New Bulldog owner from Australia!

[adadrian]

I just realised I haven’t done a introduction,

Hi I’m Adrian from Australia, I’m a massive dog lover, always had them.
I’ve had a variety of breeds in my life I’ll list the breeds I’ve owned in order that I’ve had them.
Australian cattle dog
Doberman
Pug
Chihuahua
Jack Russell terrier
Pit bull
And my current dog “border collie”

Just recently I purchased a bulldog after always wanting one.

Her name is Athena she’s a brindle pedigree

Here is some photos


Any advices would be appreciated as I’ve never owned a bulldog, I have a few books I’m reading and watched a bit of YouTube videos.

I hope to learn heaps here

Adrian

 

[cefe13]

Castor says hi! Athena is such a sweet brindle.

You have come to the best place to learn about bulldogs! I read some books about the breeed when we first got Castor seven years ago, but have learned so much more here. Some things you might like to watch out for and read up on as Athena grows are skin fold issues and breathing issues.

 

[ddnene]

to EBN... Athena is beautiful!!!

 

[helsonwheels]

HELLO AGAIN & WELCOME

 

[Manydogs]

to you and Athena! She is a little beauty, who will charm you!

 

[anatess]

Hi Adrian and Athena!

I haven't had any of the dogs you've previously owned except for the Doberman. I grew up with a dobie and had 2 dobies as an adult.

One thing you might notice as a big difference between the bulldog and the dobie is the bulldog is much more independent thinking. A lot of people think Dobies and German Shepherds (I also had this breed) are intelligent because they are easy to train and that bulldogs are dumb because they "don't listen". From my experience with my 2 bulldogs, they are not dumb at all. You can tell by the look in their eyes that they know exactly what you want them to do, they just don't want to do it. They are intelligent, but they have an independent spirit so it might be that they won't do what you tell them to do because they think what you want them to do is dumb. To counter this, you might have to figure out how to make it worth their while to follow directions.

 

[KrysA724]

Hi Adrian and Athena!

I haven't had any of the dogs you've previously owned except for the Doberman. I grew up with a dobie and had 2 dobies as an adult.

One thing you might notice as a big difference between the bulldog and the dobie is the bulldog is much more independent thinking. A lot of people think Dobies and German Shepherds (I also had this breed) are intelligent because they are easy to train and that bulldogs are dumb because they "don't listen". From my experience with my 2 bulldogs, they are not dumb at all. You can tell by the look in their eyes that they know exactly what you want them to do, they just don't want to do it. They are intelligent, but they have an independent spirit so it might be that they won't do what you tell them to do because they think what you want them to do is dumb. To counter this, you might have to figure out how to make it worth their while to follow directions.

^^This. I’m learning that very quickly with Brisket. He is so smart, but when I tell him to do something he doesn’t want to do, he looks at me like I’m the one missing bolts. Welcome to EBN! You’ll learn a lot here!

 

[2BullyMama]

Welcome to EBN.... what a beautiful girl! Congratulations