Good to know
⚡Energy level
Couch potatoZoomies
🏙️Apartment fit
Needs a yardFine in a studio
🎓Experience needed
Great first dogNeeds experience
🏠Home alone
Needs companyFine all day
💵 Typical monthly cost
$95–165/month
- Food$18–30
- Insurance$35–60
- Routine vet$25–45
- Supplies$15–30
A NYC estimate for a dog this size and coat. Excludes the adoption fee and anything unexpected.
📏 Full size
Fully grown. This breed typically settles around 20–28 lbs.
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A small dog by weight
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French Bulldog
🧠 Temperament
Comic, affectionate and people-oriented. Frenchies want to be with you constantly and are usually easygoing with strangers and other dogs.
🎾 Exercise
Low — two or three short walks and some indoor play. They tire quickly.
✂️ Grooming
Short coat is easy, but facial folds need regular cleaning to prevent infection.
🏙️ In a NYC apartment
Near-ideal apartment dog: small, quiet and low-exercise. The serious caveat is breathing — flat faces make them dangerously heat-intolerant, so summer walks must be early, short and shaded. Expect higher vet costs.
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Adoption fee $225