Why do french bulldogs fart?

Too many croissants.

Becauze it eez zee proper zing for zem to do, n’est ce pas?

So they don’t need a back-up beeper?

@janbb Hehe

Sausages.

All animals fart. It is a release of gas buildup brought on by the digestion process.

what? they can’t all be funny.

Sure, bring us all down. We’re making fart jokes; you bring up Global Warming.

What’s wrong with Global Warning jokes?

@pdworkin Are you saying that French Bulldogs are a contributory cause of Global Warming?

…yes, but the question is – why do french bulldogs (as a breed) have a tendency to fart?

If they produce methane they contribute. Because a bulldog’s a bulldog, no matter how small.

Perhaps it’s got something to do with their odd design. They are the only dog (to my knowledge, anyway) that can’t perform coitus; they have to be artificially inseminated.
Also, as to the croissant eating, I doubt that. French Bulldogs are actually from England so perhaps all that gas is from eating too many ctumpets.

@AstroChuck: If I ate a ctumpet, I’d have gas too.

@gailcalled And that might be the least of your problems? Do they serve ctumpets with butter or jam and cream?

What’s a ctumpet? I golloged it and couldn’t find it.—

My chihuahua and golden retriever fart a lot. Here is an old thread about “dog farts”: http://www.fluther.com/disc/34869/what-can-i-do-about-my-dogs-farting/#quip416270

So you can tell the difference between the French and English Bulldog? The English are more reserved!

It’s just the evil coming out of them.

Short-nosed dogs tend to swallow more air when they eat, adding to the amount of flatus they produce. Some people recommend that you raise the food bowl up off the floor so they don’t have to bend down so far to eat, to try to reduce the amount of air they swallow. In addition, bulldogs, boxers and pit bulls all tend to have slightly finicky intestines and a tendency towards food allergies, so you need to feed them one of the foods designed for “sensitive digestions.”

We have both an American Bulldog and a Pit Bull, and some evenings it is all we can do not to break out the SCUBA tanks.

In French a fart is, interestingly enough, un pet. (Vulgar.)

Sure,@Darwin, come in here and mess up all of our idiocy with a cogent explanation.

edit: crumpet, of course.

My sister had a Dobie who had very stanky farts. She finally learned to leave the room to fart! the dog, not my sister; sis just farted wherever she happened to be when the urge hit!

Our American Bulldog never notices when she farts, but our Pit Bull will fart, look shocked, and run out of the room. He also runs out of the room when my husband farts, but not when anyone else does.

When I was a kid our English Bulldog always lay at my father’s feet in the evenings after dinner with her tail end pointing directly at him, much to his dismay. She never noticed when she farted, but everyone else did, including the cat.

Note to self: French bulldogs are not the breed for me. ;-)

This got me thinking.. our 3 dogs (Labrador-golden retreiver mix, cocker spaniel and miniature schnauzer) all fart quite frequently. We helped cut down on this by trying different foods that help produce less gas and raising their food bowls (except for the schnauzer’s). This seems to work some… but the strangest thing is, while the lab’s and cocker’s farts can easily clear out a room (horrible smell), by far the worst smelling and longest lasting come from the smallest dog in the house! thankfully she rarely farts. but when she does all the windows and doors have to be opened. it’s BAD.

thanks

I’ve had several different types of dogs, and they all farted a lot. I think it’s pretty much standard.

There’s an easy way to solve it though. There’s a product called “Beano”, a type of digestive enzyme, which is sold in most supermarkets near the vitamins and stuff. It’s used to control gas. Say you’re on a first date, and your date wants Mexican food. I keep a couple of Beano pills in my car for these occasions, so I’m not farting it up an hour after dinner. You can buy in it liquid form too so you can add a couple of drops to your dog’s food. It has a bit of a funny taste by human standards, but believe me, the dog won’t know the difference. The dog might still fart from swallowing air, but it won’t stink anymore.

I have heard of people having allergic reactions to Beano before. Is it possible for a dog to have a reaction too? I don’t know but you might want to start with just one drop in his food the first few times, and make sure he doesn’t get sick. Then increase the dosage.

You shouldn’t give Beano to your dog as it is formulated for humans and not dogs. There is a product for dogs called Gas-Be-Gone that should do what you want. However, if your dog has a lot of flatulence you might want to consider changing your dog’s diet. Most dog foods contain corn and, along with wheat and soy. These three ingredients should never be given to your dog, especially corn. Dogs don’t produce the right enzymes to break these grains down. Dog food companies use them because they are cheap fillers. Even companies such as Hill’s and Eukanuba put them in their products. Look for dog foods without these grains. Blue Buffalo is one company that never uses corn, soy, or wheat. There are a few other companies that make dog food like this. You’ll find them to cost more but you’ll find your dog will eat much less and ultimately it will save you money due to this and less frequent vet visits.

i feed him with royal canin junior bulldog

@krizan – Sounds like good stuff, but one of my dogs can’t handle any wheat at all, so the wheat gluten is out. Blue Buffalo is good stuff, though.

i’d like to try it, but i don’t think they sell it in europe…

Look in Whole Dog Journal , they have good food references…I feed VeRus Foods and have been very happy . I currently have a pup on the puppy formula, and a weight formula for the seniors…all are American Bulldogs and the farts….. bulls snort and bulldogs fart!