Elaine Waldorf Gewirtz

Finding the perfect Pug means looking for the right place to buy or adopt your dog and checking the general condition of the Pug. Once you decide to bring the dog home, you'll want to stock up on certain supplies to ease the homecoming. Housetraining, if needed, is a process that requires patient consistency. As you share a household with your pet Pug, be prepared to recognize signs of sickness or injury, so that you can seek immediate veterinary care.

The time may come when you want to take your dog with you when you're flying somewhere. Although all you have to do to fly is buy a ticket, pass through security, and get on the plane, things get a lot more complicated when a dog flies the friendly skies. Whatever the reason for your airline trip, don't just show up at the airline counter with your dog and expect to jump right into your window seat.

Although Pugs love to be taken care of, they also like to pay attention to their owners. They have loving and affectionate personalities, which means they're perfect companions for anyone who likes to get affection from his or her pooch. They're ideal lap warmers and very loyal to their families. Putting a big dog into a little body Pugs have a big idea about themselves and think that they're the prime movers and shakers in their households.

If you have your heart set on a Pug, you probably should spend some time brushing up on your choices (puppy or adult, fawn or black, show dog or pet) before you actually bring home the Pug who you want for your own. After all, you do want yours to be the most perfect dog ever, don't you? Sure, you want companionship and a healthy, good-natured puppy, but you also want your Pug puppy to look like a Pug.

Looking at your Pug's short-haired coat, you probably find it hard to imagine that he needs much primping and preening to keep him clean, but even Pugs need some grooming. His ears need to be wiped out, and those Pug wrinkles just scream, "I'm cute but grimy and need a good cleaning." Puggy doesn't need the services of a professional groomer, however; you can handle the job yourself.