Ten reasons not to own a bulldog like Reuben

Name: Ten reasons not to own a bulldog like Reuben
Uploaded: 2020-02-02T17:02:11Z
Duration: 4 min 47 s
Description: Mike Melnotte has made a list of ten reasons not to own an English bulldog. Every reason is his own bulldog, Reuben, and not one of them works as a warning.

Mike Melnotte has made a list of ten reasons not to own an English bulldog. Every reason is his own bulldog, Reuben, and not one of them works as a warning. more

The pair live in Wilmington, North Carolina. Their channel is called Reuben the Bulldog, which tells you who runs the house.

A brown and white bulldog with a wrinkled face stands on a patterned cushion and looks straight ahead. A headline runs in white letters across the lower third. — Reuben, the English bulldog behind every complaint on Mike's list.

Reason one waits at the front door. When Mike gets home from work, Reuben greets him by sitting right on his shoes, and the shoes need a cleaning afterward. Mike reminds him that they have talked about this. Reuben doesn't argue. He just walks off.

Then there's the house itself. Dog beds and toys cover the floor, and Mike knows there is no point in cleaning while Reuben is around. It hardly matters, because Reuben comes running to meet him and the mess is forgotten. As one fan put it, Reuben didn't make a mess. He just arranged his toys.

A bulldog stands on a patterned rug in a room with tiled floors, with dog beds and toys around him. A headline runs in white letters across the lower third. — Mike knows better than to tidy up while Reuben is home.

Me time is gone too. Mike settles into a quiet, soapy bath, and a moment later he hears Reuben eating something. Reuben chews anything that can be chewed. When Mike works out, Reuben likes to be right up on his shoulders, so Mike will never need a yoga partner.

Mike does not need an alarm clock, either. Reuben has a fine sense of timing and barks until Mike is up. At Christmas the tree is off limits, since Reuben is curious about anything new in the house, so he lies down near it wearing his grumpiest face.

An adult male and his English Bulldog in a bathroom with colorful wallpaper, daytime lighting, and a white bathtub filled with soapy water. The headline runs in white letters across the lower third. — Mike Melnotte has made a list of ten reasons not to own an English bulldog.

Somewhere in the list sits the real point, which is that a bulldog is always with you. Then comes the last reason. Reuben sneezes, and Mike asks, "Are you done sneezing?" Next comes a toot and a very serious face. "You're the one who farted," Mike tells him.