Oily Drop Bullies

25/03/2025

18/03/2025

🐾 HUGE NEWS for American Bullies! 🐾

The National Breed Club under United Kennel Club "United American Bullies Association" (est. May 2024) has announced that American Bullies now qualify for CHIC numbers with the OFA! 🎉

To earn a CHIC number, American Bullies must have completed (at minimal):
✅ Hips -(@ 2 yrs of age)
✅ Elbows -( @ 2 years of age)
✅ Advanced Cardiac (echocardiogram) -(@ 1yr of age)

I'm super excited to say I have 3 (visible, since 3 of the other dogs shown were only preliminary tested hips/elbows thus far) of the (currently) 53 American Bullies with CHIC numbers—you can check the database to see if your bully has their fancy new badge too! 🏅

🔍 Search here: https://ofa.org/chic-programs/browse-by-breed/

This is a huge step forward for American Bully's reputation, health and responsible breeding practices!

Let’s keep raising the bar for the breed we all love! 💪🐶🐾 it gets us one step closer to one day (hopefully) being AKC accepted.

21/02/2025

18/02/2025

🥳🩵 WE'RE 🩵 GOING 🩵 CANADIAN 🩵 🥳

ODB's A Dream Come True, NTD ("Dream") has a romantic date coming up; estimated for December 2025 - puppies would essentially be ready for new homes by April 2026; so plenty of time to make your arrangements if you wish to be considered for this breeding

Alexandra Marie and I have chosen to work with Anissa Shotbolt of Border City Bullies with her boy Woodsie the American Bully.

An official Breeding Ad will come this spring; once we can get updated professional photos of Dreamy to properly advertise her (and she still has some official testing to be completed), but I'm just too excited, to not give this little teaser announcement right now...
Dreams OFA: https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?appnum=2506309
(+ Her Not Listed Testing:
Embark - NCL Carrier
Hips (prelim at 22 months & non-sedated): Fair
Elbows (Prelim @ 22 months) - Normal
BAER- Normal)

We knew finding a stud (& an Owner 🙃) that matched Oily Drop Bullies programs overall mindset, goals, impact, reputation and educational outreach for the breed we love so much was going to be a difficult journey.

📌Finding American Bully breeders who actually campaign their programs best dogs in multiple registries and in multiple avenues and *HEAVILY* health test their breeding stock and are actually focused on temperament (not just using the words "health & temperament" for clicks and views) anddddd have a good reputation (professionally and personally) is not at all an easy fit.

I continued to end up right back at Anissa's program, they literally check every single box for what ODB stands for and wishes to continue.

Both Alex and myself admire and respect Anissa (that alone says a lot 😉).

Her program is very active in the sport world side of the American Bully breed.
-Weight Pull, Dock Diving, Obedience/Rally, Precision Coursing, Barn Hunt, etc.,
They do participate in Conformation and she is a member of a few different Breed Clubs not to mention being the VP of our American Bully National Breed Club with United Kennel Club (est. May 2024).

Then of course if you werent already in awe of just Anissa's resume in the dog world..... came the actual dogs.... their health scores, their temperaments, their individual resumes....

It really was such a clear choice of who to work with for Dreamy's first breeding.
...Ladies and Gentlemen....
The possibilities here are really way too exciting to contain... I hope you can see it too!

Feel free to check out BCB, if you don't already happen to know about this truly amazing team/program:
Website: https://www.bordercitybullies.com/
OFA Link: https://ofa.org/advanced-search/?f=sr&appnum=198850

14/02/2025

Valentines Day PSA from GrCh Sugar Daddy 🧠💬:
"Reasons I Should Be Your Valentine 💐🍫🧁:
5. Lots of Cuddle Experience 💝
3. I have been told all my life I am handsome 👀
h. I will protect you from all evildoers 🦸‍♂️
1. Convenience. I am literally right here.. 👋
a. I don't have a valentine yet. 🥹"

13/02/2025

Article:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/27/pet-fur-found-in-songbird-nests-contains-high-levels-of-pesticides-study-finds?fbclid=IwY2xjawIbMuFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHW_flD6oBVCjDU8nlmPvUQZUWhXfacRP_2Fzn6P4atzKxWotHkYiaDpVgQ_aem_3sxbLjSl86cvufociNXTtQ

Study:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969725000737?ref=pdf_download&fr=RR-2&rr=908a988c1c6d63c1

10/02/2025

06/02/2025

GrCh Sugar Daddy got his first play date today with his son; i totally didn't expect the level of excitement from him that he gave us 😅😅 I was certainly ill prepared in the moment.

The b***y swinging and side hopping was in full force; we really don't have enough room for these 100lbs of uncoordinated antics, sir 🫠

P.s. I'll apologize for the number of times you have to see b***y 🕳 's in the video (🫠🫣)

29/01/2025

"Yeah... you do it anyway" 🥲🐾💓

📖: R.M. Drake - "Dog People"

22/01/2025

9 weeks post baby body 😘🤌

Homegirl got thicccc in all the right places 🥰🙌

🟢 RACEN ODB'S Divine Manifestation, SPOT, CGCA, CGCU, BCAT, FDN, NTD, T3, BR3K23, BR3K24 ("Chakra")

Health Testing Results:
Embark - Clear
"Rage Syndrome" - BPBM - A0/A0 (Not Affected)
BAER - Normal
CAER - Normal
Dentition - Full
Thyroid - Normal
Patella- Normal
Kidney - Normal
Cardiac: Normal
Trachea - Normal
Shoulders - Normal
Spine - Normal
Elbows - Normal
Hips - Fair
Pennhip: R: .43 L: .38 (No OA/ No Cavitation)

18/01/2025

Crate Training ✅️💪
Car Rides ✅️💪

18/01/2025

The unfortunate blessing of dog breeding is even when you dont want to get out of bed after losing a monumental dog; the Littles will always force you to "keep going". There's no time to mourn, you just go into autopilot to make sure the little ones aren't ever missing a single necessary step in their emotional growth.

Its a blessing & a curse to have the puppies around to distract from the heartbreaks

Enjoy Blooper being Blooper 🥲🫶

Hes still looking for his forever couch:

https://apply.gooddog.com/oily-drop-bullies-new-york

16/01/2025

Today is an emotionally tough day.

I've made the incredibly hard decision to put SolidBlueKennel's Hazel (the matriarch) of my kennel down later today. I had really strong hopes that she would still be going strong come April 1st for her 14th birthday celebration, but unfortunately she has started to rapidly decline and it has becoming unsafe for her getting around the house after a few slips/falls down stairs while just trying to get outside for bathroom duties. Her appointment has been made for 1:30 p.m. today with a company called "In The Comfort of Home".

Did you know Hazel had actually saved my life at one time... I've been pretty open about my domestic violence background with an ex (that breakup is what landed me with the dogs and out of pure desperation I decided to become a Breeder, with zero knowledge at the time of what I was doing and what was entailed in that decision.

I don't think we had her for even a few months at the time when there was an "incident" between us in my garage over the summertime and this dog took it upon herself to breakout through the door into the garage (where I was being held by my throat, with my feet off the ground) and charged full speed ahead to slam her body into said person which caused grip to let loose and me to fall to the ground; gasping to catch my breath. Hazel then put herself between me and said person growling and snarling, which thankfully intimidated said person enough at the time they actually left the property (for a few days). I knew in that moment she wasn't ever going anywhere.

Hazel helped me raise every single dog that's come into my home in our 12 years together. Not to mention she's the reason Prince Charmer ever existed..... She is definitely a one in a million dog.

Forgive me if I'm quiet or not as responsive these next few weeks especially. Things are going to look really different in my life now that I'm losing the last of my original crew of the dogs that made me fall absolutely in love with the American Bully breed.
Just a few photos of her 12 years in my life ❤

16/01/2025

“What’s the hardest part about having a dog?” they asked, their tone casual, like it was just another question.

I glanced at the worn leash hanging by the door, my chest tightening. “Letting them go,” I said quietly.

They frowned a little, waiting for me to explain. “They come into your life like they were always meant to be there,” I said, trying to find the words. “They make everything better—simpler, brighter. And you think it’s always going to be that way. But it’s not. One day, they’re gone, and you’re left with all the space they used to fill.”

They nodded, but I wasn’t sure they understood. “It’s not the messes they made or the routines you have to let go of,” I continued. “It’s the absence. You walk into the house, and it feels... wrong. The quiet is heavier. The mornings don’t feel the same without them nudging you awake.”

“So why do it?” they asked, their voice softer this time.

I sighed, glancing down at my hands. “Because the love they give you is worth every bit of the heartache. They teach you how to love without holding back, even when you know it’s going to hurt in the end. And you keep choosing that love because you know it’s one of the best things you’ll ever feel.”

R.M. Drake 🐶 from the book ' Dog People'

Artist Credit : Iain Welch

13/01/2025

Today the babies were introduced to Whole Prey🐥 Quail Chicks 🐥(freeze dried):

Quail is a lean & Low Calorie Protein
High in Phosphorus & Iron (great for strong muscle, bone 🦴 & tissue development 💪)

They definitely loved it!

🛍: Girls Gone Raw Pet Food (based in Ohio)

Blooper is still looking for his forever 🏡:
https://apply.gooddog.com/oily-drop-bullies-new-york