This page is intended to be a general introduction to the Pug breed. Please feel free to check them out. Also visit the home pages of the American Kennel Club for more information about choosing the right dog for your lifestyle, and registration statistics. Pugs have been accepted in programs as therapy dogs, as well as hearing aid dogs. Originally, they were bred simply for the pleasure they bring as lap dogs.
Puppies are especially playful and always underfoot for want of human company.
If you have another dog, a pug puppy will often seek out their company for play and adventure. Pugs want nothing more than to please their owners, but you will have to show them just what it is you want. Pugs do need to have a bit of firmness, in that they really should have some basic training in manners, or they will try to run the house. They are very smart dogs, and are very very willing to learn. Heat and high humidity can easily cause death in this breed, due to the flat of their faces.