Introducing A Pug Puppy Into Your Family

The Pug puppy is a breed of toy dog that stand approximately eleven inches tall. Adult Pugs weighs between fourteen and eighteen pounds. The Pug’s coat is fine, soft and short, and can be black, silver or apricot in color. The Pug’s smiling, smashed in face is covered with a black mask that extends onto the Pug’s back. The rear end of the Pug puppy is topped with a tail that curls across the dog’s back.

At or around 400 BC it is believed that someone in Asia decided to see what would happen if they bred their shorthaired Pekinese dog to an undersized Bulldog.

Eventually the result of that breed evolved into the small dog breed called the Pug. At some point Dutch explorers are believed to have taken the breed from its native Asia and introduced it to Europe. Despite its ancient heritage, the Pug wasn’t really the type of dog typically found in homes until after 1997. Frank the Pug, is credited for the breeds rise in popularity in the late 1990’s. Frank is the silver pug who played the role of an undercover alien in both of the Men In Black movies, often stealing scenes from the A-list cast.

Pug puppies are an excellent choice for people living in apartments. All that is needed to manage the puppy’s active nature is regular walks. A Pug puppy is an excellent choice for a person who doesn’t have the time or desire to spend a lot of time on an extensive grooming regiment. All Pug owners have to do is make sure the Pug’s eyes are kept clean, its nails routinely trimmed and that the coat is occasionally brushed.

Pugs love everybody. They love children, babies, dogs and other pets. The Pug’s amicable personality does not detract from its value as a watchdog. The little dog is alert by nature. The minute the little dog hears someone approaching the home it makes sure the rest of the occupants know that they have a visitor.

Owners do have to keep an eye out for warning signs of health problems their Pug puppy might develops. They need to make sure the puppy doesn’t over eat. They need to keep an eye on the puppy’s protruding eyes, which are prone to being bumped and scratched. Pug owners also need to watch and make sure that their puppy is not showing signs of respiratory problems such as allergies.

The key to successfully introducing your new Pug puppy into your home is to be organized before you pick the Pug puppy up from the breeders. Have a crate set up in a place that is quiet enough the puppy won’t feel overwhelmed, but not so quiet that the puppy feels isolate. Have a water dish nearby that is filled with clean cool water. Try to make sure that the puppy food in the Pug’s food dish is the same kind it was being fed at the breeders (after a few days you can start mixing a different type of food into the puppy’s system without upsetting its digestive system) and make sure you are going to be home to spend time with your puppy.

In addition to being organized, try to remember that you are not only taking the Pug puppy to a completely new and strange environment you are also taking it away from it’s mother and littermates. Be ready to comfort your puppy and make sure it feels safe and secure with the sudden changes in its world.

Jenny Donaldson owns a Pug puppy and has spent months researching and learning everything there is to know about the breed. Pug puppies are an excellent breed choice for a person who is not interested in an extensive grooming program. Make sure you have everything you need, like a crate, a Pug puppy name and puppy food before bringing your Pug puppy home.