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4 years • Female • French Bulldog
No French Bulldogs are listed for adoption or rehoming in Hertfordshire right now.
That just means none are on the site at the moment, not that the breed is unavailable. New listings arrive from rescues and local owners all the time. Be first in line, or help one find a home. In the meantime, there are 4 French Bulldogs with rescues nearby, shown below.
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French Bulldogs with rescues outside Hertfordshire, within about 25 miles (2 places). Each card shows the town the animal is in and the straight-line distance from the centre of Hertfordshire.
No French Bulldogs are listed with rescues in or around Hertfordshire on LocalPetFinder today. 4 French Bulldogs are listed a little further away, shown above.
| Breed group | Utility |
|---|---|
| Size | Small |
| Weight (breed standard) | Ideal 12.5 kg for dogs, 11 kg for bitches |
| Exercise | Up to 1 hour a day |
| Size of home | A flat is big enough |
| Grooming | Once a week |
| Coat | Short (sheds) |
| Lifespan | Over 10 years |
The Royal Kennel Club calls the French Bulldog "the popular clown of the bull breeds", with large "bat ears". It traces part of the breed's ancestry to the Toy Bulldog of 1850s Britain, taken to northern France by Nottingham lace makers, and says the breed's registrations rose tenfold between 2009 and 2015, when it was the third most popular breed in the UK.
Sources (checked 30 September 2026)
Read the full French Bulldog guide: health, temperament, costs and UK law →
Breed descriptions are general. Every rescue animal is an individual, so the rescue's own assessment of the animal comes first.
4 dogs listed in Hertfordshire are marked small by their rescue, of every breed and cross. If size matters more than breed, they are all in one place.
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As of 8 November 2026, no French Bulldogs are listed for adoption in Hertfordshire on LocalPetFinder. There are 4 French Bulldogs with rescues within 25 miles, shown under "Also near Hertfordshire". Rescues add animals all the time, so this page fills as they list them.
They are prone to them. French Bulldogs are among the flat-faced breeds PDSA says are commonly affected by BOAS (brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome), whose signs include noisy breathing, being unable or unwilling to exercise and struggling in hot weather. The University of Cambridge BOAS research group names the French bulldog as a brachycephalic breed, and notes that not all brachycephalic dogs show clinical signs. Ask the rescue what the vet has found about this dog's breathing.
A breathing assessment under The Royal Kennel Club and University of Cambridge Respiratory Function Grading Scheme. Dogs are graded from 0 (clinically unaffected) to 3 (severely affected), from 12 months old, and the scheme says the test should be repeated every two years. The Royal Kennel Club asks French Bulldog breeders to have dogs graded before breeding. Most rescue dogs will not have a grade, so ask what the rescue's vet has found.
Each rescue sets its own adoption fee. Dogs Trust charges £300 for a puppy or adult dog in England, Wales and Scotland, and Blue Cross fees start from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over and £335 for dogs aged 1 to 7. The fee usually covers neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations, and each rescue confirms its own fee.
No. We don't list animals for sale. Every French Bulldog on this page is with a rescue or rehoming centre. Rescues rehome animals rather than selling them, usually for an adoption fee: for example, Dogs Trust £300, and Blue Cross puppies under six months start from £525. The fee usually goes towards vet work already done, such as neutering, microchipping and first vaccinations. If you searched "french bulldog puppies for sale Hertfordshire", the French Bulldogs here are the rescue route: you apply to the rescue and pay its adoption fee, not a sale price. In England, Lucy's Law has meant since 6 April 2020 that puppies under six months can't be sold by a third party such as a pet shop or dealer: you buy direct from the breeder or adopt from a rehoming centre.
Usually not. UK rescues normally ask for an adoption fee, which pays towards neutering, microchipping and vaccinations. Many rescue fees are under £500: Dogs Trust charges £300, and Blue Cross from £235 for dogs aged 8 or over. An animal offered "free to a good home" is usually a private advert rather than a rescue. All dogs in the UK must be microchipped by 8 weeks old, and in England, Wales and Scotland a dog can't pass to a new keeper until it is chipped, so ask to see the microchip details.
Not right now: no French Bulldogs are listed in Hertfordshire today, so there are no puppies either. See "Also near Hertfordshire" for French Bulldogs with rescues nearby. Puppies do get listed, and rescues can tell you much more about an adult's character, so check back.
This page lists every French Bulldog with the rescues we list in Hertfordshire and the places within it. Because there are only a few here, we also show French Bulldogs from rescues within 25 miles under "Also near Hertfordshire", each with its town and distance. You can also see French Bulldogs across England. To see what is closest to you, search by postcode with the pet finder on our home page. To hear when one is listed, set up an email alert on this page.
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