Thinking about bringing home a Pug

[Hankerton]

Any owners out there, or friends of owners that could share their thoughts?

I've done a lot of research on the breed and they seem perfect for my lifestyle.

Please, no flamers about getting a "real" dog. I have a small house and a small yard. It wouldn't be fair to bring home a large dog that wouldn't have enough room to play and tear up my things.

 

[Insomniator]

are they the same as puggles? with the mashed in faces? I've only heard great things about them but I think they are ugly.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: Hankerton
Any owners out there, or friends of owners that could share their thoughts?

I've done a lot of research on the breed and they seem perfect for my lifestyle.

Please, no flamers about getting a "real" dog. I have a small house and a small yard. It wouldn't be fair to bring home a large dog that wouldn't have enough room to play and tear up my things.

Well I'll go ahead and flame. Several large dogs are pretty chill and need minimal exercise/space, just give them a good walk every day. Also, pound dogs rule, adopt from the humane society.

Otherwise enjoy the pug, get used to noe being able to travel/stay out all night without lining something up for the little guy/gal.

 

[krunchykrome]

I love them. They're cute and full of energy.

BTW, they're breeding Pugs with Beagles now and making Puggles.....very cute breed.

 

[vi edit]

They snore really bad, shed like crazy, and can be rather troublesome to house train.

Other than that, they are pretty social and personable little buggers.

 

[pontifex]

get a daschund(sp?) or a corgi

 

[Hankerton]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: Hankerton
Any owners out there, or friends of owners that could share their thoughts?

I've done a lot of research on the breed and they seem perfect for my lifestyle.

Please, no flamers about getting a "real" dog. I have a small house and a small yard. It wouldn't be fair to bring home a large dog that wouldn't have enough room to play and tear up my things.

Well I'll go ahead and flame. Several large dogs are pretty chill and need minimal exercise/space, just give them a good walk every day. Also, pound dogs rule, adopt from the humane society.

Otherwise enjoy the pug, get used to noe being able to travel/stay out all night without lining something up for the little guy/gal.

I do realize that, however, I'm also taking into account personality. I work during the day and live by myself, so I wanted to bring home a breed that's fairly independent and doesn't get lonely during the day. Pugs are known to sleep a lot and they have no problems by themselves. Eventually, the plan is to bring home a second dog so they can keep each other company during the day. Under different circumstances I would love a big dog.

Otherwise, I'm already a home body so I'm not too concerned about being away from him/her for too long. Also, a lot of my friends are animal lovers and told me they'd be happy to take care of him/her if I was away on business or on vacation with the g/f.

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: pontifex
get a daschund(sp?) or a corgi

Weiner dog! I'd rather have a pug. Most of them that I've been around are more personable and not as "yippy" as weiner dogs. Most of them that I've seen are really snippy around strangers.

Corgi's are cool. I like the more "fluffy" ones. I think that's the Welsh breed. They are very smart and laid back. It's a working dog by nature so it will want more exercise than the other breeds. They also are a lot better at being watch/guard dogs than the others if that's important.

 

[Hankerton]

Originally posted by: vi_edit

Originally posted by: pontifex
get a daschund(sp?) or a corgi

Weiner dog! I'd rather have a pug. Most of them that I've been around are more personable and not as "yippy" as weiner dogs. Most of them that I've seen are really snippy around strangers.

Corgi's are cool. I like the more "fluffy" ones. I think that's the Welsh breed. They are very smart and laid back. It's a working dog by nature so it will want more exercise than the other breeds. They also are a lot better at being watch/guard dogs than the others if that's important.

That's good to know. I'm not really concerned with having a watchdog. I would be most concerned if someone broke in and harmed the pup while I wasn't there rather then taking my belongings. But I'm a pretty big guy, so if I had a breakin, I wouldn't rely on my dog anyway. Just lookin for a pup to have around the house to hang out.

 

[brandonbull]

Originally posted by: vi_edit
They snore really bad, shed like crazy, and can be rather troublesome to house train.

Other than that, they are pretty social and personable little buggers.

I have a pug and he was very easy to housetrain. Maybe 2 or 3 accidents in the house. He snores sometimes but nothing major. Sits on the top of our couch pillows and waits there until we get home in the evening. We give him olive oil with his dog food and brush him on a daily basis to keep the shedding down.