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I'm considering the adoption of a Puggle. She's a 1 year old (estimate), stray. Currently she resides at the local animal shelter.
I've nearly always had a dog. I'm a forever owner.
I had a female golden ret - she lived to age 13. Then I had a male beagle, he was estimated at 5 years when I adopted him, I had him for 10 years when he passed. He has been gone for about 2 years.
I've read up on puggles.
I'd appreciate any real world advise you may have.
Thanks.
Just be aware that those smooshed-in face breeds (brachycephalic, not sure of spelling) can have trouble handling the heat and you have to be extra careful w/them. I see pugs at the dog park all the time and they play w/the big dogs - they must think they are big, too! They seem like sweet dogs..
Puggles don't have AT ALL the degree of brachycephaly that pugs have, and they're MUCH more heat tolerant!!! They're nice dogs, generally, and smart, too.
You'll love a puggle, another poster said they like to run with the big dogs,
thats right on target. At home their sweet and loving lap dogs, good with
kids. Their folds on the face have to be kept clean and if your leash
walking, watch the collars not to tight, bad for their eyes which are a little bulgy. Good Luck!
As with any mutt, you never really know what your pug/beagle mix will be like until you spend some time with it, and you should be comfortable with both pugs and beagles, since your pup might exhibit personality traits of one more than the other. Our neighbor has two, that are 8 months old, and they love to play with our Bulldog and are always in the dog park. They are the most hyper dogs I've ever seen and he said if they don't get at least 2 hours of exercise a day, they will destroy his house. They're really cute, just very hyper. Much more hyper than our pup was at that age.
I suggest you read up on pugs and beagles and see if these breeds are right for you. You might end up with one that has the breathing issues of the pug and the howling/barking of the beagle.
As with any mutt, you never really know what your pug/beagle mix will be like until you spend some time with it, and you should be comfortable with both pugs and beagles, since your pup might exhibit personality traits of one more than the other. Our neighbor has two, that are 8 months old, and they love to play with our Bulldog and are always in the dog park. They are the most hyper dogs I've ever seen and he said if they don't get at least 2 hours of exercise a day, they will destroy his house. They're really cute, just very hyper. Much more hyper than our pup was at that age.
I suggest you read up on pugs and beagles and see if these breeds are right for you. You might end up with one that has the breathing issues of the pug and the howling/barking of the beagle.
actually.... there was a 4 month old puggle at the dog park saturday.... cutest little thing ever..... and she had a BLAST playing with a 7 month old boxer girl..... those 2 were a hoot to watch......
the puggle seemed pretty fearless..... had no problem AT ALL playing with any of the big kids.......
A friend of ours has a puggle pup, and it's extremely hyper also. Quite a handful indoors. Fortunately it doesn't breathe like a pug or howl/bark like a beagle.
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Originally Posted by MAK802
As with any mutt, you never really know what your pug/beagle mix will be like until you spend some time with it, and you should be comfortable with both pugs and beagles, since your pup might exhibit personality traits of one more than the other. Our neighbor has two, that are 8 months old, and they love to play with our Bulldog and are always in the dog park. They are the most hyper dogs I've ever seen and he said if they don't get at least 2 hours of exercise a day, they will destroy his house. They're really cute, just very hyper. Much more hyper than our pup was at that age.
I suggest you read up on pugs and beagles and see if these breeds are right for you. You might end up with one that has the breathing issues of the pug and the howling/barking of the beagle.
Puggles don't have AT ALL the degree of brachycephaly that pugs have, and they're MUCH more heat tolerant!!! They're nice dogs, generally, and smart, too.
I'm glad you've had good experiences with them. I haven't met a nice one yet. Nearly all the puggles I've worked with have been biters. Could very well be the breeders in my area though...
There are a few puggles that come to the dog park and all of them have been very sweet but a little shy and very submissive to the other dogs. There is one very sweet one that has to say hello to all the people then runs around offering a submisive greeting ( rolling over) to say hello to all the dogs one by one then she will play with some of the smaller dogs or hunt for gophers but she remains very unsure of larger dogs and she has been coming to the park for months.
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