Originally posted by BaDkaRmA158Th
Pugg's..what man made creations are those things..
Throw a rock "pebble" and see if the dog eats it.
Maby its a utah pugg thing, but they all eat rocks for some reason.
Oh yeah, also how they constantly make sounds 24/7 with every breath..day night awake sleeping..
grunt..growl..grunt..snarl..g runt..grunt..grunt....
*sighs* 
Our Pug doesn't eat rocks..he eats everything else though lol. Bazil is pretty silent. I hardly ever hear him. He only barks when someone knocks on the door, he doesn't snort unless he is playing and running and he only snores when he sleeps on his back.
We are going to take him in May to have his nostrils enlarged. It will help him breath better. Small nostrils are a problem with the breed and can lead to health issues as he gets older.
Smokey, 1,000 bucks ain't bad. I know saying that doesn't make your wallet feel any better, but if I added up everything this dog cost me from purchase to vet visits, I am easily in about 2,500 or so and he isn't even a year old yet.
We bought him from what we thought were reputable breeders. We paid 1,000$ for him, which is about 300 less than you get at the pet shop. He did have all his shots and seemed OK when we took him home. He crawled under the table and slept.
It was only later that night we discovered the worms. We took him to the vet the next morning and as it turned out he was pretty bad off. He had worms and parasites really bad, he had infections in both ears. He was under nourished and was really in the red. The vet came back and told us, he might even die. We got all the meds, heart worm meds plus more shots to kill the worms and parasites.
It took a few days of work with him, but you could see a huge turn around. He was up playing around, running and just being a puppy. It took us nearly a month of weekly vet visits to clear up his ear infections and to check his stool for any signs of parasites and worms coming back..
Looking back, I don't mind the money spent. The way I see it we saved his life. The sad part is, these breeders have more dogs like him. I wonder how many die in their care? Bazil wouldn't have lived more than a few more days had we not bought him. I feel like it was money well spent.
