Crissy was one of our original mothers and has off spring raising puppies still. What an excellent mother she was.

Sterling is our older experienced mother.

There is a lot of care given to the mothers also so that they stay healthy and don't get to exhausted. Another good reason for supervised feedings. We treat them a lot like a new born child and mother.

The new arrivals, Mother and babies are doing great!

**It is crucial to the survival of the puppies to supervise their time with their mothers. - No the mothers will not intentionaly harm them.- It is because the English Bulldog has such tough skin and they cannot feel the puppies around them so there is a chance of the puppies being laid on which would sufficate them. Also it is crutial that they are kept in a draft free warm room. Often the puppies are in an incubator and brought out every 3-4 hours for feeding time.

Puppies at 2 weeks old

2 weeks old
Usually within the second week the puppies open their eyes. It is important not to expose them to harsh sunlight. Much like a child they are not able to see much at this age. At the two week age they spend more time out of the incubator and with their mother. It is important to keep them warm so we have blankets and puppy beds for them to sleep on.

*A year of a dogs life is compared to 6 of our human years.

See pictures of our English Bulldog puppies here. Little Oscar has been sold, but you can view photos of him here

3 weeks old
As the puppy grows, their legs get stronger and soon they will be walking or waddeling.

*Supervision with all children at this age. A puppies little bones are developing and getting stronger every day - Soon they will be old enough to play with. Puppies at this age are starting to show signs of interacting with us, they will often bark or make eye contact. Their hearing and sight is still limited but they do smell us and are learning to bond with our touches.

See pictures of our available English Bulldog Puppy here.

4 weeks old
At this stage the puppies are very active on their feet.

They have developed little teeth which are quite sharp. The mother generally is ready to leave the room when she is finished nursing them.

They are started on soft foods.

We use Science Diet Puppy food in a can mixed with warm water. Gradually we add crunched up dry food to the mix so that it is not quite so messy and they tend to stay dryer. So this decreases the chances of them catching a cold.

See pictures of this our english bulldog pups here.

We see the biggest changes during the 4 to 6 weeks in our puppies. They are starting to be more independent.

5 weeks old
Little English Bulldog puppies are very cute at this stage. They are getting chubby and wrinkles are starting to show.

They are starting to explore different areas of their territory.

We introduce them to papers or other areas to play in. Normally when a puppy is moved to one place they will go potty. So by picking them up when they start to go and placing them on a potty pad or newspaper starts them on the right track. At this age is it important to keep an eye on their puppy play. They are starting to play more and if they are not introduced to appropriate toys they will tend to start picking on each other.

6 weeks old - It is time to get ready to leave Mama. What a hard thing to do - but we must wean the little bulldogs from their Mama.

We have started the process when the puppies started to eat soft foods. Nursing time is cut back to once a day at this time and by the end of the week they will not need their mothers milk.

This is harder on Us then Mama. We all have to learn to let go...So that you will have the independent little angel you deserve!

A lot goes on at this time of your puppies life. Remember they are going to be 8 - 12 weeks old when you receive them and this is compariable to a 2-3 year old child!

At this age they are very much influenced by our actions. We strive to give your puppy the attention and training and instruct you about this so that you can take over where we left off.

At 7 weeks old, we are in the process of getting the puppies used to being seperated.

First this starts with getting them familiar with a crate or indoor kennel where we house our mothers in the house..

They have been paper training since 5 weeks old and are pretty good about going potty in the paper area so now it is time to teach them to hold it while they are in their crate for an hour or two.

8 weeks old,
At this age we are exploring new areas with your puppy. Up until now our puppies are kept indoors. Depending on the time of year, we introduce the puppies to the outdoors. With short 5 to 10 minute outdoor outings right after feeding time.

Puppies are socialized with both our family and other adult doggies.This makes it much easier for your puppy to adapt to your surroundings.

9 weeks old,
this is the time when we usually have to let go - We find that it is best to place our puppies in homes around 8 to 12 weeks. Because this is a crutial bonding time for them and their new family.

Consider a 2 - 3 month old puppy is the age of a toddler. Very curious and very impressionable.

You can see our routine puppy immuzations here

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Here is Lucy our newly adopted addition to our family!

She came home with us when Crissy's puppies were born.

She is a joy to have with us at this time when Crissy's babies are growing and hopefully we won't have such a hard time giving up the puppies since we will have Lucy to raise!

Occasionally we have some older puppies that need adoption. Visit this page to see how our bulldog puppy training continues.