Diesel   

Breed:  Olde English Bulldog

Sex: Male

Age:  16 months old

Weight:  73 lbs.

9/9/2018 Update:   Diesel was ADOPTED!!!!  Lucky boy Diesel has found his forever family and is now the newest member of the NBBR alumnae club. 

Even though Diesel is almost two, he is still ALL puppy.  With all that puppy energy we knew he needed a family that was active and could help him burn some of the playful puppy energy.  When his now forever parents applied to adopt they knew they wanted an Olde English Bulldog as they had an Olde English in the past and knew they definitely wanted another.  Having lost their original Bulldog to illness they were hoping to find a “younger” bulldog that could fill their house with the Bulldog energy they were missing. Boy, Diesel seemed made for the job.  After a Meet and Greet, it was confirmed Diesel was in fact the Bulldog they had been waiting for.  Congratulations to Mom, Dad and Diesel.

8/27/2018 Update:  Diesel is SUCH a good boy! We like to tell him every day how lucky his fur-ever family will be to have him as a part of their family because he is just so good! He doesn’t have any on-going medical issues, eats well (we have him on Royal Cannin Bulldog), is playful but also content to occupy himself. He loves to snuggle and be with people, but when we leave for work he is happy in his room and never chews on anything but his toys/bones. He gets along well with the 2 smaller dogs in the home and corrects easily if needed. Diesel never has potty accidents inside either! He’s so easy going and would do well in a home with older kids (maybe 8+?) just because he is so big and could easily nock down a smaller child when playing. Diesel would also do well in a kid-free home as long as the people are able to play with him and get his puppy energy out 🙂 

8/13/2018 Update:  Oh heavenly Diesel! He’s just such a good boy and we love him so much, not sure I could ever state that enough. Diesel continues to do well in foster care, he LOVES his foster brother and they play all of the time. Diesel isn’t really destructive (except for one time with a phone – NOT his fault!) and he actually stays in our game room when we are at work without chewing up things he shouldn’t. Diesel continues to do well with his listening skills and being gentle with the smaller dogs. He is pretty easy as long as you keep him busy with a friend or toy to play with. It’s hard to believe that just 4 months ago he was healing from a major surgery to fix his broken leg! 

8/5/2018 Update: 

Diesel remains a super active puppy! He loves when our frenchie puppy friend comes to visit – they are inseparable! They play, tug, chase, wrestle, nap, then start all over again. His frenchie friend was here for about 10 days and it was just non-stop puppy playtime and snuggles. Occasionally I would have to separate them simply to give their exhausted bodies a break from going 100 miles an hour all the time. 

We let Diesel have tons of play time with the small dogs, but he will remain separated from our big dog since they got in an argument that resulted in some minor wounds. 

Otherwise he’s still as handsome as ever and continues to look for his forever home to find him! 

7/24/2018 Update:  Our handsome boy Diesel continues to melt hearts in foster care. He is such a very good boy and we love him so much, as anyone does who meets him. We recently had a weekend house-guest (French bulldog puppy) whom Diesel LOVED! Diesel and the frenchie puppy spent the whole weekend playing together. Diesel continues to seem to do best with smaller dogs overall. Although he is integrated with our resident dogs, he has gotten into a couple of scuffles with our resident mastiff mix because Diesel didn’t want to listen when the mastiff said “I don’t want to play right now”. When these scuffles happen (no injuries ever occur for either dog), we separate for a 24 hour period to let the both cool off. This could be because Diesel is challenging our male mastiff due to 1) size (mastiff is slightly larger), 2) gender (male vs male can sometimes be an issue), or 3) triggers that have yet to be discovered. We do know that Diesel can not be around our big dog if there is food (people or dog) or chew bones, but otherwise we haven’t pin-pointed other trigger sources. All of this does not mean he can’t be adopted to a home with another dog his size or larger, but I would be aware of what we have encountered in our home. 

7/17/2018 Update: 

Diesel wanted to thank everyone who came out this past Saturday to the NBBR event at Hollywood Feed in Fort Worth! He had so much fun meeting all new friends! We were so proud of him and how well he listened to us even with so many distractions and fun people/bulldogs to play with!

Diesel remains the handsome, happy, energetic pup we have all come to know and love with no signs of slowing down anytime soon. We continue to work on his listening skills, which for the most part he does really well. He still is working on listening to when his foster brothers (especially his bigger foster brother) when they say they don’t want to play anymore. Diesel sometimes reads “stop it” as “I want to fight you” and reacts, this is something that will need ongoing work and his forever home should be prepared to continue to work with him. Diesel responds well to a strong (ALPHA) human to keep him in line and his manners ever present

7/10/2018 Update:   I love doing Diesel updates because it gives me more excuses to take pictures of him and look at his beautiful face. 😍 Diesel is easily the most ruggedly handsome dog I’ve ever seen in my life (and that’s saying a lot because I live and breathe bulldogs as well as have been in vet med for over 10 years)! We all just adore him and every day is a blessing full of puppy kisses!

6/24/2018 Update: 

Hello bulldog friends! 

Disel has been doing really well and we apologize for the gap in updates. We took a family vacation so Diesel stayed at home with our awesome petsitter while we were gone. She said that he was a giant love bug and wanted to always play or snuggle. 

Disel has been about the same, still a VERY energetic puppy! He loves to run, play, wrestle, chew on toys and bones, and annoy his foster brother. The past few days we have been letting him hang out with our big dog as long as Diesel is calm (and not hyper) and they do well! If Diesel is wanting to play we separate them because Diesel doesn’t listen to Dom when Dom says “leave me alone!”, so for everyone’s safety we think it is best to separate. We still have to separate him from our little English bulldog because Diesel can play so rough and (again) doesn’t really listen to the cues of another dog saying they are “done” playing. It’s a learning process and he is getting better, it will just take time. 

During the day Diesel is crated and does well, at night he sleeps with my 13 year old son for snuggle times. Wherever we have him he does well and doesn’t complain, but certainly prefers being with people.

6/11/2018 Update:  Well Diesel still remains as handsome as ever! Everything has been about the same with Diesel since our last update. He is still stunningly handsome, SUPER playful, happy, winner of “Best Snuggler” award every night, and all around good boy! We stay inside except for potty breaks during the day since it is too darn hot for the smoosh faces. We give him run-around outside time at night and in the early morning for about 10-20 minutes as along as I feel it is safe. He is still lover of frogs, bones, and toys! He has “killed” several toys so far, but what do you expect from a playful bulldog puppy? He is still getting along splendidly with our male English bulldog (although we stay right close since he still is learning is strength and what is “too rough” play) and they wrestle and play chase in the living room. We tried a couple times to introduce to our large (slightly bigger than Diesel) male mastiff mix, but it was unsuccessful sadly. They are ok to pass by each other to move one to a different side of a baby gate, but any longer than that and Diesel tries to “challenge” and for everyone’s safety we just keep them separate. He is 100% healed from his fractured leg and loves to take full advantage of being mobile again. We continue to crate him anytime he is unsupervised since his curious puppy nature (chewing things that aren’t to be chewed) takes over his good sense when not being watched. It’s been such a privilege having him in our home as he recovered and we are excited for the next part of his journey in life! 

5/28/2018 Update:  Diesel had his post-op recheck today and he “passed” with flying colors! The surgeon said they were super happy with his healing. Diesel will have 2 more weeks of “light” activity while getting back to a normal routine. He LOVES running around in the back yard, and he is so majestic to watch. I’ll try and get a video of him this week for everyone to see. We have been working on slow-intros with the resident dogs in our home. I have a little male English bulldog and Diesel seems to really enjoy hanging out with him since they are the same age. I have a larger male mastiff mix that he has seen for a few weeks through a baby gate. When we did a face-to-face meeting in the backyard, Diesel immediately went in defense mode and that was the end of the meeting. Diesel is a super high energy boy who just wants someone to rough-and-tumble with. He would also benefit with some obedience classes to brush up on his manners in his new home. 

5/21/2018 Update:  Diesel is continuing to thrive and have loads of fun in foster care! He had to stay a few days with another foster family this past weekend due to a death in our family. He really enjoyed his little “staycation” since it was filled with lots of snuggle time! Once we got back we did slow intros with our resident bulldog who is the same age as Diesel and it was fantastic! The two were fast friends and now all they want to do is play and wrestle all day! We have to separate him from his new friend to give them both breaks and to make sure he doesn’t over-do it with his leg (since we are still healing). Diesel is a VERY energetic boy and LOVES LOVES LOVES to play with friends! 

5/16/2018  Update: 

5/15/2018 Update:  Diesel continues to thrive in foster care! We really adore having him here and he makes every day lots of fun. As you can see from the pictures, he LOVES stuffed toys! He especially loves the “Go Dog” brand of dragons/lizards/dinosaurs. Apparently, those are the most fun to play tug with and toss around! Today I let him have some (very limited of about 10 minutes) play time off-leash in the backyard so he could stretch out those strong puppy legs of his. He simply thought it was the best time ever and didn’t want to come back inside for rest. Diesel thinks I’m too strict, but following the surgeon’s instructions is my job as his foster mom. He will have his 8 week post-op recheck of his leg at the end of the month to ensure the fracture healed appropriately with the plates and screws. Until we get the all-clear from the surgeon, we will continue with limited activity (much to Diesel’s disapproval). 

4/30/2018 Update:  Diesel continues to thrive in foster care! His favorite things are to be with people and chewing on a bone. His personality comes out more each day as he becomes comfortable in his “suite” at his foster home. We play tug with him, but carefully and not for too long to ensure we don’t hurt his leg. We have to continue to remind ourselves that he is still recovering from a major orthopedic surgery because he sure doesn’t act like he’s had anything done! He gets tons of love and his human foster brother snuggles him at night to make sure he doesn’t ever feel lonely. 

4/23/2018 Update:  Diesel is doing FANTASTIC! He loves to eat (but what bulldog doesn’t?!), be with people, snuggle, and chew….LOTS of chewing! Diesel loves his toy lizard, chew bones, and anything else that looks fun. What do you expect, he’s a puppy! It’s been about 3 weeks since his surgery and he acts like nothing ever happened. This can be a challenge, since telling a young bulldog he can’t run and play just yet doesn’t go over too well. He makes due with his short leash walks outside and playing with his toys in his room. We are continuing to keep him separated from our dogs for safety, at least until his 8 week with the surgeon.

4/15/2018 Update:  Diesel is doing well! He had some tummy issues that resolved nicely with the quick action of NBBR. Once on antibiotics and probiotics as well as chicken/rice diet his stools got back to normal after about 48 hours. Medically he is having a great recovery. Minimal swelling to his healing leg, incision looks beautiful and he doesn’t seem to notice that he even had major orthopedic surgery. Being young is certainly an advantage for him and is helping his healing process, but his puppy personality is starting to show! He certainly is more comfortable in his surroundings and is 100% a lover. He is most happy when foster mom or dad are hanging out with him while he chews on a toy. His accommodations are a spacious crate when he is sleeping or we are at work to ensure we protect his healing leg, and when we are home he is allowed to go between our game room and foster mom’s office. We have kept him separate from our resident dogs and will continue to do so while he heals over the next 8 – 12 weeks since the last thing we want is for any further injury to occur because we got too excited to play with another pup. Safety first! He goes on short leash walks in the backyard and does amazing on a leash! He hasn’t had a single potty accident either (except the one in his crate during the night when he had tummy troubles – but that wasn’t his fault)! We are so happy to be giving this handsome love bug a second chance to live a full, happy, and LONG life!

4/8/2018 Update:   Please welcome Diesel to the No Borders Bulldog Rescue family. Diesel is a 16 month old Olde Englsh Bulldog that weighs 73 lbs.

Diesel comes to the NBBR family as a Veterinarian surrender.  Diesel was taken to a local Emergency Hospital when his family discovered he was limping  after being outside playing.  Upon examination and X-rays, they found Diesel had broken his tibia in his back leg.  After speaking with the family it was determined they could not afford the necessary surgery for Diesel.  The family requested other options. The veterinary staff mentioned amputation of Diesel’s leg would be the other option. The family did not want to do this either. The family then requested Diesel be euthanized.  Luckily for Diesel, the hospital did not want that to happen.  The staff suggested the family surrender Diesel to them so they could find a Rescue willing to help Diesel.  The family was very hesitant to this suggestion and did not want to do it. However the staff was eventually successful in persuading the family a Rescue could help Diesel and avoid him being euthanized.  Once the paperwork was signed, the staff reached out to NBBR and asked if we would be the Rescue able to help Diesel.  Obviously the answer was YES!!!

Once it was determined Diesel would join NBBR, the next steps were the logistics.  Diesel required transport from the hospital where he was to our clinic. This was to get a second opinion to determine exactly what type of surgery he would require.   A volunteer that was able to lift Diesel (73 lbs.) was dispatched and Diesel made it to the clinic.   Dr H looked over the X-rays and determined Diesel would need to be referred to the Surgery Center to be seen by an Orthopedic Surgeon.  That appointment confirmed Diesel would require several metal pins in his leg to stabilize the bone and allow it to heal properly.  Diesel’s surgery was scheduled for the next day.  Diesel did very well with the surgery.  He did have to spend two nights at the Surgery Center, as Diesel had some issues with the anesthesia and required observation and additional medications to help him with the reflux he was experiencing.  The good news is Diesel is doing well and was able to leave the Surgery Center and join his foster family.

Diesel had a VERY traumatic week, to say the least. He is currently getting some much needed rest and relaxation at his foster home.  Diesel will require  a minimum of 8 weeks of crate rest and limited activity. This will allow his bones to heal.  He is still a little stressed in his new foster home, but he is in good hands.  His foster family has a complete “spa experience” set up for him so he can rest in the utmost of comfort.  Diesel seems to be a very sweet, loving Bulldog.  He may have been a little spoiled while he was at the Surgery Center. While there, one of the staff members spent all her breaks sitting with Diesel and letting him rest his head in her lap.  (He was staff favorite while he was there). Diesel’s Orthopedic Surgeon let us know Diesel should have a complete recovery and no long term problems with his injuries.   Please keep Diesel in your thoughts and prayers as he begins his journey of healing. Once the healing is complete he will then open the next chapter of his journey-finding a new forever home.