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Editor: Theo KoekemoerBased in South AfricaTheo’s involvement with French Bulldogs date back to eary 1980’sHe is a specialist Bulldog judge.

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French Bulldog Magazine: April 2015 Page: 2

Cover dog Index2 Administration4 From the Editor25 Introducing dr Glen Kolenc27 Cherry Eye39 New FCI Standard43 Dimitri van Raamsdonk45 Chantal van Raamsdonk61 Show Results80 Stud dogs84 Puppies92 Designers


From the Editor

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A big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this issue of the magazine.

We welcome Maja Sučević as one of the designers! Also wel-come to KittyBulldoll.

The FCI published a new standard. What do you think? Is it good or bad? Some people say its bad....others say its good? Tell us what you think...

I have a new job which is very demanding. In future the French Bulldog Magazine will only be published around the 10 th of the next month.

Enjoy this issue of the French Bulldog Magazine!

Theo

Theo K: Editor


CANADIAN CHAMPion

Rainbow IN THE DARK Ten Years After

Owner:Renata Dabrowski



Dr. Frenchie


Introducing Glen Kolenc

My Frenchie story and how I became Dr. Frenchie started way back in 2002 when I visited my brother and his family in the beautiful South of France and I met my first French Bulldog, Nell, owned by my brothers mother in law. Nell had the sweetest, most unique nature of any dog I’d met.

She certainly left her mark on me & over the next 4 years while living and working as a vet in the UK I got to see her a lot on my frequent vis-its to France.Out of my 4 years in the UK, 2 of those years were work-ing in a clinic that specialised in brachycephalics – it became apparent to me that Nell wasn’t just a unique dog with intriguing mannerisms; but her personality is what all Frenchies are like.

Fast forward to 2009, Talia (my now wife) and I were on a night out in Paris and met a French Bulldog sitting and riding in the back of a Ves-per!!

We thought this boy, Jean-Luc, was the coolest dog ever. We had re-cently been discussing that as we had started a (human) family, Talia wanted to realise her dream of breeding dogs.

Meeting Jean-Luc & having such fond memories of Nell made it easy to decide which breed that would be.We returned to Australia and after a lot of searching, we found our first French Bulldog, Gucci-Rose and she became the founding dog of Chewington French Bulldogs.

Introducing dr Glen Kolenc


Health


Cherry Eye: Glen Kolenc


What is Cherry eye and whats it all about?

Cherry Eye is a common condition of dogs and it commonly affects all Bulldog Breeds. Dogs have a 3rd (inner) eyelid and at the base of this eyelid, there are glands that produce tears. These tears are important in maintaining good eyeball health.

In some dogs, these glands swell up and lose their attachment down at the base of the 3rd eyelid, and this swelling pops up and becomes visible as a pink/red lump.

Cherry Eye is generally a cosmetic problem that looks a lot worse than it is, but sometimes it can become dry, irritated and infected. This can cause ongoing irritation.

If your dog has a mild case of cherry eye it can usually be massaged back in, by gently massaging the lower eyelid up and around to help it go back into place. Try doing this with a warm cloth and over time it should pop back in. Now it may keep popping out randomly and there is nothing wrong with trying this each time however the propertreatment of cherry eye is to have it surgically stitched back in place, below the 3rd eyelid, so it is not visible, but it is still there to do its job (which is to produce tears).

Now this comes to my main point – The actual Cherry eye should never, NEVER be removed. EVER! This is one of the most basic fundamental principles we are taught in vet school, about Cherry eye management.

However – sadly I commonly see and hear about Cherry Eyes getting surgically removed. A lot of the time this can be done without any harm.

Cherry Eye: Glen Kolenc


However – in about 20% of the dogs that have the cherry eye removed, will develop a very sore dry eye due to the loss of tear production, which occurred after the cherry eye was removed.

This condition, coincidentally, is called “Dry Eye”. Dry eye leads to life-long sore, dry, irritated eyes. The cornea (the clear part of the eyeball) can become ulcerated, or eroded through. The only way to manage dry eye is to administer drops every day onto your dogs eyes, to stimulate tear production. These drops are very expensive and need to be given for life.

In summary, if your Frenchie or Bulldog develops cherry eye, it can be managed conservatively, unless it becomes irritating for them. If sur-gery is to be done, the cherry eye should be surgically replaced, by a vet that is competent in this procedure (not all vets are).

I would encourage you to ask your vet how many cherry eye’s they have replaced, and what is their overall success rate. If you aren’t hap-py with their answers and you don’t have confidence in them, seek a 2nd opinion or treatment with an eye specialist. Cherry eye’s should NEVER EVER be removed.

Cherry Eye: Glen KolencCherry Eye: Glen Kolenc


PeanutSuca Stowe Ch Baring Nords Jotunheim of Suca / Suca Roseseulement

Owner: Sonnette [email protected]

Peanut& MiekeOwner: Sonnette [email protected]

Mieke Thundaride Fair Lady ( Ch Daulokke’s William Davinci of Thundaride / Thundaride Blaze)

Owner: Sonnette [email protected]

Education


New FCI Standard

What do people think of the new standard published by the FCI?

The standard is published at the 9th of April 2015 and is in force since that date as far as my information goes....

This is ridiculous... I think France have the worst frenchies in the world... They could be the owners of the standard but they are destroying our breed... Just wondering what is next....

How come nobody is talking about DISQUALIFYING FAULTS? One of the points; Size and weight outside the standard limits? If you want to breed according to club regulation you need to have show qualifica-tions. An oversized dog should be disqualified at all times to the new standard. This will even narrow breeding base more and more because the bigger ones will not get their show qualifications anymore. Any of those fools who changed the standard are aware of the BIG problems we have in breeding pedigree dogs over here. Annimal wellfare organi-sations say many of the problems in pedigree bred dogs come because of the narrow base in genes! Good job in changing the standard this way.


Education

New FCI Standard (cont)

““I think it’s good Focusing on some important issues that need to be adressed for the betterment of the breed. Tail, nails, colour, bone, breathing and size etc are ‘’details’’ that combined can make a healthy frenchie as close to the standard as possible. Not following these guide-lines we can easily get off track and not getting back on track after a detour can again create health problems for our beloved dogs.

I’m no specialist but think we can get a long way being honest to our-selves and our dogs when we show and breed, follow the good gut feeling and our hearts to do the best for our dogs health. I think we can not be totally slaves by this new standard either....there is a lot og good breeding materialnot perfect that combined will give excellent results.

For instance I have a male that is too big for both the old and the new standard. He is also a bit long and topline a bit flat.......But he’s got the best head, strong bone, perfect tail and well pigmented - and top tem-perament and health. According to standard he should be disqualified just for his size. Lucky for me his good features has given him champi-on title here in Norway.

He has sired a litter where the pups are perfect size and his son be-came Norwegian and Nordic Junior Champion and 2nd best male in total both days at just 9.5 months...so we can’t exclude everything that is not within the standard if there are features that are very positive in a dog”


Dimitri van Raamsdonk

My name is Dimitry van Raamsdonk and I have been involved with French bulldogs all my life.

Since 1972 my parents have been breeding French bulldogs under the suffix De la Parure. During this period we also had Bulldogs for 15 years. Besides Bulldogs we also had and bred Bullmastiff and Old English Mastiff.

My parents stopped the daily ‘hands on’ work with the dogs 16 years ago when we moved to Belgium. Ofcourse we still speak a lot about this wonderful breed together.

We`ve exported our French bulldogs to more than 65 countries ar-round the globe where they are very successful. We are proud many of our dogs have been used as foundation and/or improvement by many succesful kennels.At the moment I am licensed to judge 10 breeds.

I enjoy several functions in the cynological club life as:

Vice-president of the Belgian French Bulldog ClubMember of the board of the Dutch Boston Terrier ClubMember of the board of the largest bi-annual Mollossershow in Neth-erlandsMember of the board of the largest bi-annual Outdoor Show in Neth-erlands

Breeding French Bulldogs is always “on the edge” and to my opinion certainl not easy and NOT for beginners…….

In our next issue you can read an interview conducted with Dimitri by Ana Paula. Thanks Ana.

Dimitri van Raamsdonk


Chantal van Raamsdonk

I was “infected” by the “Frenchie virus” since the 1st day I met them at my husbands parents house now 25 years ago. His parents were breeding under the affix: De la Parure.Besides French bulldogs they also bred Bulldogs in those days. It did not take long before my mother in law, Riki, teached me everything about the inns & outs of the breed in regards keeping, caring, nursing, breeding, showing, of these lovely breeds. During the weekends we took care for the dogs while my parents in law were away traveling, showing or judging. I loved to work with them especially with the puppies. Taking care and socializing the mand play and train. They were always great company and good fun to be around with.There was always something interesting to do. A while later I also started to show interest in showing dogs as well”. Meanwhile I travelled all over the globe and enjoyed every minute of it. I especially enjoy the tight bond with the dog(s) in question and I love the challenge to try and connect with a dog in order to makes it possible to achieve great results together. I showed and finished many Frenchies of which some are very well known in the French bulldog scene. Since we were so involved with breeding, showing and taking care of the dogs we wanted to continue the kennel. Meanwhile we have com-pletely taken over the daily care of the dogs for already many years and ultimately I also wanted to become a judge of the breed. It is a long road and it requires much dedication and some sacrifices but I am proud to have achieved it.. Meanwhile we a are lucky we also enjoy the help of our two sons.

Chantal van RaamsdonkChantal van Raamsdonk


In 2013 I officialy became an approved dog show judge under the Bel-gium Royal St Hubert Kennel Club and FCI regulations for the French bulldogs. Soon I hope to add some more breeds to my palmares. I am extremely proud of what I have achieved so far and look forward that I can keep developing myself as a breeder, handler, and judge in order to contribute my part in order to serve our beloved breed. Chantal van Raamsdonk

In our next issue you can read an interview conducted with Chantal by Ana Paula. Thanks Ana.

Chantal van Raamsdonk(cont)


New Champion


New Champion


New Champion


Show Results


Best junior of breed

BEST JUNIOR OF BREEDFrench Bulldog “Rozeldogue Who Da Man”And placed to last 2 group 9 and selected last 6 all breed BISJ. Thanks to honorable judge Mhr. Rafael De Santiago Congratulation to his breeder / owner Ben Dunning Handle again well by Luca van Mourik


Show Results

MULTI BPIS BJISS JCH COL MOKAODC ROBOBULL CATATUMBO with just 10 months won an incredible BEST IN SPECIALTY SHOW!!!!

Owner: Diego Celis Mokaodc Frenchies

Asocanina de Caracas specialty


CAN.GR.CH.Vanesa Draczyn( CH.PL. A’Vigdors Seigneur Et Maitre xCH.PL .Stokrotka Draczyn )Owner: Renata Dabrowski email: [email protected]



Owner: Pili O’Ryan [email protected]





Stud dogs


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