The San Diego County French Bulldog Meet-up Group.
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Join The San Diego County French Bulldog Meet-up Group.
You'll get invited to our Meetups as soon as they're scheduled!
About The San Diego County French Bulldog Meet-up Group.
We are a group of 275 French Bulldog owners, lovers and enthusiasts who enjoy getting together at least twice a month for conversation, laughter and animal Interaction. The group as a whole are always open to new Ideas and would enjoy meeting and socializing with you and your families. Throughout the year our group schedules meet-ups at more than 30 leash free dog beaches and parks with many of the cities going first class and becoming quite an experience for owner and dog. Every other month we meet at a pet friendly restaurant to dine either breakfast or lunch. We usually get together and celebrate the major holidays, (Christmas and Halloween) with a party and dressing up our dogs and one big birthday bash for everyone. Don't miss out, come join our fun, wonderful group. Your Frenchie will never be the same. Regardless, all Frenchie types are welcome here; sick & healthy, companions and champions.
If you are a new French Bulldog owner, everyday is a learning experience about offering the best care possible for your dog. Many of us have spent endless hours searching the world wide web, reading breed related books or guides and chatting with other Frenchie Information hunters and then, after all that time spent is your information reliable and can you count on it when needed? The same encounters will occur for the Individual or family searching to add a first time French bulldog to their home. I believe by laying an easy following foundation and supplying detailed do's and dont's explained by veterinarians and specialist alike so newly obtained dog owners will be avoiding the same mistakes many of us made. If a family or individual are looking for the first time at the French Bulldog breed, do your homework, because as wonderful as they are they are not for everyone! Look into the possibility of rescue first. And if purchasing a pup of your choice, we will steer you clear of the "BYB", (Back Yard Breeders) and point you to approved reputable breeders with references. All in all the process of start to bringing your Frenchie home could take weeks to even months. The "Message Board" holds literally hundreds of articles about San Diego's finest pet friendly hotels, motels and restaurants. Listings of renowned Veterinarians specializing with the brachycephalic or (flat faced), breeds. Plus every leash free dog park and beach our San Diego County, Orange County and the Inland Empire, plus questionnaires on the French bulldog breed and whether it is a good fit for you and your family and is so much more, but listed were just a few of the most visited among new and existing members.
(a) Promote a humane and sustainable environment for all animals.
(b) Protect animals from neglect, abuse and exploitation.
(c) Advocate interest and welfare of the French Bulldog breed.
(d) Educate our groups members and community in responsible and compassionate stewardship.
(e) Provide a central hub for information for any lost, found or stolen French Bulldog.
The first 24 hours of separation from your pet is critical and your best opportunity to lay down some basic groundwork that will make the difference between bringing him/her home or working with odds severely against you.
As soon as you know your animal is missing, please go to the County Humane Society & SPCA to search their facility. Check back, (in person) with that shelter at least twice in the first five days that your pet is lost. Link to every California Humane Society and shelter.
If you do not see your pet at the shelter, please ask to see the "Lost & Found Log". This will contain reports given by people in the community that may have found your animal and are temporarily keeping it.
If you live in an area that borders a city, please check with other local animal shelters, (In person). Most animals will be able to travel great distances in a short period. If the animal is found by a Good Samaritan, they often will take it to the shelter that's nearest to them, which may not be the shelter closest to you or in your area.
Utilize the Internet for rescue groups that may offer assistance in searching for your animal's particular breed such as:
There are many more rescue groups and lost pet websites you may utilize for your benefit.
Search each and every spot around your home and immediate area thoroughly: Behind all appliances, closets, ponds, pools, sheds, storages and parked vehicles.
Notify everyone in your neighborhood, friends, family and anyone else that had contact and knowledge of the animal in a 1.0 mile radius minimum. As you are in between making those contacts from house to house, be whistling, chanting and calling your pets name continually.
Put up flyer's of your pet in your community. (1) Make sure you include a picture of your pet, (2) location and address where he/she was last seen, (3) A detailed physical description, Breed, coat color, weight, age, Identifying marks, sex and has the pet been altered?(4) Name and phone number of the owner to call, (5) Dog License number, micro-chip number if applicable, Rabies certificate number. The first 24 hours the flyer's are displayed, they should be in a approximately 3.0 mile radius. Link to lost pet flier in a word document and can be copied and pasted and quickly updated on your computer. Once the flier has been saved you may also e-mail your file to Staples or Office Depot as an example, (you may not have enough Ink on hand and the flyer's "must" be printed on a high profile fluorescent color for best visibility) or print them yourself. All the flyer's should be enclosed in clear plastic cover sheets or large zip lock storage bags, because one night exposed in inclement weather, like rain or fog and the flyer's become hard to read or Illegible.
If you choose to offer a reward for your pet, do not specify an amount, but indicate that an award indeed is offered, (use the word "Generously") and to call for any information.
That evening and every night thereafter leave strong scented articles of yours and your pets clothing, pet floor mat, stuffed animals, toys, etc. If you have not yet found, or had your pet returned to you within the first 24 hours, the flier radius must be expanded to 10.0 - 25.0 miles.
Leave flyer's with your cities street repair department or Caltrans and have the posted in there break areas.
Place an advertisement in the local papers announcing your lost pet. A list of names and numbers of local newspapers is provided below. Most sections for lost pets are free.
N.C. Times
Oceanside: (760) 433-7333
Vista: (760) 631-6600
San Diego Union Tribune
(800) 338-6146
Penny Saver
(800) 546-3237
Check the newspaper "found" ads daily.
Find out if your pet has been a casualty on the road. This is a sad, but necessary task. Call around and find out which agency retrieves dead animals from the roadside in your area and ask if they have found your pet's body. *You can visit the Shelter Services section of the Animal Care & Control Program's website and go to the Deceased Animals page to review descriptions and locations of animals picked up by officers.
Words of Warning: NEVER respond to a "found" pet contact alone. Take someone with you and arrange to meet them in a public place. Don't invite the person to your home. Ask them to identify the distinct characteristics about your pet that you have withheld. If the person who claims to have found your pet cannot describe these features to you, it is possible they don't have your pet. Be on the alert for money scams.
Don't give up! Pets have been known to find their way back home after being lost for several months.
Common-sense tips to protect your pets:
(a) Fence your yard and check it regularly for escape routes. For the safety of both your pet and visitors, (wanted or unwanted) keep yard gates locked.
(b) Leash your pets at all times and don't allow them to roam.
(c) Keep a collar on your pet that has an I.D. and "CURRENT" rabies/license tag. Consider a microchip implant. Chips are permanent and reliable identification for your pet.
(d) Transport your pet in a carrier. Never take your pet to the vet or anywhere else unless it is secured.
(e) Keep some good "new" photos of your pet.
(f) Both males and females will be less likely to wander if they are spayed or neutered. An added benefit is that they will live a longer, happier, healthier life.
Last but not least: Many of these little tasks are time consuming, prepare yourself ahead of time with 3 of the above Items. It will make the difference: (1) Have recent photo's of your pets on hand. (2) Have at least 50 completed flyer's ready to post. (3) Keep Important phone numbers you will be calling updated and ready to use.
"T-Bone" has been missing from my own property in the town of Running Springs, Ca. 92352 in the San Bernardino Mountains in Southern California near Lake Arrowhead on December 26, 2006. He disappeared between 3:45 P.M. and 3:51 P.M. from a fenced backyard as his owner Mike Wyatt let him out to potty. It is a possibility "T-Bone" was stolen.
"T-Bone" is a black brindle neutered male with a white blaze on his chest, (Tuxedo). He is approximately 25 pounds. He has an Avid microchip. "T-Bone's" left eye and right ear required ongoing care, and his left rear leg has a 2 inch scar from a growth that was removed when he was a puppy. T-Bone is very friendly, sleeps with his tongue out and is versed in basic obedience. He responds to "T" and "T-Bone". T-Bone's sister Farah and owner Mike are devastated and offering a reward plus reimbursement of any medical bills T-Bone may have Incurred since 12/26/2006 at 3:45 P.M. was the last known time before his disappearance. T-Bone's owner is Michael Wyatt and can be reached at: Home: (909) 867-7000 Cell: (909) 754-4430.
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