Adopting Two 6Yr Old Pugs

[seffieuk]

Nah, you didn't sound smug, just proud of your children

Seffie x

 

[Ludwig Venter]

Hiya Seff,

I can totally see your point, but I know my kids, and they are supervised constantly. I dont have little monsters, they are sweet souls who are more interested in poking things into my partners xbox than annoying animals (and they are around 2 dogs lots at my parents house)

Hah!!! and Seffie... You're not the only one with a little negativity here.... As it is with (for instance) balloon Mollies... these dogs (Pugs) have also some very inconvenient traits due to their "inbreeding" and this includes asthma due to the flat noses (causing breathing problems) and the likes.... but, they are great pets though.

 

[BecciMac1987]

Shhhhhhhhhh Ludwig Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!

But if they are poorly dogs, thats not going to change whether I had a puppy, old dog, rescue dog etc etc, its only sorted by getting a mongrel.
And I want a piggy

 

[Ludwig Venter]

Shhhhhhhhhh Ludwig Shhhhhhhhhhhh!!

But if they are poorly dogs, thats not going to change whether I had a puppy, old dog, rescue dog etc etc, its only sorted by getting a mongrel.
And I want a piggy

Ha! Ha!... and I also said so!!... You have 2 additions to yer fam!... (yer mind is made up)

 

[seffieuk]

Come on Becs you know you have made up your mind so lets hear some plans, starting with names?

Seffie x

 

[nessar]

You need to try taking their toys away, taking food away when they are eating, pulling their tail, ears, picking them up in an awkward way and not letting them go at first when they want to. It sounds harsh but you have to do it, because your children will at some point. You also need to put your hand in their mouths, and see if they pull away.

Agressive behaviour has nothing to do whether he is a pug or not. That's like saying all lop rabbits won't bite, but lionhead rabbits will. It's down to their personal character and life experience.

You are right, it really depends on the dog as to the length of time to potty train, but I doubt very much it will be six months! It might be longer than it takes a puppy though, as they might be more set in their ways.

Forgive me if I'm wrong, but it seems like you haven't owned a dog before. If you haven't I would buy a book about having Pugs as a pet. Dogs aren't as easy to look after as people think. You will need to learn about health problems, fleas, worms, ticks, mites, walks and most importantly - behaviour and training.

If you don't know how to handle a dog, you may well be too harsh (e.g hitting a dog can make it nervous and aggressive) or too soft (lots of owners get to the point where the dog doesnt know they are boss, and become lower in the pack than the dog). If you have sky, or can buy the series or watch it online, watch The Dog Whisperer.

His techniques are brilliant, but the important thing to remember is that it isnt just HIM that makes the dogs behave, it is what he is doing. Watching this will show you what happens when it goes wrong, and you arent leader of the pack. Then you can try and avoid the same happening with your dogs you might not agree with some of what he says, and by no means so you have to follow it to the letter, but he has some interesting techniques that really do work. A lot of the episodes deal with aggressoive dogs and dogs with children too, so could be useful. He has a website : http/www.cesarsway.com/

One last thing - a lot of breeds have health problems specific to the way they have been bred - for instance King CHarles spaniels' brains can get too big for their heads, and German Shepherds' hips tend to give way when they get older and they cant walk. I think (not sure) that pugs can have breathing difficulties. You will need to research any problems with the breed, because it can be very painful and expensive to deal with such a problem. Personally, I adore German Shepherds but know I could not have one again (I've had 3) because it is too painful to watch them suffer with a problem that has been bred into them, and have them put down before their time. Saying that, your (soon to be) pugs are fairly young so you shouldnt have to worry about them dying too soon.

Sorry I wrote a bit of an essay, just want to make sure you have all the information I can give you.

Oh and just wanted to say, he sounds lovely.

 

[Tolak]

The biggest thing you can learn from Cesar is his body language. Watch him more than the dog. There is no one best technique, rather many, that can be applied as the individual situation dictates.

Sounds like you are off to a good start, have fun with your new family members!

 

[bae1994]

pugs health issues to my understanding are

braething as there throat is pushed up

eyes poking out and getting easily damadged

and infections as they often have skin folds and such


and things that you may want to know

snore like nothing youve ever heard XD

shed like mad

lick like mad

and pass gas every 2 seconds and and smells so bad youl feel sick (not just mine its a thing with all pugs asked alot of ownwers)

 

[BecciMac1987]

Right, I need silly names for the female fawn pug now! My male black is called Wallace, and they will be aka Mr & Mrs Peterson, complete with top hat and bow tie!
So what can I call Mrs Peterson?

 

[bae1994]

well my male is called hoggle after this

its hoggle off the labrynth

http/www.acidemic.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/hoggle.jpg

so you could try to find some insperation off a film like me

 

[nessar]

Lady Tottington aka Totty .

from Walace and Gromit The Curse of the Wererabbit

EDIT: the one wallace fancies

 

[BecciMac1987]

Right, we have Lady Binkee Pugington, and Lord Wallace Doug Pugington.

 

[seffieuk]

Just brilliant

Seffie x

 

[seffieuk]

Any news or photos yet?

Seffie x

 

[Flute]

Hey there, just wanted to add some advice to whats already been given.

It's fantastic that you're taking on some rescue dogs It's always lovely to see people give dogs a second chance

I'm in no way trying to put a downer on this, so please bare with me as I explain my way through this XD

In regards to the toilet training, this usually is resolved really quickly. At the moment we have two rescue dogs, and they could not have been more different with this issue.
Saxon, our German Shepherd X Colly was severally mis-treated, and ended up being left to starve in a house after her owners left. It has taken nearly 2 years to toilet train her, but her problem was severe seperation anxiety. She would mess instantly after we left the house- it wasn't being naughty- it was total and utter fear.

Codie, our 6 month old German Shepherd who we rescued 2 months ago was nearly totally toilet trained, and he only has accidents if he's desperate.

Saxon was a very, very severe case and it's unlikely that your two will be like that, but if you would like I could give you a couple of good tips on training a dog that worked for us? I don't want to spam your page if you've already found out how to go about it, but I'd more than happy to help if you want it