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Frog Blog is written by Carol Gravestock, who has been addicted to French Bulldogs since she first saw a rather horrid photo of three leashed and huffing European bred Frenchies in a book about dog breeds of the world.
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Dangerous Dog Act FAIL
Prime Minister Gordon Brown, still denying that Britain's Dangerous Dog Act is a complete and utter failure... From BBC News - Mr Brown told MPs that it was important that dog owners were aware of the risks that certain breeds posed and that they wer...
Repeal BSL in Ontario – Rally at Queen’s Park
Cheri and Miss Vickie - Courtesy Fred of One Bark at a Time As many of you realize, this ban has affected not just Pit Bulls, but ALL Bully breeds in Ontario, including Frenchies. French Bulldogs came dangerously close to being included in the las...
Score One for the Good Guys
Leeon and Lorriane Stecher can now walk their pit bull-chocolate lab mix, Angel, in Oak Harbor city limits without a muzzle The citizens of Oak Harbor, Washington, should be very proud of their city council today. Thanks to their willingness to quest...
Private Members Bill to Repeal Dog Owner’s Liability Act
Potential good news from the DLCC. Come join the DLCC and other caring dog owners of Ontario on Wednesday, November 18th, at Queens Park at about 9:30 am. We’ll be there, and if you want to come along with us, let me know. Private Members Bill ...
Vomit Alert – Vick to Get Reality TV Show
Just in case the (now de bunked) Nike endoresement deal wasn’t enough to make you toss your cookies (or throw something) - From DailyFinance.Com - Michael Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons star quarterback convicted of killing dogs for sport and...
Caiman Caught in London
London, Ontario residents recently found something more interesting than ducks and beavers at their local reservoir – a five kilogram common Caiman, relative of the Alligator. Locals had spotted the Caiman over the weekend, but Animal Control w...
The dogs are safe – for now
Media release: Dear Members of Council, The City of Sarnia is arranging for the release of the three mixed-breed dogs that were detained on the basis of having similar characteristics to a “Pit Bull” as outlined by the Dog Owners Liabilit...
Tell Sarnia ‘Enough is Enough!’
My own, personal opinion? Boycott Sarnia, starting now. Don’t cross their border, don’t shop in their town, don’t gamble at their casino. Hit them where it hurts – their pocket books. Posted with permission – The Dog ...
Sarnia Ignores Expert – Still Claims Death Row Dogs Pit Bulls
The idiocy in Sarnia continues, with talking head Brad Loosley now claiming that Sarnia Animal Control Officers are “highly trained professionals”, with opinions that outweigh those of internationally respected breed experts with decades...
When is a Frenchie not a Frenchie?
According to the author of this newspaper article about an Arkansas “Pit Bull” attack, a Frenchie is not a Frenchie when it’s actually a Pit Bull. Ditto Bostons and (English) Bulldogs, by the way. The American Pit Bull Terrier was b...
Countering the Bryant Spin Machine – New Video
The Bryant media spin machine is now calling the death of Darcy Sheppard a ‘fatal accident’, and has done everything in its power to paint Bryant as the innocent victim of an attack by a drunk and out of control cyclist. What they’d...
Sarnia Kills Puppies
From the Sarnia Observer: Suspected Pit Bulls on Death Row Korinn Seabrook and Sonya Pimentel are desperate to stop Sarnia from euthanizing their puppies, but neither is optimistic they can be saved. The women, who are friends, each adopted an 11-mon...
Let’s Look at Some Puppies
Do you know what I do when I’m having a bad week? I go outside, sit in a chair, and look at puppies. Puppies in the grass, puppies sun tanning their bellies, puppies pouncing on each other from on top of rocks, puppies piled up in big sleepy pu...
Pit Bull Ban Author Fail!
Is schadenfreude ever excusable? I hope so, because I’m having a serious case of it right now…. Ontario’s Former AG Michael Bryant-Author of Bill 132 in Trouble From the Toronto Star – Former Ontario attorney general Michael ...
Eagles Impress Animal Lovers? Not this one.
From NBC Philadelphia: Private, spirited, cordial and candid. That’s how devout animal lovers described their two-hour meeting Monday night with Eagles management. “I thought it was a good first step in making the best of what we all thi...
Faithful Dogs Waits For Family At Accident Scene
The ‘faithful dog story’ is a (lucrative) Hollywood staple. This winter in theatres we’ll be able to watch “Hachiko: A Dog’s Story”, starring Richard Gere, and based on the apocryphical Japanese tale of the Akita w...
Pit Bull Blues, by John Shipe
Possibly the best song ever about Pit Bulls. Lyrics: People see me walking down the street they all run and hide. I used to take it personally now I take it in strides. I got nothing against no one I wouldn’t hurt a fly. People seem to think I&...
Journey, Snow, Cops & ‘Hypocrite of the Year’ Awards
Journey has spent the last two weeks ‘trying out’ her new retirement family, Matt and Kat of Toronto. She returned to us yesterday so she could be spayed by our veterinarian, and will go back to her new forever family tomorrow or later th...
London Animal Control - Overly Diligent Much?
Do you remember this little guy? He’s Solo, our singleton French Bulldog puppy, born last fall. He was cute then, and he’s still cute now - a happy little bundle of cream, with a big grin and even bigger ears. Unfortunately, to the city o...
Banned Aid Coalition’s $1 a Dog Video
This video was created by the Banned Aid coalition as a sort of ‘thank you’ to all the breeds who offered their help during their recent “$1 a dog” fund raising drive. Since I couldn’t seem to view the file in its origin...
