Marsha's Musings: Pug Personality

Pugs have a personality all their own and it is very different from any dog I have owned.

1. They want to be near their "staff" at all times.



2. You are their staff, they don't have owners.



3. They are very bossy, yet are very endearing.



4. They are very playful. Old pugs, if they are not in pain are just puppies in adult bodies.



5. They are very good at showing displeasure.



6. They don't whimper like other dogs...they scream and hollar.



7. They are extremly noisy. They squeak, and snore all the time.



8. You have to clean their wrinkles, put eye drops in their eyes and clean their ears because they are suseptible to irritation.



9. Their feet are their's and you better not try to mess with them!

I recently took my Daisy-pug to the vet for her shots and a toe nail trim. She does not like anyone to mess with her feet! The vet said all pugs are like this. This dog only wieghs 17 pounds but it took two people to trim her feet! She screamed like they were killing her and when that didn't work, she peed. That didn't work, so she started farting up a storm and when that didn't get her out of her predicerment she shot poop across the table. When they were done and she was on her feet again, she wanted me to love on her, which I did but the whole time I was petting her she was aiming her rear at the assistent. As the assistent moved closer to me to get out of her aim, she kept moving her rear end so she was still aiming at the gal. We were cracking up.

These little dogs are just so much entertainment and fun. They are very expensive dogs...$500 and more, but we got Daisy at the animanl shelter for $65. When she is gone, I'd like to rescue another pug if we can come across one. I love them.