Where can I find a male, Bulldog ?

Question

Where can I find a male..bulldog and it has to be less than 4 months? I want to get one for Christmas and give it to my father...

My father has been talking about getting an english bull dog... I am able to buy a dog that costs $1,000 or more. And we have talked about it. He really wants one. He want's a male puppy.

Answer 1

go to petfinder.com.....this is a site for rescue groups.....just enter your Zip code, and be AMAZED at how many great choices you have !!.....i adopted a Great Pyrenees mix from them, and my dog Sylvester is awesome !!.....check it out.....try it.....do a good deed.....adopt a Bulldog today !!!.....good luck to you, in your search for a Bulldog as a new pet !!!!

Answer 2

Depends on what kind of bulldog and if you want a purebred or not. A purebred English or French bulldog puppy will probably run you between $1500 & $2000. Yes... that's two THOUSAND. They also have several serious health issues that frequently come up including breathing problems, skin problems and hip dysplasia... all of which could lead to huge vet bills down the road.

American Bulldogs are much easier to find and generally a lot cheaper. There are a lot in shelters as well. They dont have the health issues of the French & English breeds, but also look completely different.

In any case, your best bet is to check out petfinder.com ...sometimes there's even purebreds on there (most breeds have special rescues that specialize in one breed). Or, if you want a purebred puppy (puppies are rare in rescue) go to the American Kennel Club website and look up the breed you want. It should have breeder referrals.

BTW... please be certain your dad actually WANTS a dog (or this type of dog) before giving one to him. A lot of animals end up homeless each year because of well-intentioned gift givers. :(

Answer 3

If you want to give it AT Christmas, you may be out of luck.

First of all, good breeders don't keep puppies as a "shelf item". They breed occasionally and usually have waiting lists.

Secondly, no reputable breeder will sell a puppy at Christmas, even if the recipient wants one. Christmas is too hectic a time to send a puppy to a new home, it's better to wait until after the holidays when everything has settled down. Breeders also don't like to sell puppies without meeting the people who will own them. Good breeders want to make sure their pups have good homes.

If you want to give your father a puppy as a Christmas present, give him the accessories (bowls, leash, crate etc) and a "gift certificate" for a bulldog puppy. Then later on you can take him to a carefully selected breeder to choose his puppy.

To locate a breeder, check out the Bulldog Club of America

http://www.thebca.org/

Answer 4

It's not really suggested to give pets as gifts. Even with the best intentions, you may be giving it to someone who simply wasn't ready for that kind of commitment. What the local rescues around here suggest is that you wrap up dog leash, collar, bowls and other accessories and then give that to the person you wish to find a dog for. Then when they open it, you let them know that you maybe have a breeder picked out and if they have pups ready, that you will be going to pick one out in a day or two.

On the level of Bulldogs, they are a very expensive breed for good quality pups. Around $800 is the low mark here where I live and goes up to $1500.

I suggest finding the Bulldog breed club in your area, or the AKC site and search for breeders and referrals there. Then contact one and let them know why you are searching for a puppy.

Answer 5

GOOD LUCK

Unless you want to present him with a puppy that probably inherited health problems from its parents because they were bred in someone's backyard who didn't bother to do the health screening clearances for hereditary conditions.....

A dog can look okay but still have a condition that can be passed to the puppies - the symptoms just haven't shown up yet or the owner ignored them. The only way to be sure the parents won't transmit defect is to spend $500 -1000 PER DOG on the testing. That testing is NOT a checkup at the vet but lots of xrays, thyroid tests, cardiac testing....

Unless the breeder has all the documents from the OFA and CERF, walk away.

You don't want to spend the money for one of those dogs (Starting at $1800) only to give him a puppy that turns out to have a heart defect now do you? The kind that will be there but not detectable for a year or two???? or hip dysplasia?? Nearly 75% of bulldogs whose owner/breeder cares enough to do the xrays have hip dysplasia , 40 % elbow dysplasia and 14% patella abnormalities (kneecap displacement) - and among backyard breeders it is as bad or worse. Vet bills, the dog in pain, surgery........

GO here to see the statistics. Ask it seach by breed.

http://www.offa.org/stats.html#breed

Get on breeder's list for a puppy. Give your father a card and a stuffed toy dog.

Start here:

http://www.thebca.org/


That takes you to the National Breed Club that is the only club about the breed that is recognized and accredited by the AKC and it sets the standards for the breed .

The Clubs' websites will give you an ENORMOUS amount of information about the breed - the good, the bad, and the why or why not to get that breed. The clubs websites also have:

(1) a breeders list or breeder referral contact (that is how this one works) - all of whom have agreed to abide by the breeders code of ethics (which you can read)

http://thebca.org/breedref.html#looking

(2) a link to the breed rescue for their breed

http://www.rescuebulldogs.org/


Do give serious thought to adopting from an adult from a breed rescue. The clubs' breed rescues go to a great deal of trouble to determine the dog's temperament, personality, likes and dislikes (particularly kids and cats and other dogs in the household), health, and level of training. They make a huge effort to match the right dog to the right home - and if they don't have one they think will be suitable for your home, they won't place it. Great way to avoid the puppy training, newspapers, chewing.......They have dogs that are purebred and sometime part-bred (1/2 or so of their breed.) Dogs that come through rescue are so thrilled to have a forever loving home having once been abandoned to a shelter or rescue that they are typically extra devoted and loving. Dogs lose their homes for reason that are not their fault: death, divorce, a move and they couldn’t keep them, financial problems….

If you decide to get a puppy, please use one of the breeders who are members of the breed club. A well-bred pet puppy may not be a candidate for the show ring (that nose being 1/8th of an inch to long or something else very picky) but they will be very healthy, the parents carefully screened for hereditary health problems, and from a breeder who has devoted a great deal of time to understanding the breed and bloodlines. A responsible breeder will have a written contract with a health guarantee for hereditary problems; require that if for any reason you ever have to give up the dog that it comes back to them; and always be available for help, assistance and advice about your dog. Such a breeder will tell you if they don't think their breed is right for you based upon your needs. They want a perfect forever home for the puppies - not the money. (In 43 years in the dog show world, I have never known a breeder of that caliber who has made a profit on their dogs - it is labor of love.)

A puppy from such a breeder costs no more - and often less as poorly bred dogs tend to have very high vet bills over the years - than from a backyard breeder who doesn't do the health checks, knows nothing about the breed or bloodlines, doesn't give a guarantee, never wants to hear about the puppy again and has breed from mediocre or poor quality dogs.


You may find the breeder who has the type of dog you want but no litter on the ground at the moment. Most good breeders have waiting lists -get on it. You may find the breeder and puppy you want but at a distance. Among the really responsible breeders(members of the club) shipping a puppy is quite normal -they want the best possible home for the dog and the written contract is very extensive.

Do ask the breeders on the club list if they have any dogs they bred that they need to rehome - good breeders all require if the owner can't keep one, it comes back to them. It may be a dog they placed and it came back because the owner didn't have time, didn't realize how big it would get, got divorced.... It may be a dog who was a show prospect but as they grew didn't meet their early promise. It may be an AKC Champion they decided not to use in their breeding program because while it did get the Championship, they don't need more bloodstock or find a tiny conformation flaw they don't want to reproduce.

NEVER EVER buy from a pet shop. Those puppies came from puppy mills where the parents are locked in cages, bred until they literally die from it, never vaccinated, never wormed, fed just enough so they don't quite die of starvation, live in filth, never bathed or groomed or cared for, are typically of very poor genetic stock both physically and often mentally. The puppies are shoved off to pet stores with no vaccinations, no worming, no socialization or handling... You are buying nothing but heartbreak at a price higher than what a responsible breeder charged for a pet puppy.

IF A SERIOUS BREEDER OR RESCUE TELLS YOU THAT THE BREED IS NOT SUITED FOR YOUR SITUATION - BELIEVE THEM - NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU LIKE THE WAY THE DOG LOOKS

Answer 6

Dogs/puppies don't make good Christmas presents. Your father should know beforehand about his "present" -- before you just unload or force a new dog upon him. Talk it over with him BEFOREHAND. By the way, bull dog pups are always in the $1,000's. They don't come cheap. Very expensive. A bull dog that's registered, w/ a good bloodline is even more expensive. Either rethink your present, or just talk it over with him before Christmas. Hope that helps in your decision-making. Good luck.

Answer 7

A lady down the road from me breeds them. They run about 1200 to 1500.

Answer 8

we got our male old english bulldog from midwest bulldogs, i know she is expecting soon but i know that her friend at nunleys has a pup around what you are looking for, you can get to that website from my breeders at www.geocities.com/bully_pups

Answer 9

if you get one from a shelter you are saving a life and they are pretty cheap ( around ohio they are like $70). call a shelter and see if one comes in.

Answer 10

check online for a breeder...DONT buy one from a dog store!