It's been one week since we got the call and went and picked up our rescue bulldog, Betty. I put in an application with Chicago English Bulldog Rescue in October, hoping to get a new family member (the cats were getting way too complacent). After a written application, phone interview, and house visit (they're very thorough), we had about a month of waiting until they found the right Bulldog for us. You can visit their site at http://www.ebullymatch.com/, they were great and found the perfect girl for us.
Betty just turned 7 years old yesterday. She's an Old English Bulldogge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olde_English_Bulldogge), not an English Bulldog. While I find the English ones cuter, Betty will have less health problems and probably live longer, which are both good things. She's extremely energetic for a bully and LOVES to play frisbee in the backyard. She will literally play until she passes out (we haven't gotten there yet, I tire out before she does). There's also Living Room Tug Of War, that's a real popular game with her.
I'm learning what it takes to be a bully daddy, namely that they take a bit of maintenance. We're lucky in that we have a Vet that specializes in Bulldogs about 5 miles from the house. Betty had her first appointment with them on Friday and got a clean bill of health, a microchip, and special shampoo for her skin ($25). Her shampoo costs more than mine does.
Her previous owner 
was obviously very good to her, and only gave her up when his work demands kept him from home for long periods of time. She's very well trained, including crate training. She also will absolutely not defecate in our yard. For that, we have to go walk down the street to the neighbor's yard (and yes, I do clean up after her). She's very happy to lay on the couch with the TV on (much like all of her daddies) and sleep. She's also good with strangers, other dogs, and definitely with the cats (who are just starting to not be freaked out anymore...they will be in the same room as her now). She's also really good to pull up into bed with you, she's a great spooner. She snores, but so does everyone else in this house.
was obviously very good to her, and only gave her up when his work demands kept him from home for long periods of time. She's very well trained, including crate training. She also will absolutely not defecate in our yard. For that, we have to go walk down the street to the neighbor's yard (and yes, I do clean up after her). She's very happy to lay on the couch with the TV on (much like all of her daddies) and sleep. She's also good with strangers, other dogs, and definitely with the cats (who are just starting to not be freaked out anymore...they will be in the same room as her now). She's also really good to pull up into bed with you, she's a great spooner. She snores, but so does everyone else in this house.
The purpose of this blog overall is so I can show off my new baby, and keep everyone up-to-date on what she's done now. I can't wait until it's warmer out, so we can go for long walks and go camping with her.
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CEBR (the rescue group that was so lucky to have Betty for a few weeks in our care), couldn't be more excited that Betty is with Andrew, Paul and Bill! We all fell in love with her silly crooked smile and her constant need for belly rubs. I am so happy to have met you and hope that we can send another bully your way -- I think you are a 2 bully household...you just don't know it yet. haha! Can't wait to see more posts on Miss Betty!
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