Built on the foundations of love for the breed.

Who we are and what we stand for:

Back in July 2019 a group of Frenchie obsessed friends came together and chose to make a difference to the French bulldogs that today we see being abused and overbred so much. We want to bring awareness to the wider public of some of the issues that are common to the breed, that they need to be aware of before taking on a puppy or a rescue dog. There are so many puppies flooding the market now and people are sadly purchasing them without any research or knowledge of the breed.

The coronavirus has been somewhat of a challenge for us as for a period of time everyone wanted a dog during the lockdown. But since the spring of 2021 we have seen a huge influx of Frenchies being surrendered to us as the world returns to normal. In recent times we have seen 8 dogs handed over to our rescue in one day!

Rescue dogs are not the easiest but they can bring so much joy and love to you and your family. In rescue we’ve had the opportunity to meet many dogs, but meeting them sometimes at the lowest point of their lives. We’ve had to walk away from some that we know shouldn’t be left but we have not been able to help them at that time, which trust us we have shed many a tear over. But many times we have seen the dogs that have nothing but a cheap collar that was bought for them that day to convince any prospective buyers that they are coming from a loving home, when the truth is they’ve been living in squalor, have been left outside, abused as breeding machines or just simply uncared for. This is not every dog but it breaks our hearts even if we know it was one dog but sadly we know it’s not the case.

We’ve opened our hearts and homes to these dogs and we have to say we have been totally blown away by how they’ve changed and become very loving and trusting dogs. Some are a work in progress as are all dogs, even our own need a little reminder of their manners sometimes, but in return they have become so loving and trusting that they really have touched our hearts even though we may never have physically have met them.

We hope you find our rescue as open, honest and trusting as we are. We look forward to working with you in the future in whatever capacity you are able to support us with.

Many thanks form all at Frenchie & Friends Foundation, where we have built a rescue on foundations of the love for the breed.

 Our First Rescue - Treacle

fOSTERING/aDOPTING

Can you open your home to a dog in need through fostering or adopting? We are looking for all sorts of homes, applicants with children, other dogs and pets all welcome. If you think you can then please click here to read more and access our application form.

HOMECHECKING/ROAD TRAINS

All of our homes have to be home checked before they can foster or adopt. We are on the look out for people happy to check homes on our behalf, all information needed will be provided plus relevant forms. We also need people that are happy to transport our dogs to and from homes. If this is something you could help with then please click here to read more about volunteering.

FUNDRAISING/EVENTS

To spread the word and raise much needed funds we need your ideas and help. Are there ways you think that we can raise funds? Would you be happy to help out at events such as dog shows and local fete’s. Handing out leaflets, talking about the rescue and raising awareness for the breed. If you are interested please click here to read more about volunteering or use the form below to get in touch.

GET IN TOUCH

We would love for you to get in touch, should you need advice, want to know more about the rescue or want to share your ideas for things such as fundraising and events then please fill out the form to the right and send to us. We are happy to answer all questions and aim to respond within 24 hours.