English Bulldog Kisses

A blog dedicated to Stella, our English Bulldog. Her health issues have resulted in us learning many things which we hope will help other bulldog owners.

7/20/09

Stella Turns 3!

I doubt many vets would have given Stella much of a shot at hitting 3 years old, but today she celebrates her third birthday! Her health has...

4/29/09

Helping Out

OK - I don't randomly post about non-bulldog things but I am compelled to after seeing a great news story about a wonderful animal shelt...

4/22/09

Update on our friend Lucas!

Just got this great email update from Debra on their one year old EB Lucas. What a cute bully! "Hi Tracey, It has been some time since...

3/4/09

March 2009 - Good News

Happy to report that with regular "time-outs" and a lemon half every few days, Stella is doing great! She is full of life, happier...

1/11/09

Update - January 2009

I am happy to report Stella has been doing well. We usually end up giving her some lemons at least a few times a week, whenever she has been...

11/18/08

Update - Nov. 2008

Well, although the construction is still happening at our house, Stella is doing OK. We have been trying to keep her out of the main dusty a...

10/27/08

Shout out to Hector!

I recently was emailing back and forth with Hector's family, and am happy to report that Hector had surgery for his palette and nostrils...

Dust is BAD for Bulldogs!

Just a quick update to let you know, Stella's recent issues were most likely due to the kitchen renovation that is going on in our house...

10/18/08

Another round of trouble

Well, it's been over a year that Stella has been breathing well, and not requiring anything more than her weekly lemons after any kind o...

9/4/08

Jack turns one!

I am happy to post that a proud parent of another English Bulldog with the same problems recently sent me an email and pic of his dog - Jack...

8/26/08

NEWSFLASH! Nectarines Work Too!

Well we knew the acidic ingredients in lemons were good for clearing out Stella's phlegm that is produced thanks to her very small trach...

7/31/08

Stella and Amy napping

IMG_0352.JPG , originally uploaded by Amy Goldberg . The girls are happy to be home from the beach and on their own couch again!

5/14/08

Health Update and Thoughts on Spay Surgery

I wanted to write a quick update on Stella, she's doing great so far, although the warmer weather definitely gets her more out of breath...

4/7/08

What a mug!

Canidae Dog Food

Just for reference - this is the new dog food we are feeding Stella (and Rufus) ever since she had her hives break out. So far so good - the...

4/2/08

A few recent pics

Here are some really cute new pics of me and Stella - we both love to sleep!

Tell Your Bulldog Story

If you have a bulldog with the same challenges as Stella, primarily the hypoplastic trachea, but all breathing related issues are of interes...

3/26/08

The Entire Lemon Treatment!

OK - I finally got a Flip video camera and have captured the entire process of getting our bulldog Stella to bite the lemon halves, and how ...

3/20/08

Rufus and Stella Chillin at the Office!

Stella at the office

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About Us

thalvor: Baltimore, Maryland, United States; I am a Partner and Creative Director at Fastspot, an interactive design agency in Baltimore, Maryland. I am also the co-parent of Stella, a 1 year old English Bulldog, and Rufus, a 4 year old Pitbull Lab mix. My bulldogkisses blog is to help other pet owners, and hopefully provide some answers or other ideas. I also hope to have an update soon with a blog featuring some of my new paintings, which I do when I am not busy with work and the doggies!

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