Around the age of 7 american bulldogs enter their ‘golden years”. The decisions you make about your american bulldog’s nutrition and exercise will have a great impact on your older american bulldog. You can help make the rest of your pets life healthier and happier. Although your american bulldog may not appear different at the age of seven, his or her nutritional and physical needs have changed enough that the feeding and excerise routine you have grown used to may not longer be ideal. You can reduce the risk of health problems and help your older pet live longer with regular vet care and nutrition that’s specifically designed for older dog.

Reduce Risks to your American Bulldog’s health

Some signs of disease may escape your observation or require sophisticated testing in order to be detected. Other signs are more easy to notice in the pet’s normal environment. To help your american bulldog to avoid the disease it’s a good idea to understand the signs associated with those disease conditions that are common in older american bulldogs.

SIGNS OF KIDNEY DISEASE:
-Loss of appetite
-Increased thirst
-Frequent urination
-Rare/no urination
-Poor hair coat
-vomiting

SIGNS OF HEART DISEASE:

-Coughing
-Difficulty breathing
-Shortness of breath
-Reduced exercise tolerance
-Noticeable weigh gain or weight loss

SIGNS OF OBESITY

-Joint problems
-Heart disorders
-Breathing difficulties

SIGNS OF URINARY TRACT DISEASE

-Frequent urination
-Straining to urinate
-Blood in in urine
-Weakness
-Loss of appetite
-Vomiting

Hi guys

Just wanted to let you know Rocky got to meet his half brother George. We were
at the dog park and they were leaving as we got there. They stayed a while Rocky
and George played for about an hour. George took Rocky swimming. It was a real
good time.

Michelle

George from Jazz and Chopper breeding:

People usually think that the more training they do with a young american bulldog the better the dog will become and that they will be able to do less training later.

Over training the young american bulldog pup and new dog may lead to different then desired affect.

When you first take your american bulldog puppy home he needs to learn the rules of the house - first one is that the toilet is outside. You can teach your american bulldog puppy at this young age how to sit, lay down, shake a paw and walk nicely on the leash.Teach him to sit and reward him for his attempts as well as for the success. This way learning will become fun for your american bulldog. Once the dog know how to sit you can teach him to sit beside you. At first he gets his reward for sitting and then later he gets it when he sits beside you.

Very important command to teach your dog is come. People usually call their dogs and then request them to sit. When your dogs comes when called celebrate that firs and reward him. If you keep asking more and more then the american bulldog will feel like he never does enough to get a reward. Remember to reward good behavior and to make sure your american bulldog understands what you want him to do first.