Pug Information please??

[junescrater716]

Does your brother's pug hate being picked up as well? Curly goes nuts sometimes. He bites! lol

[BitsyNaceyDog]

I have a pug named Nacey. Nacey is my right-hand dog, she is never too far from my side.


As others have said eye problems, breathing problems, yeast infections, and allergies are all issues with pugs. Others have also already mentioned it is VERY important with any pet to have money set aside for both regular vet visits and any emergency that may arise (most emergencies will costs hundreds of dollars, some can cost thousands).

Pugs are prone to obesity. Measuring their food is a must, never just put food down and fill the bowl whenever it's empty, they will over eat (pugs are pigs). Exercise is important too, but not during the hottest part of the day. The early morning or the evening are the best times to take walks. Nacey also LOVES to chase balls and play fetch.

Because of their breathing problems it's important to walk pugs on a harness. It's a bit more difficult to train a dog to walk properly on a harness, but it's well worth it for the dogs health. Going to a professional trainer is a very good idea too. Pugs are very willing to learn, but can be a bit bull headed sometimes. They are smart dogs, Nacey graduated top of her training class! Training classes are a lot of fun too, for both you and your dog.

They do shed a lot, even on good food (though they will shed less on good food). I use a rubber brush, like Wolf_Q mentioned- I use a Zoom Groom because I like the size of it.

[mruffruff]

My sister has two pugs. She brushes them a lot and feeds them a high quality food. They shed A LOT!

But they are really fun dogs. They are about 1/3 cat, 1/3 dog and 1/3 human. She can't cut the nails on the one she got from a rescue, but the one she raised from a pup is fine. She hasn't had a lot of medical expenses that any other dog owner wouldn't have, just the normal stuff.

They love to be wherever 'mom' is, bring her their stuffed toys and bark at the neighbor kids.

She rarely takes them for walks but they have a yard and doggy door. They get their exercise chasing birds, squirrels, bugs and airplanes.

My only concern would be how the cats will feel. Those sharp nails could cause damage on a dog who's eyes protrude the way Pugs do.

[Vette]

When my brother and i were growing up,, we used to have a Pug mix by the name of Brute...
he lived to be super old and died when i was 15.. i miss terribly. we had him through all my childhood.

im sure youve probably been to this website before,, but oh well..
pasting the link in anyway http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/pug.htm