Welcome to my SpoiledRottenPug blog. I have three of these little butt nuggets, two black as well as one fawn - all females. Life is a three-ring circus of doggie chatter as well as people herding! I hope to take to you a glimpse of what it's like to posses a Pug. The Pug rescue groups have 20 applicants on behalf of every dog that is surrendered. Shelters have lines out the door at dawn when a Pug is offered on behalf of adoption. Breeders take deposits months as well as sometimes years in advance on behalf of their pups. So WHY would anyone go to all that trouble as well as then surrender such an in demand creature to rescue to start with??? That is a subject on behalf of my blog one day soon, but on behalf of now let's just say that it all boils down to greed as well as the lack of research as well as education on the part of the non-show breeder. 
For my first post, I would like to clarify a little about the Pug Dog. The fact the the AKC has deliberately omitted the word "Chinese" from the name of the breed, should tell you something. These adorable Dutch Mastiffs are NOT Chinese. Just cause their great gran'mama was Chinese doesn't manufacture them anything like their Asian ancestors. They are actually mixes just like most purebreeds in this country. Our precious Pug Dogs are actually closer to Dr. Jeckyll as well as Mr. Hyde than the lap dogs of china. While at night they are the an estimated all affectionate indoor breed I have ever come across, during they day they are free spirits - born to enjoy the nature as well as the outdoors with their masters. While they certainly reside up to their alert-dog fame, in numerous other ways they are brilliant scent hounds as well as water spaniels. Their facial silhouettes are identical to the great Mastiff relatives from which they come. They have the sweet, laid-back personality of the Mastiff in conjunction with the protectiveness. Their talkative streak obviously comes from the Chinese Pug since their Dutch nickname, Mopshund, means "grumbling dog." While they are similar to what could be referred to as a short-haired Pekingese, their personalities are nothing alike.   
Primarily it is the females who grumble, so you shall hear lots about that in the coming blogs. Please feel free to add feedback about the traits of your Pugs so that we can begin to tally up the true statistics on this breed. I shall be interesting!