticism is the best kind of criticism. Instead of saying that we are going to the wrong Vet and that we made a bad decision, how about saying “You guys should really think about going to a Vet that specializes in brachial dogs, here are some great Brachycephalic Experienced Veterinarians in your area”. We did not think it was a great decision to choose a vet that is 1 ½ hours away because we thought that Tink’s doctor should be close by in case of an emergency would be the best decision. However once again we are new to all of this and we want to raise Tink the best way we can, so please let us know what we should do, we are more than willing to do whatever it takes.

*****IF YOU FEEL YOU MADE AN INFORMATIVE COMMENT AND NOTICED THAT IT HAS BEEN DELETED, PLEASE POST IT AGAIN. WE ARE HAVING SPAM ISSUES AND SOME COMMENTS ENDED UP DELETED WHILE BULK MODERATING*****

Today we took our French Bulldog Tink in for her 3rd series of shots. Prior to receiving her, the breeders have been keeping her up-to-date on all her shots and made sure all the stickers were placed correctly on her medical records. With the help of that and the AKC registration papers we received from them, checking in our French bulldog puppy was no problem at all. We even called the Eisenmans to verify all the information we were telling the vet and of course the Eisenmans were available and eager to help us out and answer all our questions as always. We wanted to go as soon as possible to get her up to date on her shots and meet her new doctor.

The doctors did a awesome job with Tink. They checked her temperature (through the rear), her claws, her hair and even a sample of her booboo. The doctor said Tink looked great.

Tink slept in Lisa’s lap while we asked Dr. Atkinson a series of health and food questions. He was very understanding of all our questions as first time Frenchie owners and really took the time to help us out. He has had much experience in the field of Frenchies and we feel confident he will be great for Tink.

Dr. Atkinson and his assistant gave Tink her shots so fast, she didn’t even know needles were piercing her. They gave her some yellow medicine (or distraction) in her mouth to keep her mind occupied while she received 2 shots. She was back in my lap before she could finish that creamy paste and realize what was going on.

The doctor warned us that she would be sleepy and “punky’ for the next couple days. He sure wasn’t lying. Tink has been a “little princess” since we left the doctor. All she wants to do is sleep and do her own thing. She doesn’t even want to sleep near us. I think she’s mad at us for taking her to the vet today. The doctor warned us. Lisa doesn’t know what to do right now because she feel so bad for her. I’m taking this time to update everyone on how this are going with Tink our new French bulldog.

Update: She is awake and alert and back to her loving self or as much as a puppy with three fresh shots can be.

Today we took our Frenchie Tink in to Turquoise Animal Hospital. When we checked in, the receptionist/nurse had at least 10 questions for us within 5 minutes. Not even having the dog for a day made some of those questions nearly impossible to answer. Luckily we were able to hand her the AKC registration papers and the medical records from Dr. Butchko’s office. The receptionist left immediately only to return with a thank you, that’s all we’ll needed. We still wanted to call you guys and make sure we had all the right info since we were so excited when we picked her up that we may have missed some info, of course you answered immediately and were readily available to help us out.

Thanks to the Eisenmans for recording the shots she has received and the dates she had received them, our visit was a total success. By taking and marking the DHLPPC and PARVO shots, the Vet was able to recognize what Tink needed to continue on in her initial vaccination series. She got her 2nd Corona Vaccine, her second DA2LPP and her 1st Strongid T Administration. She also inhaled some Bordetella. She is due back in 3 weeks for her next check up and more vaccinations.

We learned today that you guys did a great job in raising Tink to be the awesome french bulldog puppy we already adore. Compliments from the Veterinarian on food choice, the de-clawing and recording of the shots. Tink did such a good job at the vet and the vet was extremely impressed with her updated health status. At the end of our visit the Vet awarded Tink with the “Pet of the day award” because she was so great. (Below is a picture of Tink with her award)

According to the doc, our French Bulldog is in great shape and is off to a good start, regardless of what Mr. Paul Han of Vista may say. One of the receptionist loved Tink so much she even asked us for Breeder information for when she is ready to have a Frenchie of her own.

Oh yeah we would also like to thank you for all the food and Tink’s little toy from home you gave us, she loves it and sleeps with it whenever she falls asleep. Not to mention the fact that she already pretty much potty trained she woke us up three times last night to go outside to the bathroom, went outside, immediately peed on her spot and came back to bed.

There is another dog in Tink’s family we must give a shot out to. This week’s Frenchie Fridays Feature is Tink’s brother King. King was the cover star of the Tink’s litter internet ad. King is a white with black, pied french bulldog. Lisa saw the ad and showed me immediately. We contacted the breeders and they showed us more pictures of the frenchies. We scheduled to meet with Tink’s family a few days later. Lisa was set on King, while I was set on Tink on the way up to seeing the frenchies for the first time. Once we got their Lisa saw Tink looking at her with her adorable eyes and picked her up first and fell in love. I picked up King; he had the cutest eyes hiding behind his black spots and seemed rambunctious and playful. Ultimately the decision was Lisa’s so we picked Tink however we will always remember King as the cute frenchie puppy that enticed us to drive out to Riverside one sunny Sunday afternoon. On our last visit King’s ears were standing straight up and they were so high he almost looked like a cross between a frenchie and a bunny. He was extremely playful and has the cutest black spot on his butt, he is absolutely adorable just look at him chewing on his toy.

We are still looking for frenchies to feature on Fridays.

As some of our blog readers may already know, we are first time dog owners and of a French Bulldog. We started this blog in hopes to gain knowledgeable information regarding raising a Frenchie. So far, we have learned more than we could ever imagine. There is so much to learn about raising a little Frenchie and we discover new tips every day. From health issues, weight issues, snoring, housetraining, puppy hood to adulthood. There is just so much to learn. We are extremely grateful for all the tips and advice we have received so far.

The tips and advice provided on this blog come from Frenchie owners, veterinarians, breeders, French Bulldog books, websites and all kinds of other various sources. As previously stated we are first timers, all these tips are simply the advice and tips of other animals lovers just like you and I.

We received an email with updates of Tink as well as new pictures of her. At the end of the email the breeders told us we could come down to their house whenever we wanted to visit Tink. We thought about the offer and decided not to be enticed by the tease of only seeing our Frenchie for a couple hours. Then I woke up on Sunday morning and just had this urge to drive to Riverside and visit Tink.

When we walked in to the breeders residence all the puppies were sound asleep in their crate. Tink was laying on her back out cold. Once we peaked our heads into the crate the puppies all started to wake up. I went straight for Tink and held her in my arms she clung on like a little monkey. While I was holding her the breeders let the parents of the puppies in the house (Maya and Boogie). They bustled into the living room with lots of energy and joy. James fell in love with Frenchies and Tink even more when he witnessed firsthand the charming personalities of the parents.

Once the puppies were fully awake we took them outside to the yard. The puppies immediately did their business and then started to play. All except for Tink, all Tink wanted to do was cuddle in my arms and I was happy about it.

The breeders then showed us what they were using for crate training and answered millions of questions we had as we prepare for Tink. It was a wonderful experience to see the puppies interact with each other and their parents. Boogie is a very rambunctious Frenchie and Maya is a beautiful sweet loving frenchie mommy. We learned a lot about what we need to prepare our palace for our little princess. We ended up staying for two hours and are extremely thankful for every moment the breeders let us stay in their lovely home.

Visit our French Bulldog Pictures page to see more Frenchie photos.

This week’s Frenchie Friday feature is none other than Tink’s daddy, Eisenman’s Oogie Woogie Boogie. Daddy loves to play with his kids. He has 2 boys that are little teeny versions of him. He is this Friday’s Frenchie because not only is he Tink’s dad and the most playful and energetic frenchie in Moreno Valley, he is the coolest French bulldog in all of Southern California. He’s a tough looking frenchie that still loves to cuddle with the family. Boogie can brighten anyone’s day with his ‘life is good’ smile.

Yes, Life is Good….                ……..Nah, Y’all too Little to Hang with Daddy.

Our French bulldog Tink still has 2 brothers and a sister for sale by the breeders. They are AKC registered and great with kids. They come from a loving family that has been keping them up to date on their shots. These are current pictures. The puppies were born March 5th and will be ready to leave their mom at the end of the month. These puppies were born and are located in Moreno Valley, CA and will not be shipped.

SADIE - SOLD

KING - Available

SCRAPPY - Available

These puppies are looking for a LOVING home.

Conatct Information - movalfrenchies @ yahoo com or call (951) 488-9388

http://www.pennysaverusa.com/info/showinfo.aspx?id=e001383169 for the PennySaver Ad.