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I'm Julia Szabo, also known as a Pet Reporter, and I am the "Living with Dogs" columnist
for dogster.com. I've actually written 6 books and I'm hard at work on my next one. It will
be about about dogs -- that's as much as I can say right now. I love dogs and I think
nobody's life is complete without one. So I'm here to tell you about a variety of different
dogs breeds that might suit your lifestyle. I hope you'll adopt one soon. The French bulldog
is an adorable little companion. So adorable in fact, that there are French bulldog meet-up
groups literally in every city in America, pretty much. And these people take their dogs,
and their dog's social lives, so very seriously. They love getting together and just celebrating
every aspect of having, and living with, and loving a French bulldog. They're a classic
example of what's called in Latin "multim in parvo". That's a big, sort of, dog fancier's
term which really means "a big dog in a small package". I think that's probably the secret
to the popularity of the French bulldog; is that it is a small dog but it's a tough little
dog. It's built like a mini-Mack truck, and has a wide chest and a certain tough bully
stance. And they're so sweet and cute. The only thing you have to remember with a French
bulldog is that they have what's called a brachycephalic conformation, which means they
have a short pushed in face. And you know, that's exactly why we find them so cute, because
they look like little bats, or little froggies. But that conformation actually makes it hard
for them to breath in very high temperatures. SO if it gets really hot outside in the summer,
you want to be sure to have air-conditioning for your Frenchie. You want to maybe not take
her out at the high-point of the day when it's like, 1 p.m. and, you know, 110 degrees
Fahrenheit in the shade. So just a few considerations for Frenchie, and you can have just years
of fun with this little clown.