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About Absolut French Bulldogs
Barb Brown is based in the utterly fabulous and totally touristy Traverse City, Michigan, home of the infamous Cherry Festival. She has the enviable luck of sharing her home with Dr. Chris Bruning, of Brookside Animal Hospital, which gives her and the dogs their own personal vet-in-residence.
Barb got her first show dog 30 years ago - an Afghan Hound out of Kelly's Big John. She has finished, shown and bred Afghans, Cockers and Akitas. When Barb got old and fat, she decided to acquire her first French Bulldog, figuring that she might as well own dogs who were as happy to sit on the couch as she was.
Her first French Bulldog was Citadell's Shotsilk Hillary, who she co owned with Norma Gibson Smith of 'Amron' French Bulldogs. It was Norma who handled Ch Bullmarket Versace during his show career and to his BOB win at the Gardens. Hillary was out of Ch. Jaguar's Ajax Rocko and Ch Smashers Francine. She had two litters of puppies, and produced four champions, and was the Grandmother of Daisy, Ch. Firesides' Snow Belle, foundation bitch of Fabelhaft French Bulldogs. Hillary lived to fourteen years of age, each day of which she spent fervently wishing that Barb would get rid of the rest of the dogs. Barb and Norma bred and co owned several French Bulldogs together, and still co breed from time to time.
Barb met Carol when she and Norma purchased Roseanne, Bullmarket A&A Striped Ts. Barb quickly discovered the joys of both owning a dog that was possibly smarter than the average human, and of trying to get Carol to return her phone calls.
In addition to breeding and showing dogs, Barb has been a professional dog groomer for thirty long, thankless years, and has decided that she wants to retire to a hot climate with hairless dogs (she's considering shaving the Frenchies). Since Barb is a glutton for punishment, she's also decided to purchase English Toy Spaniels, yet another that another breed that it is nearly impossible to finish.
You can reach Barb by email at barb@bullmarketfrogs.com or by phoning (231)943-0075