Pittsburgh, PA Pugs| Pittsburgh Pug Breeders

Is A Pug The Right Dog For You? Pugs need little exercise and make the perfect inside dog. If you don’t have a lot of time to spend “walking” a dog, the pug may be your perfect match! They need to go outside and spend about an hour total a day, preferably in a fenced in yard. If you don’t have the space to let them run, they can be easily paper-trained. But you should make sure your pug gets some exercise playing in the house. They are great retrievers and love to play fetch, or tug-of-war.

They do like to bark, so they make great “watch” dogs, they will definitely let you know when someone is approaching your house, or just passing down the road. So if you live in an apartment where the walls are thin, be aware that pugs will bark.

You will need to bathe your pug on a regular basis to make sure that the wrinkles in their faces are well-maintained. If you do not clean this area it can lead to infection as this is a place where parasites and germs can grow. All you have to do is wash the area with a warm damp cloth and you should be free from problems. Your pug will love to take a bath—ours jump in the tub from time to time because they love it so much.

Your pug will want to eat what you eat. Be cautious, a pug’s weight should be well-maintained; try to refrain from giving them table scraps even though it is hard to resist those big brown eyes. Pugs will eat nearly everything, including vegetables, popcorn, cookies, crackers, etc. Just be careful that your pug is getting a balanced diet and eating healthy meals each day.

You should also know that although the pug’s hair looks very short, they do shed—A LOT! Both the fawn and black pug shed an awful lot, so if you are looking for a dog that shed just a little, this is not the dog for you.

Breed Standard Pugs are the largest dog that belong to the toy group. Their general appearance is square and cobby. The pug should be compact, well-knit, and have hardness of developed muscle. The ideal weight of a pug is
14 to 18 pounds. The desirable proportion is square.

The pug’s head is large, massive, round with no indentation of the skull. Their eyes are dark in color, very large, bold and prominent, globular in shape, soft and solicitous in expression, very lustrous, and when excited, full of fire. The ears are thin, small, and soft, like black velvet. There are two kinds of ears, the “rose” and the “button”. Preference is given to “button” ears. The wrinkles are large and deep. The muzzle is short, blunt, square, but not up-faced. A pug’s bite should be very slightly undershot.

The neck is slightly arched. It is strong, thick and enough length to carry the head proudly. The short back is level from the withers to the high tail set. The body is short and cobby, wide in chest and well ribbed. The tail is curled as tightly as possible over the hip. The double curl is perfection among the breed.

The marking of a pug are clearly defined. The muzzle or mask, ears, moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead, and the back trace should be as black as possible. The mask should be black. The more intense and well defined the mask is, the better. The back trace is a line extending from the occiput to the tail.

The pug is an even-tempered breed, exhibiting stability, playfulness, great charm, dignity and an outgoing,
loving disposition.