Dorothy Brinkley? Dorothy Turlington?

Dorothy had a little modeling session last month.  It took place in a pet store, so it was really hard for her to sit still, but the photographer did get a few good shots.

I'll show you the ones that are not holiday themed, since the Christmas picture made it into Dorothy's birthday post.

Dorothy, working it:

Dorothy, oozing charisma!:

And Dorothy, oh so noble!:

What a photogenic little beastie!

A Dorothy of Your Very Own

I am sure that after reading this blog, you often sigh and say to yourself:  "Oh, if I could only have a Dorothy of my very own!"

Well, perhaps your wish could come true!

For Dorothy's Aunt Dharma and big brother Dozer are having puppies that are due on December 2nd!  And Dorothy's parents, Nancy and Grimm, may also have puppies on the way.  You could own the second prettiest bulldogge in the world!

For more information, go to Jess and Pete's website, Wicked Good Bulldogges.

I mean, look at these pictures below.  How could you resist?!

Sure, there are times when Dorothy is lying on her back on the sidewalk several blocks from home and refusing to budge, when I think I should have adopted a chihuahua instead--something tuckable under the arm--but in general, Dorothy is a smart, loving, healthy, and beautiful dogge, and my experience adopting her from Jess at Wicked Good Bulldogges was 100% positive.

Just this morning, I was told by a passer-by that Dorothy was the most beautiful bulldog she had ever seen--and such comments happen almost daily.

Go on, you know you want a baby bulldogge.  :)

It's All Relative

When Dorothy came to live with me in March, she weighed 12 pounds and was a roly-poly little thing. 

Dorothy and her rubber ducky:

She is now about 32 pounds and rather gangly.  She’s the size of a large beagle, I’d say, and whereas her back half is still skinny and rather ribsy, her front half is getting very muscular.  My guess is that she will be a bit smaller than her 50-pound mother, Nancy, but I could be wrong about that.

Grimm and Nancy, Dorothy's parents (pic by Jess Seiders)

Yesterday in the park we stopped to talk to a man who has an Olde English Bulldogge, Shayna, who is about 1½ years old.  Shayna is a very pretty tri-color dogge, black on top and cream and brown underneath.  Shayna lay down when she saw Dorothy, and Dorothy’s response was to start running mad circles around the circumference of her leash, and leaping gazelle-like over Shayna whenever she got to her side of the circle. 

While this was going on, Shayna’s owner then asked if Dorothy was small because she was seven months old, or if she was just a really small bulldogge?  I didn’t know how to answer that!  Shayna was big, but not huge, I’d say in between the sizes of Dorothy’s parents.  In other words, a size that Dorothy could definitely end up being herself one day.  To him, however, Dorothy seemed quite petite.  (He also thought her name was Burpee!  Note to self:  stop mumbling.)

Ironically, we then left the park and ran into a woman who lives down the street who hadn’t seen Dorothy in about a month.  The first thing she said was, “Dorothy!  You’re huge!  You’re the size of a gorilla!”  To this woman there was nothing miniature about my Dorothy!

So I guess the jury is still out as to whether Dorothy will be large or whether she will be small—and I also suppose size is in the eye of the beholder.  I will be happy with a big Dorothy or happy with a small one.

Dorothy eating her kibble so she can grow big and strong:

Wicked Good Bulldogges

Dorothy is a Wicked Good Bulldogge.  That is not just me being enthusiastic and using a New England expression, but she comes from Jessica and Pete Seiders' Wicked Good Bulldogges breeding program in Bristol, Maine.

Here's a picture of her parents, Grimm and Nancy (picture taken by Jess Seiders):

With genes like that, we know she is going to be a true beauty!

Olde English Bulldogges are not English Bulldogs, but rather, English Bulldogs made healthy.  They are a recreation of the Victorian bulldog, and as such, are more agile and athletic than an English Bulldog; less smushed in the face, more length in the nose and legs.  At first, the spelling of the breed bothered me, but I've since gotten used to it.  After all, what is an extra "e" "g" "g" and "e" between friends?

Jess Seiders is very knowledgeable about bulldogges and her dogges are wonderful beasts.  My experience getting a puppy from her was nothing but positive.  First, she let me meet her dogs last summer, to make sure that the breed was right for me.  She then answered my many emails of questions, and when the time came, helped to pick out the right puppy for me, since I wasn't able to make an extra trip to Maine.  She sent me weekly pictures of Dorothy, and also gave me weekly email updates.  (I didn't truly appreciate how amazing this was, until I brought Dorothy home and realized how hard it is to write an email with one puppy darting about, let alone eight puppies, two cats, four adult dogs, three children, a rabbit, and fancy chickens!)

Since bringing Dorothy home with me, I have (I hate to admit) been sending Jess even more email missives asking her all sorts of puppy questions.  I even sent her an email last week all about stools and the proper consistency thereof (Dorothy had giardia!  I had questions!  I needed answers!  I'm a spaz!) and believe it or not, she did NOT answer with a one word "unsubscribe."  She answered all of my questions and gave me much-needed reassurance.

Here is a link to Jess's website:

www.wickedgoodbulldogges.com

If you want your own Dorothy, dear readers, go visit Wicked Good Bulldogges.  I cannot recommend it enough!