Thinking About a Pug for Your Family?

Or perhaps a second Pug? (funny how often that happens!)     Good for you!    We love the breed, and enjoy promoting them.  The breed thrives with children, and has an unbeatable temperament.  They are truly an addictive breed.

   We produce one or two litters per year, so we don't always have puppies available.     If you are searching for a quality puppy and are having difficulty finding one immediately, we strongly encourage you be patient, develop a rapport with a reputable, ethical breeder, and wait for a breeding.   Many reputable breeders show their dogs, and are interested in improving their breed. Their Pugs are going to have better type, meaning they look the way pugs are supposed to look.   They will be expensive because it costs more to show dogs and it costs more to breed bitches to higher quality dogs.  They tend to guarantee the health of their Pugs.    You find them by asking people like ourselves, and by looking for breeder referrals on the breed club website (Pug Dog Club of America is the only place we list our website).  You will not find such a pug breeder in a newspaper or bulletin board at the pet store.      

Most people who breed pugs strictly for the pet market are doing so strictly to make money.  There is nothing wrong with having a profit motive in dog breeding. But it should not be the only motive.  These people are hurting the Pug breed by mating poorer breed representatives.  Many of them breed dogs that are not AKC registered, a huge red flag that they are probably breaking a spay/neuter contract they signed when they bought their Pug.  Does paying more for a better bred Pug guarantee that it will be healthier?  No, but in our opinion it enhances your chances; also the amount of support and follow-through tends to be better.

You may find that a Pug from a reputable, ethical breeder is either not immediately available, or maybe not affordable for you.  In that case we encourage you to contact your local shelter or Seattle Pug Rescue. Both are burdened with abandoned or stray dogs, many of which make wonderful pets.

Unfortunately many of these shelter or rescue dogs are products of irresponsible breeding and we would encourage you to avoid these breeders when looking for a pet. As long people continue to pay well for backyard bred or designer bred dogs (such as puggles), there will be a profit motive to continue to produce them, and we will continue to have an enormous unwanted pet problem in our country.

Thank you.

Woodcreek Pugs