farmfrenchtonfamily (2025)

09/04/2025

Our Firry babies have arrived, and our biggest group yet!

Ok, so we also have some pines too, but its mostly firs 😂

Meet our 1,700 baby Christmas trees!

While it's true that a portion of puppy money goes back into doggy vet bills, DNA testing, food and supplies, MOST of it goes into the farm!

Our U-Cut Christmas tree farm still has a FEW MORE YEARS before it will be ready, but we have a LOT of planting to do first! We will need a TOTAL of 14,000 trees in the ground BEFORE we can start 😵‍💫.

Planting season is one of Ditties favorites! She gets to bask in the sun all day watching mom dig 1,000 holes 😆.

Last year we started a NEW project... partnering with local families to help plant! Besides learning about Christmas tree growth, families received a name plaque on each row they planted, so they can track their trees growth and one day, come back to harvest one!

The idea has caught fire and now we have added a Girl Scout Troop and a 4-H group!

So while your puppy brings your family joy, your puppy's proceeds will help bring others joy as well!

BUT THAT'S NOT ALL.

As you've learned by now, I do things DIFFERENTLY than most. The tree farm is no different. We are experimenting with various ways to keep the grass down, including geese and lawn mowing robots (courtesy of my YouTube work). We are also planning on reviving old techniques that re-use a trees root system, so it NEVER DIES AFTER CUTTING. Our first experiment proved successful, so I am optimistic about the future!

As far as puppies, we are shooting for Spring 2026 when the house (and ideally puppy room too) will be complete!

06/04/2025

Dittie the Frenchton chilling in her favorite morning place (dad's lap) and sporting her nearly healed eye (an eye poke is no joke for these guys!).

Dittie is 100% Diva!

04/04/2025

Poor Carl.... the girls just have to stick together!

24/03/2025

Mayple and her buddy Earen are looking forward to dog showing in 4H this year! Earen would love to do agility but will have to wait a year since no dogs less than a year old can do agility.

Instead he will do showmanship and rally, which is a very slow version of agility that uses commands.

All of my families with kids, I HIGHLY recommend you give it a try! It's great for the dogs and builds confidence in the kids, and it's becoming more common across the US.

I will post updated videos once he gets a break of nice weather!

18/01/2025

Hope everyone is doing well! Just wanted to give everyone an update!

1.) Info on the puppy reunion will be coming SOON - be on the lookout! I hope to also make some fliers for the mail - non owners are welcome too, but we DO suggest keeping ANY non related dog home ONLY because some of the dogs can be reactive and tend to be LESS reactive with family vs. non family.

2.) Genetics testing reports are coming back and for the FIRST TIME, the lab was NOT able to get DNA from some of the samples. I will be reaching out to those of you who's pup came back in conclusive :(

3.) Mayple Update!

Mayple has settled right in, and the other adults have realized that she's here to stay.

Grandma Ginger is pleased to have a grand baby to dote on, and enjoys a bit of play, a bit of tag and lots of kisses on her grand.

Grandpa Carl is irritated as usual. He'd be happiest if he had NO other dogs to contend with, and get all the attention to himself.

Dittie (mom) is a mixed bag. She enjoys playing with Mayple and finally has someone to keep up with her play drive. BUT there's just one problem . . .

Mayple is very protective of me and has claimed me as 100% hers . . . no sharing. Since Dittie is 75% mine, 25% my husbands (when he has snacks and sitting on the sofa), Dittie is pretty sour about this and has taken to pouting in the corner.

A few fun facts about Dittie: she does NOT demand attention and often gets irritated when she does get it. She is obsessive about couch snuggles . . . with everyone BUT me. She is obsessive about her routine with me and going everywhere I go (including car rides, and has gotten better with traveling).

So it makes it HARD to show her the love she feels she's missing. To mitigate this, I do extra playtime on the floor when Mayple isn't around (or Mayple steals whatever toy she has), I put Mayple in the house halfway throuogh chore time so Dittie can feel special guarding mom against monsters (or Amazon delivery trucks).

But Mayple is JUST DIFFERENT.

Personality wise, she's VERY vanilla. A bit like Ginger I guess. She's very eager to please and listens better than the others even at what, 18 weeks now? She's the ONLY dog NOT to have raided the cat room for cat food or cat brownies and is exceptionally level headed. She enjoys playing with her new bestie "Stratus", a former barn kitten siamese we brought into the house 2 years ago and tried to make into a house cat, only to have her tear the house apart demanding to go out, so now she's inside outside . . .

The two girls play HARD, but Mayple is SO VERY GENTLE with her bites.

Mayple has her snuggle routine and she is VERY vocal on what she wants. At exactly 8am she barks at me to end breakfast and do couch snuggles. I rarely sit on the sofa since I only get to sit 10 minutes before an animal needs to go out to potty (yes the new house WILL have a pet door!) So this routine is new for me.

She also has created a game with my son called CHASE. They run back and forth through the house and she adores it.

Overall, Mayple has been just the BEST puppy. Nothing has been chewed up, she's been potty trained since 10 wks old, and she's been a perfect angel. I keep waiting for her alter ego to come out . . . but I think this is what we have.

Like I said, personality wise she's not very exciting compared to the others. But she will make a great Ambassador of our farm here and Frenchton Breeding program.

I can only hope that everyone else has had similar results with their baby :)

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas from our frenzied frenchton family to YOURS!

Everyone is loving the 3 handle rubber tug ball I bought at Tractor supply, and Mayple went right to work yesterday ripping open all the gifts, hahaha! Luckily it was only the ones my husband wrapped (Mom knows better, lol!)

How have your babies done with gifts this year?

21/12/2024

GOING HOME UPDATES!

About a month late, but here they are!

Brody went home first, then was followed by Hadley, who went on a wild ride to New Jersey using a FLIGHT NANNY (our first time). The nanny was sick and mixed up the schedule and we ended up flying her a day earlier than planned - which meant she had eaten breakfast and proceeded to eject it the entire trip. It was NOT for anyone involved, but was a blessing in disguise as a snowstorm was blowing through the next day.

Zeke was the last to go, and gained so much weight that had you put him side by side with Weston, you'd almost not tell them apart (aside from markings).

Everyone seems to have settled in nicely! And Mayple was quite sad after Zeke left, and she still isn't as sassy as she had been, but she's settling in and has her own routines now. And gets mad if the cats are sitting in her spot in Mom's lap ;)

21/12/2024

Previous puppy customer Tanya (Luna) stopped in to deliver a MASSIVE load of puppy outfits for little Mayple, and even got in some snuggles!

Don't worry Tanya, she still has a bit of growing to do before she will fit them :D

Mayple had her FIRST trip off the farm, and we went to go pick up my son from his nature school. She did GREAT on the car ride in (but vomited on the way home...) and is sporting a harness sent by previous puppy customers Wendy and Kevin from Arlo's puppy harness collection (I CANNOT believe how fast she's outgrowing them!)

Mayple did PERFECT on her first walk and sat by my feet as the kids came up to pet her.

Now if I could JUST get Dittie to be this calm on a leash, lol!

13/11/2024

Puppies have been KILLING IT with bell potty training!

Frenchton Bulldog puppies are amazing to train!

Right now we are on hourly rotations of pen 1 hr, out 1 hr, and everyone runs in a herd to the door to potty. Potty outside = treat and playtime!

Even tiny Zeke is a Rockstar with the bell!

It's a bit tricky since I can't always SEE if they pottied, but they are so very close to fully trained, and NO IT DOESNT TAKE MONTHS like many complain

A GOOD solid start as young pups paves the way for good learning habits as they grow.

This group has been amazing with staying out of trouble, a stern "no" is all that's needed.

Hadley is our last amazing pup left, so DONT MISS this opportunity for one of the best pups you'll ever meet!

(Photo is of Brody, because he managed to hold still for 3 seconds!)

12/11/2024

Ella and Miles are melting right into their news homes!

Both pups are sure to be spoiled rotten!

Hadley is still available!

06/11/2024

Puppy playtime in the puppy room! 8.5 weeks old and full of themselves 🤪

Hadley, the harlequin merle fawn female, is still available and everyone else is waiting for pickup 😁

05/11/2024

Weston, Miles, Tye and Sadie all went home this week!

The pups wasted no time snuggling into their new owners and covering them in kisses!

Happy travels my friends! Pups are returning to homes ranging from all parts of Michigan, to New Jersey to Wisconsin!

one left at www.zansfrenchtons.com

05/11/2024

The sweetest thing happened yesterday, and I did the best I could to document it with photos!

As you know, the puppies are taught potty-training at the age of 3 weeks, and at the age of 5-6 weeks (weather dependent) they start learning to potty outside.

(eventually I hope to have a video series on this when I get a rare spare moment)

Several times a day, I load all the puppies into the "puppy bus" (giant rubbermaid bin) and drag it across the house to our outdoor play-yard door.

Each puppy is told "Lets go outside and go potty", I boop their nose on the bell, say "good job!" and stuff them out the door and repeat with remaining puppies.

The puppies KNOW the routine and they all run down the ramp to potty, EVERY SINGLE TIME.

Except last night.

I have a strict "no potty, no play" rule, if a puppy does not potty, or ATTEMPT to potty, they don't get free playtime on the floor - this emphasizes the idea that playtime is earned, not a given and helps discourage indoor potty behavior.

It's like small kids, "But I alwedy went potty mommy.." "I know, but I want you to TRY AGAIN before we leave."

RIGHT??? IT"S THE SAME WITH PUPPIES.

Last night when I took everyone out to potty (they CAN still potty in their litterbox during the day), Mayple REFUSED.

She had apparently already gone in her litterbox just 2 minutes before I arrived . . . and she refused to even attempt it outside.

The weather was decently warm with a slight drizzle rain, nothing awful, but she still stood at the door screaming. ALLLLLL the other pups ran off to potty and came back. ALLLLL the other pups got to come inside and play.

I took Mayple BACK TO THE PEN.

She screamed a good bit, and I finally took her back outside again. SHE STILL SAT AND SCREAMED.

The other pups would run up to her on the other side of the glass and stare, then run off again.

Except for tiny, little Zeke. Zeke knows he is staying with us a bit longer while his mom and dad are away, so he and Mayple have formed a special bond.

Zeke kept circling back to the slider, and staring at Mayple. Finally he started barking at me and looking at Mayple. I walked over and thought perhaps he needed to potty again, so I put him outside with her.

At first he panicked wanting back in (since he HAD already pottied), but then he saw Mayple screaming next to him and sat down and talked to her, trying to convince her to go "TRY" to potty. He sat at the edge of the ramp, trying to convince her to go. When she STILL refused, he gave up and ran down the ramp himself and decided to go potty again.

Mayple sat watching. She still refused . . . But ..... maybe . . . .

Finally she TOO scurried down the ramp and off into the grass and made a potty ***FINALLY*** and the two pups gleefully ran back up the ramp TOGETHER and sat at the door.

And yes, they both got LOTS OF PRAISES (Zeke too for being such a kind brother) and both joined the other pups in indoor play.

And NO ONE pottied in the house :)

If you did NOT get a copy of my potty training and behavior guide, please let me know and I will e-mail it to you, it's full of helpful tips!

**** remember, every moment is a teaching moment . . . what are your pups LEARNING (even unintentionally)?

30/10/2024

PUPPY PHOTOS ARE UP!

All puppy photos have been updated on the website, so check them out! Link is in the comments (so FB doesn't hide it)

30/10/2024

Weston went off to meet his mommy and Daddy and is flying home now! He snuggled right in and refused to let go of them 🥰

Dittie insisted on riding along and she didn't puke once! I think she's determined to go on another out of state trip again and is working on her tolerance 😆

29/10/2024

Here are Hadley's updated photos - I've sent them out to a few who have asked, but decided to post them here as well in case messenger isn't working ;)

7.5 Weeks old, ready to go home this weekend and cover you in soft nuzzles 🥰

She is 82% Frenchie, 18% Boston Terrier, 100% sweetness!

28/10/2024

Puppy photos on the way!
Almost everyone did great! Brody went crazy trying to eat the decorations and Maple thought a bow collar meant it was time to become a bucking bronco!

But overall, everyone did AMAZING for their 7/8 week old photos! I will be sending ALLLL your puppy photos by e-mail, and taking the best one to edit and print for your 5x7 photo and the ones for the website!

*** HADLEY our amazing, sweet girl is STILL available, although I have had 5 people over the last 7 days inquire about her, so I DON'T think she will be around for too long.

If you have NOT reached out to set-up a pick-up time, please shoot me a text or call me, so I make sure to block out plenty of time to go over details of puppy care when you arrive.

Puppies come with a bag of food, a bow tie collar, a few toys, a starter bell, a 5x7 glamor shots photo, vet/shot records, and a puppy info packet on YOUR puppy and their parents.

F***l tests all came back CLEAN!

And everyone is now eating DRY puppy food.

We have begun our outdoor potty routine, and LIKELY (groaning inwardly) I will begin waking everyone up at 4:30 to go out to potty outside (and then back to bed). This gets them ready for their new homes as they will likely be up about that time needing to go!

23/10/2024

Another puppy video! This one was taken MOnday I believe. Weston has since STOPPED screaming, and overall with THIS litter the behavior is amazing! Maple is still screaming a bit . . . you know that stuck up girl in elementary school that thoght she was better than everyone? Yeah . . . that's Maple, lol. She KNOWS she's staying, and likes to rub it in EVERYONE'S faces . . .

The amount this group had already learned with behavior is exciting! Right now we are learnng on NOT chomping on Mom during sit and snuggle time. I run puppy litters a bit like a daycare, where they have time outside to play (length depends on the weather), time inside to play, snuggle/song time and lots of various stimulations. And of course nap and feeding time!

Puppies LOVE chewing on everything . . . including YOU! When puppies begin to chomp I either yelp (like the puppies do) or say "ouch!" and both are followed by a stern "no bite", then puppy is removed from my lap and placed away from me. If they choose to run back and jump back into my lap, they are allowed, but if they bite again, they are once again removed and set away from me. We repeat this as much as it happens. It doesn't take long for them to realize their ideal snuggle spot was just taken by someone else and they do't want to risk losing it again by more biting :)

We do NOT let puppies jump, bite or claw at our faces . . . REMEMEBER, they are SMALL NOW, but bad habits learned as pups turn into awful habits done by FULL SIZE DOGS later.

** ALso at the end that's BRODY, not Miles! I don't usually get those names mixed up but I must have looked over at Miles quickly and his name was stuck on my brain, lol!

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