Hi.

I too have a pug, but I am fairly new to the breed. I just adopted her over 2 months ago and she's 7 years old. She hates to be brushed, she does shed, but not too bad, I have to clean her ears every 3 days or so with a cleaner called Oti-Clear. I bathe her with high quality shampoo every 2 weeks or so because she has alergies and she will start to stink...PeeeU! She's a delight, although I don't know how ANYONE can sleep through those LOUD snores, but if you can...I envy you. I am too light of a sleeper to sleep with the pug, she's has the most unlady like sounds come out of every oriface in her body

She's a delight. We adore her. She's a whole car full of clowns packed inside a funny little body. I do know that they can be stubborn, and mine is NO exception. When I call her, if she does not feel like walking to me, she wont. When I take her and my other dog for a walk, she'll sometimes be too stubborn to come to me, I have found that I ignore her stubborn ways (I am NOT being a slave to an 18 pound dog!!!) I'll walk the other way and she'll finally feel left out and she'll run up to me. They are smart but they are not going to go out of their way to please you if they don't feel it's in their best interest.

Another thing that I learned (in case you adopted yours, I am not sure) is that they relocate VERY easilly. They say that they don't grow real attached to any specific person, that they pretty much love EVERYONE, but my pug deffinantelly shows signs of attachment towards me and my family. I guess that may be because she was very unhappy in her last home and she's very glad to have me as her new family.

Pugs (according to what I have learned) can't swim, in fact, they will sink like a stone. I have not tested this theory but I suggest to be on the safe side, be VERY careful with inground pools and if you are around lakes in the summertime, keep a life jacket on him. If you have a doggie pool, make sure it's not deep enough for the pug to drown. Make sure he can jump out if he gets into it.

Another thing to keep in mind: Pugs do tend to overeat. Think of him as a little pigglet and know that he could baloon up pretty quick. Because of their smashed faces and breathing problems, an overweight pug is a dying pug. Don't let him get fat.

They very commanly have allergies. They are sensetive to extreme heat, humidity and cold. They don't have the "normal" face of a dog so you have to cater to that. They will not excell in obedience, nor will they be able to keep up in agility or flyball...they really are a companion dog in every sence of the word. They just don't have the physical structure to excersise much.

Hope I have helped. I am still learning too, but this stuff might be helpful to you. I am just curious...how did you get him? Did you adopt him? How old is he? Aren't they SO cute??

Best of luck to you, my fellow pug owner