Taliaferro Kennel

10/08/2025

Pocket ❤️

10/08/2025

Sprite

10/08/2025

Pocket

10/07/2025

Time for a little Beaucoup de Louis Monet. LOL. I haven’t posted pics of Louie for awhile so thought I’d share. Some other nuts are mixed in too. LOL.

10/07/2025

Oh my gosh, I’m sorry but I’ve got to have a tiny rant. My heart breaks for everyone who has lost a French Bulldog at a young age, myself included. I never had any intentions of breeding French Bulldogs, I just loved them and wanted a couple for pets. But when our sweet Jellybean died at the age of 2 1/2 years from an aggressive IVDD, I couldn’t help myself. I just had to breed them and do it RIGHT. I paid $2,500 for Jellybean because I didn’t want to pay $6,000 from the reputable breeder I had already scoped out. Well, I got what I paid for.

I put Gumbo and Chowder through every x-ray (hips, elbows, spine and trachea), test, and genetic test that I could run them through to make sure they were perfect BEFORE I bred them. I just keep seeing over and over again people who are losing their Frenchies at young ages due to things that are preventable with proper testing and breeding. I’m going to say this again, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A BARGAIN BULLDOG. When it comes to Frenchies, you get exactly what you pay for. People just keep looking at the bottom line and then are shocked when their dog is dead in a few years. Testing, testing, testing. ASK a breeder you are considering about health testing on the parents and if it hasn’t been done - R U N. If you don’t, then you get what you set yourself up for - heartbreak and a lot of money.

I am NOT tooting my own horn because I did not breed Gumbo and Chowder myself, but I am incredibly proud of the fact that they have OFA excellent hips because this is very rare. After Jellybean, I ended up going to the breeder I should have gone to in the first place and got these two sisters (Callahan’s). I let them both have only two litters and were done and this will be Chowder’s second and last litter as well. This bloodline of Callahan’s also has the #1 agility Frenchie in the U.S.

In summary, if you are in the market for a French Bulldog - regardless of who you get it from - ask the right questions of the breeder and if you cannot afford a well bred French Bulldog, then you shouldn’t be buying one at all. Sorry that sounds harsh but it’s the honest truth. These horrible breeders that are just in it for the money and don’t really care about the breed - well, I’m not going to say what I actually think of those useless humans - but they aren’t going to stop unless people stop buying from them and then when that happens, they will need to do the proper testing if they want to continue or get out. If I had my way about it, there would be strict regulations on dog breeders and testing would be REQUIRED on the parents. Unfortunately that will never happen so it’s the buyer’s responsibility to put these breeders out of business by not buying from them. This is the same for any breed, not just Frenchies, but Frenchies are notorious for having health problems. These unscrupulous breeders make me furious!! Yes testing is expensive but if you are a reputable breeder then it doesn’t matter because you love the breed.

Thank you for coming to my TED talk. LOL.

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10/07/2025

This is the second little girl of Willow’s.

10/07/2025

This is my fav so far. I just love this little female of Willow’s.

10/06/2025

Friday, Sept. 26th, Willow had 4 pups. Unfortunately we lost one 3 days later but the other three are doing very well. One male and two females. This is the male.

10/06/2025

Pocket pics.

10/06/2025

Honestly, I’m surprised it took this long. LOL She has lived up to her name. :)

09/24/2025

09/24/2025

Okay, I am going to try one more time to find Pocket the right home. With the huge changes to our family dynamic coming up soon, I am worried that she is too small and may get hurt which would absolutely break my heart.

Pocket is now 6 months old. She gets along great with other dogs but would also be just fine as an only dog. She is very independent and has a definite mind of her own. LOL When the bigger dogs come bounding in, she has learned to take to higher ground to avoid trampling. She jumps up onto the ottoman and observes them from there. As an only dog, she amuses herself very well. She tosses toys or a kibble of food and jumps around playing. She is very happy. I do use a playpen and I keep food and water available to her at all times. She is hovering just over 2 lbs at 2 lbs and 2 oz. Our next goal is 2 1/2 lbs and hopefully, maybe someday, she might hit 3 lbs. Important note: She most likely can never be spayed and should NEVER be bred. I would never put her under anesthesia due to her tiny size.

Food. She ain’t cheap. After months of trial and error, I have finally found dog food that she will actually eat consistently. She does not like getting the same thing every day, she prefers a variety, so I keep a small buffet available to her at all times in her playpen. The food she is eating costs $100 for 3 lbs, but she doesn’t eat very much and this does last a long time. It is Northwest Naturals freeze dried raw diet. She gets the chicken/salmon and the lamb and I keep both available. She is also eating a low fat dry food called Stellar that is chicken, trout and eggs. She also likes people food and will nearly eat an entire salmon filet by herself. LOL. (She loves salmon.) I have just purchased a lot of food for her so it would all go with her, as well as her favorite stairs and toys.

To be considered as a new home for Pocket, you must have experience with tiny toy breeds. No young children. To the most, only one other dog that will be gentle with her. You must be able to bring your dog to my home to meet Pocket for me to make a determination as to whether or not I feel it is a good match. I am going to be very particular on Pocket’s new home. My Frenchies just ignore her and Sprite is the only one that actually interacts with Pocket.

Of note, as with most tiny dogs, her fontanel is still open. This is actually considered a breed characteristic with tiny chihuahuas so it’s not abnormal. Many tiny dogs’ fontanels never fully close so she may be the same - too soon to tell yet. What does this mean? You need to be careful with the top of her head.

Also I do give her 1 ml of Karo twice a day - morning when I get up, and evening right before I go to bed. This keeps her blood sugar consistent. This may not be something that needs to be continued and I just ordered a glucometer for dogs so that I can see if I need to continue the Karo or not. But until it is determined she doesn’t need it, I will continue it.

If anyone thinks they may be a good fit for Pocket, please PM me for more info. Thanks.