Any information on pug puppies?
I now have a deposit on a fawn pug puppy. She is just gorgeous and about the sweetest puppy that I have ever been around. I will be bringing her home in approxmately two weeks (As of now my boyfriend and I visit her everyday so that she is used to us). Anyway, I was just wondering if anyone had any tips on pug puppies. Any experience, information, or person stories would be greatly appreciated. I would like tips about anything involving pug puppies (I am not searching for anything specifically). Feel free to answer via. Yahoo Answers or my e-mail. Thank you.
Pugs (actually, every short-nosed breed – called brachycyphalic) are vulnerable to upper respiratory difficulty. When you have your puppy in for his or her first examination with your vet, ask questions about the possible need for your puppy to have the soft pallet adjusted, and the nostrils widened. These are simple procedures that can be performed the same time you get the dog fixed. Addressing these common problems early in life will help you and your pet avoid collapsed trachea and lungs.
What happens is, especially in times of excitement, the dog tries to inhale a large amount of air, but the soft pallet and the nose interfere, which collapses the trachea like sucking a thick milkshake through a straw. This damage is PERMANENT, and cannot be repaired surgically, and will cause damage to the lungs over time.
Many owners are not aware of these problems, or are unwilling to spend the little bit of money during puppy-hood to prevent collapsed trachea.
December 31st, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Pugs (actually, every short-nosed breed – called brachycyphalic) are vulnerable to upper respiratory difficulty. When you have your puppy in for his or her first examination with your vet, ask questions about the possible need for your puppy to have the soft pallet adjusted, and the nostrils widened. These are simple procedures that can be performed the same time you get the dog fixed. Addressing these common problems early in life will help you and your pet avoid collapsed trachea and lungs.
What happens is, especially in times of excitement, the dog tries to inhale a large amount of air, but the soft pallet and the nose interfere, which collapses the trachea like sucking a thick milkshake through a straw. This damage is PERMANENT, and cannot be repaired surgically, and will cause damage to the lungs over time.
Many owners are not aware of these problems, or are unwilling to spend the little bit of money during puppy-hood to prevent collapsed trachea.
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December 31st, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Awwww! pug puppies are the sweetest things, and they never really get that ‘just dog’ look either. We have 3 pugs, and all of them are adorable like puppies. If she’s a chewer right away, and bites you a lot, make a yipping kind of noise and tell her ‘no!’, and replace your hand or arm with a chewy, and when she chews on that, praise her. Crate training is good, esspecially for puppies. When she gets tired and starts to drift off to sleep, put her in her crate, when she gets up, take her out, before she eats, after she eats, after play, take her out a lot. When she goes outside, praise her and give her a bit of treat. If she has an accident (she won’t want to go in her crate, that’s her bed) then tell her "no potty in the house!" and get her outside as fast as possible (you may get peed on, it sucks, but it helps). If you’re vet doesn’t recommend it, still wait longer than you usually would to get her spayed. Pugs, since they have such short noses and whatnot, don’t take surgeries as well when they are young as some other breeds. You’re puppy will probably be noisy (snorting and snoring) but that’s normal. It comes from the short muzzle, and sometimes elongated pallet. Love on her plenty, she’ll be a very loyal dog. Pugs rule!
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December 31st, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I understand that the person that answered previously is concerned about the short nosed dogs palet. I have two pugs that are older and yes they snore,but my friend used to breed pugs and she had 19 puppies from her pair and not one of them needed invasive surgery. I agree that you should have your vet check your new addition. My experiance is you need to keep them out of extreme heat they dont do well. You need to be careful of their eyes because they stick out kinda far from their head and can get damaged. they have a crease above the nose and that needs to be kept clean and dry. As well as their ears. When you bathe them it will take to towles to dry then as they have a thick coat. Making sure to get the wrinkle just above their tail. combing every day will keep the shedding down. During flea season keep your vets type of flea control on them fleas love living on pugs because of all the hair. Number one enjoy your new baby She will give you years of joy and laughter. feel free to email me with any questions. Good luck. Have a great day.
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