Behaviour

I’ll be honest: I was braced for disaster the first time we left Jago alone. Everything I’d read about French Bulldogs and separation anxiety had me expecting demolished furniture, noise complaints, and emotional trauma (his and mine). What actually happened? Nothing. He was fine. Both boys are, thankfully, pretty good when we leave the house. But I know we’re lucky — and I know it’s partly because we did a few things right from the start. ...

Let’s start with the uncomfortable truth: French Bulldogs can be absolute nightmares to potty train. They’re intelligent—genuinely, properly clever—but they’re also magnificently stubborn. They understand exactly what you want them to do. They simply have to be convinced it’s also what they want to do. It’s less like training a dog and more like negotiating with a tiny, snorting union representative who has very strong opinions about where one should wee. ...