Will my Frenchie really only live til 6 years ?

[Jessiesthedog]

I spoke with a breeder today who suggested my girl would live til 6 max. I was quite taken a back

If around by us is anything to go by, Daschunds are the latest fashion accessory. French Bulldogs are last year’s fad.

Idk, it's pretty damp cunty to get a dog breed which is very well known to suffer during their short lives to the point actual vets are campaigning against their being bred.

So you get what you get I suppose. I'll reserve my sympathy for your poor dog who will suffer as a result of your choice.

Yes they are the latest thing it seems. Pity that people don’t care to read up on the health/ behavioural issues before deciding to follow a fashion

These dogs are born be ause the breeders know how many they can sell off to fucking morons who don't research dog breeds but buy based on "cuteness". The less people who do this, the less of these dogs will be born.

1. If she is going to continue to breathe fine why does your breeder tell you she will die at 6? What's it she is going to die of do you think? They all breathe fine...until they don't. Honestly, do bot understand how you can love an animal and not care that you bought in to an industry that will cause others just like it more suffering.

No one is being a cunt.

You asked a question, youve been given the answer multiple times.

If you'd actually done your research you wouldn't have had to post on here. These people have done it for you.

There are a lot of dogs I don't approve of for various breeding issues but the Frenchies is absolutely top of the list. I don't know how you didn't know about this before hand. It isn't a new thing.

The idiom is plug-ugly, though pug-ugly comes a close second and both date to around the mid 1800's.

Pug-ugly is said to refer to 'pugilist' (personally I suspect its more a derivation of plug-ugly, but both may be true), boxers with beaten up faces, and plug-ugly from the term 'plug', referring to a rather plain, unattractive face.

Pig-ugly is the far more modern invention with pretty obvious origins.

@Carlycat of course you can have responsible breeders and that’s what is needed!

good breeders rarely make any real money after the cost of breeding in a health focused way

im not a breeder - but know of a few dedicated breeders to cavvies who are desperate to improve the health of the breed

Not to mention the inbred spinal defects that have produced their stumpy deformed tails that can lead to nerve damage and pain ( that they cannot tell us about) poor dogs.

I know a family who are strict vegans for animal welfare reasons…. and have recently bought a Frenchie puppy from a breeder. It doesn’t make sense to me.

My parents adopted my grandmother’s Frenchie in the 1990s when the breed was far less common. People regularly asked if he was a pug. He lived to 12, but he had every health problem imaginable. By the end of his life he was blind, partially deaf, had one eye and one ear, and had had major surgery along his back to keep his back legs working properly. Writing this I’m wondering why my parents kept him going as long as they did, but they saw the local vet and a specialist at a vet hospital regularly and it was agreed that he was happy. Just as well that they had decent pet insurance though! 😳 I’m sure he was an extreme example health wise, but we would never have another Frenchie.

Is a Pekingese the same then? It’s one of the oldest dog breeds. It’d be interesting to know the true origins of flat faced dogs and what the original breed was that started the flatter faced trend even back in China 700ad.

But breeders would stop breeding them if people weren't buying them. It's quite simple.

Ive socialised with someone that had a frenchie (I say had, it's dead now, pretty much suffocated)
It was the most deformed dog I've ever seen.
It's head was bigger than it's hips, it's hips couldn't hold it's weight so it sat splayed like some weird furry frog, the noises that came from it...
Remember that bit in the fly when he puts the dog through the machine? It was as horrific as that. I felt uncomfortable being near it. Everyone was petting it and giving it treats "Oh isn't he cute!!" No. He's dying a slow death.
Fashionable breed owners are uneducated idiots.

Frenchies only have a little stump of a tail. They're not docked.

@Twiglets1 dachshund common health complaints, IVDD and obesity. IVDD risk reduced by looking for a dog with a longer leg and shorter back. Also taking precautions around jumping and climbing, particularly as a puppy. Do not neuter or spay before around 18 months to 2 years.

Obesity also increases IVDD risk so making sure your dog is a healthy weight is very important. All researched, all known in the 10 years I spent researching this breed before I got one.

As far as behavioural issues I've had involvement from a dog trainer from around 6 weeks? She advised common issues were barking and resource guarding but they generally she doesn't see many issues with dachshunds. We have some barking which we're making good progress with and no resource guarding because of training we started early on. Dachshunds are wonderful little dogs and my life wouldn't be the same without him.

The idiom is plug-ugly, though pug-ugly comes a close second and both date to around the mid 1800's.

Hence Plug in the Beano.

I agree there are too many dachshunds around now, many of them must be coming from puppy mills and illegal imports. However, maybe accidentally because they're not show-bred, we're noticing more with rather longer legs and shorter backs.

@CatkinToadflax i wonder if we know the same
person! The person I know is a vegan, total anti Vaxxer, health nut, feeds her Frenchie a raw diet…
and yet doesn’t see the problem with the dogs breed- the poor things! I’ve always had Goldens - a dog with a PROPER nose!

@Meseekslookatme oh that’s awful - the poor thing! I never understand when people look at those flat nosed dogs and say they are beautiful - when the dog is grunting, has teeth jutting out of its face and it’s head is bigger than it’s body. People are so, so cruel to keep breeding these animals

If they’re purchasing frenchies from breeders, they might eat a plant based diet, but they’re not vegan by the definition most vegans use, that is excluding as far as possible and practicable all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals.

Yes because insulting people always changes their mind ☹️

@Carlycat
*Are you too lazy to get a proper job?
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Yes, I have to be with my raped Frenchie 24 hours a day to resuscitate her 100 times and make sure that docked rail doesn't get infected.

You are an inflammatory idiot 😂

Generally I'd agree, and I think the point can be made without the insults. But if you really are an animal lover, once you know better, you'll prioritise the animal over your own feelings about being called an idiot. If you know better and you carry on just to spite the Internet person who called you an idiot, you were never an animal lover.

It’s a bit of a shame because there is a small amount of useful advice on this thread; keeping the dog lean, regular check ups with the vet, kennel cough jabs and making sure the dog is kept cool. I just hope the OP gets to see it.

yes frenchies aren’t a great choice, but the point has been made, and everyone piling on isn’t going to help the owner of this dog. It just buries actual advice and hounds the owner away from seeking advice in the future

It's not an insult if it's the truth