Little Frenchies on the Prairie

Little Frenchies on the Prairie Farm grown French Bulldogs just for you!

Hello little one, not long now before we meet you 😍
15/11/2025

Hello little one, not long now before we meet you 😍

15/11/2025

Hello little one, not long now until we get to see you 😍

Eeeeeeek. ONLY TWO WEEKS TO GO!
10/11/2025

Eeeeeeek. ONLY TWO WEEKS TO GO!

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23/10/2025

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Last but certainly not least, Azure has commenced her maiden voyage to South Australia! Now named Miso, her new family ...
10/09/2025

Last but certainly not least, Azure has commenced her maiden voyage to South Australia! Now named Miso, her new family is waiting intently for her safe arrival. It's always sad to see them go, but knowing they go to be loved to death makes my heart full 🫶
Thank you to all the new Prairie Frenchie families. I hope the laughs are endless, snuggles are warm, and the farts aren't too offensive xx

Hello Frenchie Family, my name is Paris, and my new mum and dad live in the Mornington Peninsula Vic. I get to meet the...
30/07/2025

Hello Frenchie Family, my name is Paris, and my new mum and dad live in the Mornington Peninsula Vic. I get to meet them next weekend. My birth mum is driving me to Sydney to meet my new mum and dad halfway. There's room for either of my sisters if someone wants to give them a home. Just reach out if you are interested 🫶

29/07/2025

Good evening lovely people.
I've just received an enquiry through my website live chat and the lovely person has not left me an email or mobile number to reply. Please send me another message with your contact details if you would still like me to answer your questions xx

Another piece of the spinal puzzle - CDDYThe short leg phenotype seen in French Bulldogs (and other breeds like Dachshun...
27/07/2025

Another piece of the spinal puzzle - CDDY

The short leg phenotype seen in French Bulldogs (and other breeds like Dachshunds, Corgis, Shih Tzu and Pekingese) is called chondrodystrophy and is genetic. Now bare with me as I explain the genetics of this. There are two known gene mutations that can cause short legs in dogs, these are CDDY and CDPA. In CDDY, there is a genetic mutation in the FGF4 gene (Functional Fibroblast Growth Factor 4 - responsible for bone development) on chromosome 12 which is called the CFA12 FGF4 retrogene. In CDPA the FGF4 mutation is seen on chromosome 18 and is called the CFA18 FGF4 retrogene. CDDY is classified as a risk factor for developing a disease called IVDD Type 1 (Intervertebral Disc Disease Type 1), where as CPDA just causes short legs. Frenchies typically have CFA12, where as Dachshunds have both.

How does CDDY cause IVDD? CFA12 FGF4 causes the premature calcification of the nucleus pulposus. The nucleus pulposus is the soft gel-like centre of the intervertebral disc in-between vertebral segments (See anatomy picture below). With normal aging, the nucleus is gradually replaced by fibrocartilage, but in Frenchies (and other breeds with CDDY), this commences at a young age and is accelerated. When the nucleus pulposus becomes mineralised, it loses its ability to absorb concussive forces between 2 vertebrae and then extrudes into the spinal canal that courses above it. The extruded disc material then causes bruising and or compression of the spinal cord. There is further compression due to haemorrhage in the canal from the extruded disc material rupturing through the vertebral venous plexus. Symptoms correspond with the location and compression of the spinal cord, including pain, ataxia or paralysis of limbs. Surgery to attempt to reduce the compression is called a hemilaminectomy and can cost approximately $10,000, with no guarantee. A study by Batcher et.al. (2019) identified the average incidence of IVDD surgery in Frenchies to be 4.1 years. Other studies confirm this very young age of onset, and hypothesise that the DVL2 gene may be a contributing factor. There is also strong evidence that a dog with IVDD will likely have another episode in a different location within the following 12 months. Furthermore, the gene works in an autosomal dominant fashion which means both a double copy (homozygous) and a single copy (heterozygous) is enough to cause an increased risk to developing IVDD Type 1.

Similar to how removing DVL2 will cause a change of the phenotype of the spine (making it longer and straighter), removing CDDY will mean Frenchies could have longer legs. And because leg length is a result of multiple factors including variants on other genes, and that there are presently only a handful of dogs with one or no copies of this gene, it is still unknown how they will eventually look.

These 2 girls are still homeless. Reach out by DM/PM if you'd like to know more about them. Price neg/payment plan for ...
25/07/2025

These 2 girls are still homeless. Reach out by DM/PM if you'd like to know more about them. Price neg/payment plan for serious enquiries.

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Little Frenchies on the Prairie are located at Spring Creek on the Darling Downs QLD. Our little cherubs are loved family pets, enjoying the free range pleasures of a farming lifestyle. They are well accustomed and acclimatised to exercise, hot and cold weather, other animals on the farm including a Jack Russell, two retired hunting dogs, cats, chickens, horses and cattle and of course an endless supply of love and cuddles from us!

As a boutique breeder, we pride ourselves on quality not quantity, breeding pups from registered pedigree parents that have been hip and spine scored and clear of known heritable diseases. All our pups are hand raised and health and DNA tested prior to going to their new homes. We breed for health and temperament primarily to the pet market.

What makes Little Frenchies on the Prairie stand out from the rest? Our dogs and their progeny are all free range. For their protection from the dangers of living on a farm (snakes, eagles and other predators including potential thieves) they are also crate trained from an early age. We the owners have been around animals both large and small all our lives - Adriana is a veterinarian and Dale is a farrier. We have a thorough understanding of animal care and welfare, and the health and wellbeing of all our animals is of the utmost importance.