Pugs are generally one of the best small dogs you can get. Everyone I have seen are generally well mannered and don't yap all the time. I have only experience with terriers and chihuahuas (both are annoying as fuck). I'll ask one of my neighbors about it tomorrow  they have owned a few Pug dogs.. |
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Don't have a pug. But do ALOT of research. Find out of they have the tempermant and if its the right breed for your lifestyle. Start with these links www.akc.org/breeds/pug/ www.akc.org/breeds/pug/history.cfm www.pugs.org/ Look over common health problems as well which is in the last link. Find a good breeder that is NOT a puppy mill. Breeders will most likely want to enter into a contract that basically states you will have the dog fixed (if it is not a show quality dog), how much you will pay and sometimes that YOU are the owner and transfer of the dog has to be approved by the breeder. True breeders want to protect their dogs and will often vet you to see if you are capable of giving the dog adequate care. -Foxxz |
Haaahahhaha, Thanks, I will keep that in mind!! |
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For a brachycephalic breed. they are fairly healthy but remember that they will have some breathing issues and won't tolerate high temperatures well. They need to be indoors in hot areas during the summer. Link to Breeder Referrals |
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I dislike small dogs as a rule. If it cant handle the abuse I give it its not worth keeping. And before people cry about animal cruelty. I mean the falling on them, tripping, stepping on there paws, sat on them several times, droppig stuff on em. And the general abuse a dog will endure with an active family. Small dogs dont do well in a family with kids. Then again it could have something to do with my small home.  Pugs have an annoying breathing issue, they also tend to be pricey and poorly bred.  And they are not particularly usefull beyond a trophy pet.  ETA: My neigbor had a yorkie and a pug. Yorkies are fucking annoying as hell 
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I have a 1 1/2 year old pug. Well she is actually my 4 year old sons dog. Pugs are a great breed. They do snort, snore, and fart but they have a lot of personality. The only thing out of the ordinary we have to do is trim her nails at least once a week. She is like one of the kids.
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pug owner/lover here. my boy is a riot; very friendly, very funny, tons of personality. chick magnet too. he does snore, but he's a very quiet snorer as far as pugs go. some can be really loud tho. he seldom barks, and he's perfectly content hanging around the house while i'm at work. highly recommended.. |
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any dog you get at a pet store will be poorly bred. Go to a reputable breeder and you can usually see mom and dad along with documentation of the blood line. A well bred pug is a joy. Mine snores, and he's not liking the heat, but he does not have breathing issues like many do. One of the things to check is their nose and whether the skin closes over the nostrels. This is a potential issue, but is correctable by surgery if needed. Never was for mine. The bigger health concern is their general build. Don't let them get heavy because they are a front heavy breed that is prone to injuring their back by jumping on and off furniture and putting too much weight on their front paws when landing. My dog injured his back once because he landed badly. A couple weeks on steroids and he was as good as new. The other potential issue is eye injuries. Not a great bread to have around cats since their eyes are so prominent. My dog injured his eye twice, once horsing around with a lab and he took a paw in the face. Shit happens. The other when he ate some of my sister's cat's food and she swatted him and scratched his eye on Christmas day. Both were fairly pricey and time consuming treatments - antibiotic and steroid drops several times a day and 3-4 visits to the vet to check on how the eye was healing. Each time the process took about a month. Also, keep the teeth clean. They have lock-jaws like pits and other breeds, so getting back there to clean their teeth can be a challenge. Get them cleaned every 6 months by the vet if you can't get to them... trust me, easier than oral surgery!  Still, he has been pretty damn health. Eleven years old and other than vaccinations he has had one minor back injury, two eye injuries and oral surgery. That's a pretty inexpensive medical history in the grand scheme of things. Maybe a couple thousand over the life of the animal so far, and three of those were accidents and the last was my inability to keep his teeth clean - totally on me. As a breed, a well bred pug is a pretty healthy animal. |
I can clip mine's with a pair of toenail clippers... he doesn't like it, but he would never bite. Seems like you have behavioral issues not breed issues. |
Breaded dogs are tasty, especially when they come right from those backyard millers...... If you want a mixed breed, there are several great ones waiting for their lives to be saved at the local shelter or rescue group. Puggles are mixed breeds, there is nothing special about them that can't be found in any variation of mixed breed dog. |
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Dude, pugs are rad dogs. My goal is to get two black ones and name them Zeus and Apollo. Seriously, like other have said, good with kids, fun to play with, actually fairly protective and alert to what is going on in the yard and around the house. One thing, to avoid the breathing problems and what not. Go through a breeder and get the Runt of the litter. We did that with our female. She runs about 15 pounds and has always been in great shape. Sometimes you see these huge fat pugs out for a walk that are just wheezing...I hate that...she has had no issues. About 10 yrs. now. |
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My guy Around 5 months old  Also around 5-6 months old  Around 1.5 years old when we were doing the show circuit  Around 9 years old the night I brought him home from his dental surgery, the blue leg wrap was where they shaved him for the IV... and they gave him the bandanna. The nurses/vet techs didn't want to let me have him back. 
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Being a runt doesn't impact breathing or health. The weight and flattened muzzle and nares cause the breathing issues in the breed. They can also suffer from soft palates like humans, that cause them to snore. |
Yup, many pugs are destroyed at birth because they are born with no palate. I only bred from the sire end, a good friend of mine did it from the dam side and it always broke her heart to have to put down the ones with no palate. |
yeah, my experience doesn't support that either. my ex had a runt who snored louder than any pug i've ever heard, my boy is about a stocky as they come and is super quiet. |
Yes, the flattened muzzle has a lot to do with it. However, part of that equation, like you mentioned is weight. Runts, at least ours, tend to run smaller in weight and tend to be thinner. Like I said, regular sized pugs tend to get big and fat. Being big and fat, no matter what species, makes it harder to breath. Runts, in my experience, tend not to get big and fat and have an easier time breathing and health wise. |
good point. my boy used to be fat a couple of years ago, and he was pretty loud then. now that he's been on a diet and excercise program for the last year he's lost all kinds of weight and now he's really quiet. |
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Mine rarely snores... sometimes he does... He's sleeping at my feet now silently. He doesn't bark much, only at the doorbell, when friends come over and he does the pug happy dance, and at night if out of his crate while I'm sleeping he gets hyper-protective! How cute... <snicker> When he was young he used to fart like the devil and could clear a room. Now rarely. He isn't a fussy eater, half a cup of Iams lamb and rice twice a day and one large biscuit broken in half - afternoon and bedtime snack. Goes out three times a day... morning and afternoon walkies and to piddle before bed. Pretty damn low maintenance. Let me tell you, he was hell on wheels until the age of 5 though when he developed a brain and calmed down a little.
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ahh yes; bounce bounce twirl twirl!!!!!!!  your boy sounds exactly like mine... |
I have never seen an animal, or machine for that matter, that has such a tight 360 degree turn... its like they create such amazing G forces that they SHRINK. I'm convinced with enough treats he could drill his way to China and visit his relatives! |
 I had friends with a fawn pug (Yoda) and a black pug (Vader)... Yoda looked like Yoda and Vader sounded like Vader!
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Had 3 they were fun doggies. one died of old age one had cancer in her mandible and the other died of diabetes complications. They all lived to 13 to15 years. Pugs are always such happy, fun dogs. They are very sociable, well behaved and have lots of individual personality. They once chased a burglar out of the house when he broke in through a window. I wasn't home at the time, but found the window broken, the screen slit and the door opened as the culprit left the scene. They were expensive but vet care is very expensive around here for anything. 
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| I have two, one of the best breeds out there for small houses or apartments. They have tons of attitude, but are very affectionate. We got one as a puppy and one we rescued from a puppy mill. They have got to be one of the best dogs I have been acquainted with. There also very sturdy dogs and get along very well with children. |
Sturdy as hell and no idea how small they are. Once a Rot was growling at me in the park, dog run where they can be off leash and the little punk owner was nowhere to be seen. Achilles launched himself at the Rot and bit him on the face to protect Daddy. I was pretty sure he was gonna be a snack. The Rot actually backed off. The Pug had no fear whatsoever. |
| Had one as our family dog growing up. No one here mentioned that they shed like crazy! Hard to believe where all the hair comes from. They are smart and basically bred to be pets so most have terrific, gregarious personalities. Ours was 3rd in her obedience class behind a GSD and a standard poodle (50 dogs total). She knew lots of individual words and complex commands, made friends with our semi-tame squirrel and mothered our cats kittens like they were her own pups. You want to see something cute, check out 4 siamese kittens with a pug! They are real chow hounds and will pack on the pounds if allowed. They will eat ANYTHING. They need good food or they will puke and fart. They are chick magnets. They will overheat in hot weather. We had to park ours in an ice bath a few times after walks on hot, humid nights. They do well in the cold believe it or not. Their nails grow like crazy so get them used to trims when they are a pup. Get a proper nail trimmer so they don't splinter. Our favorite game was to roll up a dog biscuit in her tail. She would chase it around and around until she got tired and the tail would droop... Dog biscuit would drop and she'd grab it. Never quite figured out the shortcut. |
 I can sooooo picture that!
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too funny!! i'm gonna have to try that with my boy when i get home in the morning. |
You mean, ALL pug owners don't do that?!?!? Seemed obvious to evil children. They look at life and see possibilities! It NEVER got old! Did I mention that pugs are very tolerant and patient? The ONLY time ours ever growled was when visiting cats tried to check out her food bowl. We were astounded. (My mom was like St Francis or something and we had all manner of neighborhood animals stop by including bluejays, squirrels, and so on.)We also like to park dog treats close to the cat... Hilarity ensues. Couple of youtube videos in that genre. We didn't think about the whole eye/claw thing at the time but the cats and the dog were buds and got that it was a game. |
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I'm sorry... surrender your pug! There is no such thing as a pug owner... only us poor bastards owned by a pug. How does that expression go, "you don't know what it is to be loved until you've been owned by a pug?" I do have to remind Achilles that I am the daddy from time to time, even after 11 years he still gets ornery. |
Ah sorry, cannot oblige. Poor Cleo (Named after Cleopatra for her beauty...) passed on to the daisy hill puppy farm in the sky awhile back. But she inspired a new generation of pug owners in my nephew and his wife. They have two. |
Sorry to hear about Cleo. Achilles is in great health, but reality is 2-5 years and I'll likely lose him. It is so hard to believe it has been 11 years. Damn the time has flown, but he has seriously gotten me through some tough times. I don't have family here, so he is who I come home to. When I lost too many friends on 9-11... he was there. When my fiance and I broke off our engagement, he was there. Somehow they just seem to know when you need em most. |
Yes they do, don't they. Being bred for pure companionship pugs are very in tune with people. Enjoy your time with Achilles and be a great friend when it's time to return the favor of being there. |
A couple years back I thought he had developed cancer and was going to have to put him down. Couldn't explain how he went from being fine to limping around in pain overnight. Called my vet on a Saturday night and he said bring him in first thing Monday, keep him comfortable in the meanwhile... in his crate so he wasn't walking around too much. Turns out he had herniated a couple discs in his spine jumping off furniture. A couple days on anti-inflamatories and steroids and he was well on the road to recovery... but still, had to steel myself to the fact I might have to put him down and was ready to do it. I hope he goes in his sleep... for both of our sake's. But if I have to put him down, I will... and I'll be here balling my eyes out like so many have done before. |