Pug

⏳ Lifespan ⏳

12 - 14 years

💪 Weight 💪

Male:6 - 8kg

Female:6 - 8kg

📏 Height 📏

Male:25 - 35cm

Female: 25 - 35cm

📃 Pedigree 📃

Yes

🐕 Breed group 🐕

Toy

❤ Health tests available ❤

Breed council - hemivertebrae checking

💳 Nicknames 💳

Chinese Pug, Dutch Bulldog, Dutch Mastiff, Mini Mastiff, Mops (Germany), Carlin (France), Mopsi (Finland), Doguillo (Spain)

Pros

• Small and sturdy highly
• adaptable dogs just as happy living in an apartment as they are in a house
• Highly adaptable just as happy living in an apartment as they are in a house
• Easy maintenance on the grooming front
• Incredibly social and affectionate by nature
• Very playful and clownish
• Pugs do not need a lot of daily exercise
• Pugs are very loyal

Cons

• Puppies play hard and can be whirling dervishes around the home
• They are high maintenance on all fronts
• Pugs need lots mental stimulation to be truly well-rounded dogs
• Can suffer from separation anxiety when left on their own for too long
• Pugs snore and they do so loudly
• They are also known to suffer from flatulence
• Pugs are quite heavy shedders more especially in the spring and autumn
• They are prone to suffering from quite a few health issues because of their flat faces

Ratings out of 5 ⭐

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Playfulness ⭐⭐⭐

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Stranger friendly ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

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