Blue fawn in French Bulldogs combines a light fawn color and Blue. More specifically, blue fawn Frenchies have blue parts around their muzzle and eyes instead of black, and their light coat has a beautiful bluish shine.
This rare French bulldog color has become one of the most popular among our adopters in recent years.
What is a Blue Fawn French Bulldog?
Blue-fawn Frenchies carry the double recessive dilute genes that the blue brindles or blue pied carry, except that they have two genes for the fawn, whereas the darker blue Frenchies carry one copy of the brindle gene, which is a dominant gene.
Blue Fawn Frenchies have a lovely shade of fawn as the base color, with bluish masks, pads, and shades of blue primarily visible on the ears and back.
There are no two of these precisely alike, but all are stunning, especially if you are biased toward the fawn/tan coloring, which we certainly are.
Characteristics of a Blue Fawn French Bulldog
The Blue Fawn French Bulldogs may appear muscular and active dogs, but in fact, they are lazy. Frenchies are known as couch potatoes since they love to lie around the house and cuddle with you on the couch.
Blue Fawn Frenchies have a big bright smiles that can light up any room. Frenchies have broad, deep chests and sturdy bodies.
The back bends down at the end, and the tail is medium length and thin. Their tails are often straight but can be a bit curved as well.
1. Size and Weight of a Blue Fawn French Bulldog
The male Blue Fawn French Bulldogs usually grow from 10 inches (27 cm) to 13.7 inches (35 cm), whereas the females grow from 9 inches (24 cm) to 12 inches (32 cm).
The Frenchie males weigh 20 to 30 pounds, and the females weigh 17 to 28.
2. Coat and Color of a Blue Fawn French Bulldog
The Blue Fawn French Bulldog comes in some striking color combinations. Some of these are:
Blue Fawn Merle Frenchie:
A Blue Fawn Merle French Bulldog carries the Merle gene. This gene causes blue stains of irregular dilution on the Merle French Bulldog’s body.
Blue Fawn Pied French Bulldog:
The Blue Fawn Pied French Bulldog coat is white with fawn patches and a blue mask.
Blue Fawn Sable French Bulldog:
Blue Fawn Sable Frenchies have a fawn base coat with blue hair evenly spread over their bodies.
Brindle Blue Fawn French Bulldog:
Blue Fawn Brindle Frenchies have a fawn coat with tiger-like blue stripes. Brindle is a pattern, not a color, mainly in the tiger pattern.
Lilac Blue Fawn French Bulldog:
A Lilac Blue Fawn Frenchies have a light chocolate coat, and these Frenchie cost higher than regular Frenchies.
Blue and Fawn French Bulldog:
Fawn Frenchies with patches of Blue all over their bodies are called Blue and Fawn French Bulldogs.
Light Blue Fawn French Bulldog:
Occasionally the color dilution makes the blue a lighter shade, so we call such a Frenchie the light Blue Fawn French Bulldog.
Blue Fawn Tan French Bulldog:
The Blue Fawn Frenchies have tan color on their eyebrows, chest, paws, and other places.
Tri Blue Fawn French Bulldog:
A Frenchie with Blue, Fawn, and a third color on his body is called the Blue Fawn tri-French Bulldog.
Blue masked Fawn French Bulldog:
The Blue Fawn French Bulldogs have a high concentration of blue fur on their face.
Maskless Blue Fawn French Bulldog:
The dilution gene that causes blue coloration also changes Frenchie’s eye rims and paw pads. Even if the Frenchie doesn’t have a blue mask, these body parts can still be blue. Such Frenchies are called maskless Blue Fawn French Bulldogs.
Chocolate Blue Fawn French Bulldog:
Chocolate is another color that results from a dilution gene. A Fawn Frenchie can be chocolate or blue, but he can’t be both.
Red Blue Fawn French Bulldog:
When a Blue Fawn French Bulldog has a more vibrant fawn color, he’s called the red Blue Fawn French Bulldog.
3. Head and Face of a Blue Fawn French Bulldog
Blue French Bulldogs have a square-like head that is big compared to their body. They have huge ears and are like the ears of a bat.
There are also some wrinkles on the neck due to extra skin that looks adorable. Blue Frenchies often have black eyes but can also be light Blue.
The upper jaw is more significant than the lower and covers the lower jaw entirely when closed. You will also notice your Frenchie has an overbite, which is fantastic.
4. Temperament and Character of a Blue Fawn French Bulldog
Blue Fawn Frenchies have some of the best dog personalities, making them even more attractive. You will rarely find a dog breed that is beautiful and obedient.
Frenchies are people pleasers who will always try to win your approval. They are also calm and patient so you will hardly complain about bad behavior.
You cannot find dogs with better personalities and beauty other than Blue Fawn French Bulldogs.
What is the Cost of a Blue Fawn French Bulldog?
The average price of a Blue Fawn French Bulldog is $6,500. Finding a Blue Fawn Frenchie is rare, so you will be lucky if a reputable breeder sells good-quality puppies.
The Lifespan of Blue Fawn French Bulldog
Like a standard Frenchie, the Blue Fawn Frenchie also lives up to 10 to 12 years. They can live a joyful and healthy life without strain with proper care.
French Bulldogs are sensitive dogs bred as pet dogs and not for guarding. Caring for your Frenchie is best rather than making them work for you.
The lifespan of a Blue Fawn French Bulldog can be affected by diet, hygiene, environment, health, and genes. Since Blue Fawn genes carry health issues, it shortens the life of the Blue Fawn Frenchies.
Diet & Food for Blue Fawn French Bulldog
Protein
You want one or more whole meats as the first pet food ingredient, so check the ingredients label. French bulldogs love whole meats like lamb, fish (salmon is typical in Frenchie diets), beef, or chicken.
Some premium dog foods, like this grain-free kibble made by Fromm, are made with the wild game bird. Note how duck, peas, and turkey are the first three ingredients.
Greens
Instead of using cheap fillers, look for premium plant proteins to round out the protein list. Examples that don’t provoke an aldon’tn’t your dog include vegan protein sources like lentils and peas.
These are hypoallergenic, vegetarian proteins that a French bulldog’s sensitivebulldog’sg’system can easily break down and digest. For example, Nulo’s grain-free fNulo’so’srenchies has plant proteins from whole peas, sweet potato, chickpeas, lentils, and dried fruit.
Essential Fats
Omega-3s keep your Frenchie’s coat and skiFrenchie’se’shealthy. Examples include fish oil and coconut oil. If you’re feeding a Frenchie puppy, your vet may recommend a food containing an essential fatty acid called docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
While I’ve used all the food brands, the best ones are always vet recommended.
Vitamins & Minerals
Ensure your French Bulldog’s diet incBulldog’sulldog’sitamins such as Vitamin A, B complex, C, and D. All these vitamins are essential to keep your puppy’s skin, hair, and immune system healthy.
The diet must also include calcium, iron, and potassium minerals. You can ensure these minerals are present in the food by reading the ingredients on the packaging.
Pros and Cons of Having a Blue Fawn French Bulldog
Just like any dog, the Blue Fawn French Bulldog also has its pros and cons, some of which are:
Pros
- Blue Fawn Frenchies are beautiful. Blue Fawn Frenchies are gorgeous puppies with purple-gray coats and giant bat ears.
- Blue Fawn Frenchies are rare and exotic, so owning one can make you proud.
- Frenchies are calm, laidback, and quiet dogs. Making them ideal for keeping in a close nit neighborhood as they will not bark unnecessarily.
- The compact bodies and small size makes them the best dogs to keep in a small house or an apartment. Being small makes them the No.1 dog for people in NYC and other major cities.
- A short coat means less shedding and less maintenance, which is perfect for you if you are lazy.
Cons
- Blue Fawn Frenchies can be expensive, from $6,500 to tens of thousands.
- Blue Fawn French Bulldogs can have health issues like any Frenchies, such as breathing problems and joint disorders.
- The AKC does not recognize or register Blue Fawn colored Frenchies, so it is impossible to register them for dog shows. The pedigree of unrecognized dogs is also hard to verify.
- Frenchies are attention-craving dogs, and they can quickly develop separation anxiety.
Tips for Taking Care of Your Blue Fawn French Bulldog
You cannot go berserk on your Frenchie when it makes a mistake. You have to be calm and patient every step of the way. Here are some tips that you can use to take care of your Blue Fawn French Bulldog.
A Good Diet
A good diet does not mean you have to give your Frenchie some fancy and expensive brand food, but instead, it means the diet must contain the necessary nutrients required by the Frenchie to help grow and maintain its muscle body and its proportions.
They need a high-protein diet, and you must start with this type of diet from a younger age, as this is when they begin to form those muscle structures for adulthood.
The leading food should also contain a substantial amount of fat, and the best option for this is a dry kibble diet made especially for French Bulldogs. You can supplement kibbles with some wet food.
While buying kibbles, make sure the first at least three ingredients are meats such as chicken, beef, lamb, or fish. It should also mention the percentage of protein to be at 30% and fat at 20% minimum.
In addition to these, you should also give them calcium supplements, but that should be when you are vaccinating them, so ask your vet for that.
Remember to make them eat as much food as possible while young. Give your Frenchie food at least three times a day and sometimes even leave food out for them all day. However, this must change when they become full adults.
Maintain Their Health
As I have said, Frenchies are a reasonably healthy dog breed, but you can still care for your Frenchie. The bare minimum you can do and should do is treat your dog for fleas and worms and ensure they have all the relevant vaccinations right from when they are still puppies.
Start worming your Frenchie at four months of age; that is when they should be treated for heartworm and tapeworm. It would help if you repeated this treatment as often as the vet recommends, once every month.
Flea treatment may also be started along with worming and should be done monthly in spring and summer and once every three months in fall/autumn and winter.
Fleas may not be a significant health issue; they can cause blood conditions and be incredibly irritating if they infest your home. Vaccinations start at a much younger age of around five weeks and may be done before your Frenchie can go outside to play.
Frenchie will be given five rounds of vaccination at three weeks intervals. They are given a 7-way shot that should cover them for all joint conditions.
In addition, make sure your dog gets a rabies vaccine at six months of age that will last for three years. Rabies, as you know, is a very lethal and dangerous condition, and that should be the last thing you want your dog to catch if you want to keep it for a long time.
Exercise for Frenchies
Exercise is essential for any dog, mainly when they are puppies. Frenchies should exercise daily to keep those muscles in motion and healthy. But make sure to vaccinate them first.
At least 30 minutes of exercise is the absolute minimum that you must give your dog, simply because Frenchie is an energetic breed, and they love to play.
If you can go out for a walk once a day, that would be amazing. Just make sure you are on the lookout for any signs of overheating, as Frenchies are easily overheated if made to exert too much.
Your puppy might want to play fetch with you, which is perfect for building trust, obedience, and discipline. Please ensure the toys you buy are big enough not to be swallowed.
Also, purchase sturdy toys because Frenchie, like any other dog breed, loves to chew toys, so you might want something that will last longer and plan for when they are adults.
FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
Are Blue Fawn French Bulldogs Rare?
Blue Fawn is an exotic color in French Bulldog caused by recessive genes, making these Frenchies rare. Blue Fawn French Bulldogs are also expensive because of their beautiful color.
How Much Is a Blue Fawn Frenchie Worth?
Blue Fawn Frenchies cost around $6500 per puppy, depending on the breeder. Some breeders are known to have charged $10,000 for their puppies.
Conclusion
The color of the dogs does not affect their personality. So, even if the puppy you get is a Blue Fawn Frenchie, it will have the same great character as any other French Bulldog.
Frenchies love to cuddle with you and cause no problem; their loyalty makes them listen to you.
