<speak><amazon:domain name="news"><p>Your female French bulldog will usually experience their first heat cycle at around 6-9 months of age.</p><p>During this time your Frenchie will be fertile and can become pregnant so as an owner your best plan is to be prepared. Your job is to not only protect your Frenchie, but to keep her from having an unwanted litter of puppies.</p><p>Although puppies may be a lot of fun to have around (and boy are they cute), they are a lot of work.