The Charming Bulldog

A Man, His Dogs, His Computer & the Hockey Game

Ah, is there a picture that portrays a typical male American sports fan more clearly than this picture right here???   Complete with the requisite salty snacks (note the Trader Joes Cheetohs to the far left), all that is missing is a good, cold rootbeer (Tom doesn't drink), which he got up to "fetch" pretty soon after this was taken.

Seriously, though.  If there were any doubt that bulldogs were bred primarily to be companion dogs, this picture is definitive proof.  Even the two who don't get along--Violet, and our new puppy, Phineas--temporarily put aside their differences to assume the position on the couch for the game. 

And who was playing, you may ask??  Well, it just so happened that the Minnesota Golden Gophers were playing at home against the University of Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs. I'll let you guess who Tom, Phin and the girls were rooting for....... :)

How Many Bulldogs Does it Take to Change A Faucet?? Super Rosie to the Rescue!

You'd be surprised.  No, really.  A seemingly simple project (in most people's eyes, but then again, Tom and I are not most people....), what should have taken 15 minutes TOPS took us from 8-11pm last night, even with the help of our handy neighbors, Kay and Jayme.  (By they way, they are the ones under the sink.  Tom and I don't see ourselves fit to touch anything that has to do with plumbing, as we both fear doing so would certainly result in the flooding of our home....)

At any rate, by the time 11 rolled around we were all pretty much slap-happy, and found ourselves laughing at just about everything, including the bulldogs insistence on coming into the kitchen to offer if not help, a bit of support.  Take a look:

 Here are Rosie and Mimi looking for the wrench Jayme just requested.  It was hear just a minute ago.....

 

Rosie moves in for a closer look, and realizes that Jayme is about to make a huge mistake and draw this thing out even longer......

 

 

By this time, it is 10:50, Rosie's had enough and she wants to go to bed.  She knows she has no choice but to step in and walk Jayme through the rest of the installation if there is any hope of making it upstairs before 12 bells.

Success at last!  Papa Tom is obviously celebrating in the end zone, while poor Rosie just sits patiently, muttering to herself that if we had only asked her sooner, we'd ALL be in bed by now!

Welcome to The Charming Bulldog!

"Hi.  My name is Christy, and I am a hopeless bulldog-lover."

"Hi, Christy......"

Bulldogs are truly an addiction.  Once you get one,  you just get hooked.   When my husband Tom and I purchased our first Bulldog nearly two years ago, we never expected a breed of dog to become our lifestyle--nor did we expect to be just about to acquire bully #3! (More about that in another post!)  When we first became involved with the breed, we heard from more than one owner that Bulldogs are like potato chips:  you can't have just one.  Nothing could be closer to the truth!

Once you have been loved by a bulldog, you will be hard-pressed to find another breed more loving, loyal, sweet-tempered and adorably stubborn.  Give them an inch and they will take a mile for sure--but never without looking at you first with those utterly adoring, placid eyes.

Tom and I wanted to start this blog as a space to record and discuss anything and everything bulldog.  As any bulldog owner will tell you, few things are more favorite topic of conversation  to us than our dogs.  Next to each other and our kids, our dogs take a key spot at the center of our lives, and we wouldn't have it any other way.

Since taking the leap into the bulldog world, Tom and I have also found that being involved with the breed has also given us more than just a pack of cute canines.  We have had some of the most wonderful people become a part of our lives through bulldog clubs, events, shows and forums.  We feel so lucky to have the people we have met through our dogs are a part of our lives...many of whom we never would have come to know if it weren't for the love of a dog.

We hope that this blog can become a source of information and a place where people can come together to read, laugh, share stories and ideas.  If you love bulldogs, respect the breed and realize the importance of bulldog rescue, you belong here.  If you are a newbie (as we all were, once), and interested in learning more about the breed or have questions before diving into the deep end of bulldog ownership, you belong here, too.  Our blog is open to anyone who feels they can learn from it or contribute to it, so please take this as a personal invitation to come back often and become a member of our community.

We are so looking forward to becoming a presence on the web, and we hope you can help us make this blog the source of open information about bulldogs that we hope it will be.  Thanks for checking us out, and come back soon!!

  :)  Tom & Christy