My boyfriend and I are actively seeking a fixed (if not yet fixed, we will be happy to do this, and in fact insist on it) adult pug (6 months and over, so basically non-tiny puppy), gender not an issue, fawn or black, to bring home to cuddle and love forever.

I have wanted a pug all my life!

So here is our information: We are a couple in our late twenties that live in a spacious 4 and a half in lower Westmount (in Montreal, Quebec, Canada), near downtown. Our building is dog friendly. We live in a very dog-friendly neighbourhood with lots of dog parks and dog friendly people all around, and very close to my favourite pet supply store. We both work 9-5, but my BF leaves for work at 9 on the nose, because he works at an office building across the street from our apartment and comes home daily for a one-hour lunch. He can also periodically check on our furbaby, no problem. He also gets home at 5 on the nose. I get leave for work at 8:30 and get home around 6. We will take a few days off when our furbaby first comes to us.

I was raised with dogs and other pets and have lots of experience in their care, as well as being an overall insane animal lover - no exagerration. My boyfriend, while not having been raised with pets, is an animal lover and is very excited to learn about the joys of having a dog - but I have not sugarcoated the experience for him - he is ready for the ups and downs of pet ownership, but knows this will be a joy we will never be able to do without, once we have pets in the home!

I have wanted a pug for as far back as I can remember. Besides loving their adorable faces and piggly-wiggly tails and loving their wonderful, hilarious personalities, I realize that this dog is a great match for my lifestyle. I also can't deny the intense, cosmic attraction I have to them!

I don't have a pug, but I have SO much pug paraphenilia: pug mousepad, t-shirt, three stuffed puggies, two pug calendars, a copy of "Milo and Otis" (an adorable movie starring a fawn pug and his orange tabby cat best friend), 200+ pug pics saved on my computer, pug pics allover my apartment and more stuff I have surely forgotten. I told you I was insane!

Not only all that, but I have extensively researched the health issues of the breed: respiratory issues, issues with their eyes, issues with their soft palate, encephalitis, hip dysplasia/hip bone issues, liver issues, nose/wrinkle issues, luxated patellas and other issues. I know they must not be exposed to extreme temperatures, heat in particular, for any long period of time. I've even spoken to more than one vert and more than one breeder about the specific needs of pugs.

I even have a few pug-specific products I want to bring onto the market! I won't tell you what they are, lest some evil internet eye (not any of you darlings) will steal my awesome ideas...lol!!!

That's how much I love and want to help this wonderful breed!

Our pug will get exercise in the morning and the evening, as well as a toilet break and cuddles at lunch time - as well as lots of play wherever we can fit it in! We are both homebodies and will be home evenings and weekends with our puggie.

We are looking to spoil our dog - the best food we can find (organic, human grade - if we decide not to cook for our pug ourselves), coats, boots, toys, beds, extensive vet care, all the best!!! Most importantly though, we intend to love our pug through thick and through thin, forever and ever! Also, neither of us intends to work 9-5 away from home for much longer. We both have plans that will have us working from home within the next 2 years at the most.

Things to consider: we want to be a multiple pug/dog household, so our furbaby will have to be able to get along with other dogs. This is generally not too much of a problem for puggies as far as I know! And same for children - we have no plans as of yet, but our dog should get along well with them. We have plenty of time for both these issues and we are aware that most dogs can be well-trained/prepared for any of these situations. So even if a sweet puggie doesn't seem to get along well with other dogs/kids now, we are willing to work on it!

We are also willing to work on any number of behavioral issues/health issues. The only thing is that we'd love a dog that will not be too stressed when we leave for the day, for its sake.

We are willing to take our puggie to obedience school (schools that promote positive reinforcement only!!) and would actually quite like to, as it will help us bond with our new baby.

We are willing to travel about 6-7 hours driving time max (but if you know of a pug further than that, don't hesitate to let us know) to get our baby.

If there's anything else you need to know or would like to contact me, feel free to do so at 514-937-2920 or sarahjanemorris@hotmail.com

We will be happy to provide references, fill out any number of applications (which we have done already quite a bit of!), welcome home visits, etc.

Thank you everyone!

please read the rules before you post. they clearly state that there should be no wanted topics. TP does have a place for that in the Dog Menu.
hope you find the pug your looking for. :) good luck! :)

also, i'm glad to see you've done so much research on the pug. that's hard to find nowadays.
however you might want to take your personal info off the post, for your own protection. You never know what weirdo's are out there. :)

***Edited By: Lily_Wolf on 1/2/2005 3:05:32 AM***
Reason: adding the last bit

http://www.pugcanada.com/


there is a link for the pug club of canada. on their site there is a link for rescue. good luck in your search.

for the future please remember there is no advertising on the forum.