Is a Frengle right for my family?
First, kudos to you for asking!
It is much too easy to fall in love with an adorable puppy and take him or her home to find out that the breed, although very cute, doesnt really fit in with your lifestyle. This happens much too often and people/families find themselves in over their head...which leads to an unhappy family and/or unhappy pup. It is my primary intention that every one of my puppies find a forever home with a family who is prepared to provide regular medical care, proper training, exercise, love and care for the animal's lifetime. Frengles can be a challenging breed, as are many breeds. If they are not given the proper training, exercise and direction, your adorable little puppy can become your worst nightmare. If you provide the necessary exercise, training, consistency, and patience with a Frengle, you will find yourself with the perfect dog for your family. Frengle have attributes from their parentage: French Bulldog and Beagle. Beagles are intelligent, conveniently-sized, handsome and easy-to-groom, friendly with people, peaceful with other pets, and with their appealing soulful expression, it's perfectly natural that many people consider them as potentially wonderful pets. However, Beagles were developed as hunting dogs and they have many hunting dog behaviors"hardwired" into their genes. Bred as hunting dogs, they have extreme stamina and need lots of exercise and activity to be happy and healthy. They also tend to follow their nose and may not "hear" your call, so fences are important and extra recall training early on is valuable. Helpful to hunters, but not necessary to modern families, is the beagle bay...Beagles tend to be rather vocal in exciting situations. Beagles are wonderful dogs, if you remember that they are an active dog and require lots of exercise. The French Bulldog is comical, entertaining, and dependably amiable. As comfortable in an apartment as he is on a farm, he is more lively than you might suspect from his chunky appearance. Although they have a dignified demeanor, they still love to clown around and are champion couch potatoes. Many Frenchies are very social and friendly with everyone, while others are politely reserved. French Bulldogs will bark to announce visitors, but are otherwise quiet dogs. The French Bulldog is quite stubborn and can be challenging to train, yet also surprisingly sensitive, remembers what he learns, and responds well to early, patient, persistent training that utilizes food motivation. Frengles are a mixture of both of these breeds and some have more French Bulldog traits than Beagle and vice versa. My Frengles tend to be on the larger side (approximately 24-27 lbs when full grown) and have a more athletic build than other Frengles I have seen. They are very intelligent, curious, inquisitive, and eager to please. They are very outgoing, friendly, and love to hang out with their people, making them wonderful family dogs. Although they are not as generally as active as the Beagle, they do require regular exercise to burn off excess energy. While most puppies chew, I have found through personal experience that Frengle puppies have a significant chewing stage. As with any new puppy, please plan to provide an ample supply of toys/chews for your Frengle puppy and redirect them to a toy whenever they chew something not acceptable. Puppy proofing your home, redirection with an acceptable chew toy, ample patience, and CONSISTANCY are your best friends! |