Five weeks old. One puppy still available.
Riptide and Caspian were born April 13. They go home between June 15 and June 22.
Caspian (left) and Riptide (right) at five weeks
Riptide and Caspian are five weeks old this week. Eyes wide, ears starting to lift, personalities showing up in full color. They are walking steadily, exploring beyond the whelping box, and getting their first taste of soft food alongside mom’s milk. Riptide has been matched with his family. Caspian is still looking for his.
The Litter
What five weeks looks like
Eyes open and tracking. Ears beginning to stand. First wobbly steps that turned into real walking, and now into actual running. They are nursing less and lapping at soft food more. They wrestle, they collapse into naps mid-wrestle, and they have started recognizing footsteps as the sound of someone coming to play with them. The next four weeks are when their personalities sharpen and their world expands. By the time they go home, they will be steady on their feet, eating solid food, used to handling, and ready to bond with their family.
Meet the parents
Every puppy is a result of the two dogs they come from. Here is what stands behind Riptide and Caspian.
Starlight Coral Rose Heart of Gold
Dam
AKC #: NP84728102
OFA App #: 2635774
OFA Health: Good hips, Normal patella, trachea, cardiac, elbows
DNA: Carries cocoa, dilute, cream, tan points
Bred by: Shelly Harrington, Starlight Bulldogs
Coral is the maternal half of this pairing because she is structurally sound, has come through all OFA evaluations clean, and carries the color genetics that produce the lilac and chocolate variations the breed is known for without compromising on what matters underneath. She is a thoughtful mother to this litter.
Touch of Charisma
Sire
AKC #: NP81005001
CHIC #: 201026
OFA Health: Good hips, PennHIP LDI .53/RDI .55, Normal patella, trachea, cardiac, eyes
Half-brother to Riptide and Caspian’s sire’s bloodline through Touch of Gambler
Owned by: Keisha O’Connor, Kismet French Bulldogs (New Hampshire)
Charmer is the outside sire for this litter, chosen because his OFA results and structural profile complement Coral’s, and because we trust the program he comes from. Keisha O’Connor at Kismet French Bulldogs has been a mentor throughout the planning of this litter.
This pairing’s pedigree
GRCH Lilac Haze Bendrix appears twice in Coral’s four-generation pedigree, on both her paternal and maternal grandsire lines. Internal linebreeding to a dog with OFA Excellent Hips, a rating held by fewer than 70 French Bulldogs in OFA’s 20-year history, was deliberate. It concentrates the structural and health traits we want without crossing the COI thresholds that create problems.
Bendrix’s full OFA record is publicly available, as are both parents’.
With Mom
Coral is still nursing but the litter is weaning onto soft food. She comes and goes from the whelping area now, which is exactly what we want her to be doing at this stage.
How They Are Raised
Our whelping box is from EZ Whelp, and alongside it we keep a PuppyWarmer incubator and a PuppyWarmer oxygen machine to support the puppies through their earliest and most fragile days. Riptide and Caspian were handled daily from their first week of life, and they went through Early Neurological Stimulation exercises every day from day three through day sixteen, a short, gentle program that builds resilience and a steadier temperament.
As they grow, we raise them inside the rhythm of a real household. They hear the vacuum, the dishwasher, everyday conversation, and music, so none of it startles them later. Before they go home they are introduced to a crate, a leash, and a range of surfaces underfoot.
What’s included with every Paradise Coast puppy
Training that starts before they leave
Devlin Duvenhage of Panhandle Dog Trainer trains every dog in our program and works with every puppy before they go home. Every Paradise Coast buyer receives his complete puppy training guide, a $1,000 value, at no additional cost. You also get the same direct phone access to him that his own clients do.
Verifiable health, not promises
Both parents are OFA evaluated with publicly available records. We do not ask you to take our word for it. Every claim on this page can be verified directly at ofa.org. DNA panels through Paw Print Genetics cover color carriers and breed-relevant disease markers, and we disclose any carrier status in writing before sale.
A breeder who stays in the picture
We are AKC Bred with H.E.A.R.T. and we treat every placement as the start of a long relationship, not the end of a transaction. Questions at year three about diet, training, or health get the same attention as questions during the go-home week.
Families who chose Paradise Coast
I’ve trained all three of Joe and Jacqueline’s dogs. I’m not a French Bulldog guy by default, but the way this program is run, the health testing, the temperament work, the breeding decisions, makes me confident in every puppy that leaves the program. The buyers get my direct line and they actually use it.
Devlin Duvenhage, Panhandle Dog Trainer
More family stories coming as our first litters settle into their homes.
Process
- ➤ Inquiries are reviewed individually. We are not first-come, first-served.
- ➤ Pet placements include lifetime breeder support, AKC limited registration, and our puppy starter kit.
- ➤ A non-refundable deposit holds a placement once an inquiry is approved.
- ➤ Puppies go home between nine and ten weeks of age.
- ➤ For more on what goes into a Frenchie from a health-first program, see The Real Cost of a Frenchie.
Interested in Caspian?
He is the only puppy from this pairing still available. If you have already reached out to us, we will be in touch. If you have not, sending us an inquiry is the first step.
Inquire about Caspian
Not the right timing? We can add you to the list for our next planned litter.