These pages feature photos of Puggie, a young, male Pug who belongs to Jeannie and James (Sam) Anderson. Puggie was born on July 27, 2002. We will be adding more photos to these pages over the next several weeks.      The Pug, or the Chinese Pug as the breed is also called, has been around for centuries. Pugs were bred to be primarily a lap or companion dog, it has been said that back in ancient times they might have been used as guardians in Chinese temples, too. I have read that the emperors of China looked for Chinese characters (words) formed by the Pug's forehead wrinkles. When a character was found on a dog ("Prince", for instance, was reputedly one that was highly sought after) it was considered to bring good luck to the emperor that owned the Pug.      Over the centuries, the Pug has been referred to as "Multo in Parvo" meaning (loosely) "a lot of dog in a small space". The Pug has plenty of heart and courage. He has an extremely cheerful and pleasant personality. He is protective of his family (which may include other pets and children) and, to some extent, his territory although he does not normally behave in an aggressive manner.      The Pug enjoys life - he likes "living large". He loves to eat, preferrably whatever it is that you are having. He loves play and his toys. Most Pugs love attention and are very sociable. They don't have a high-pitched or a very loud bark, and they don't normally bark unneccessarily. They are alway happy to see you and eager to be right where you are most of the time.      Pugs seem to grow and shed hair faster than you can vacuum it up. Their vocalizations consist mostly of snuffling and snorting (their snoring rivals that of any adult I have ever heard). And, you need to pay particular attention to weather conditions - due to the Pug's compact muzzle, he doesn't disperse excess body heat well at all. If he is allowed to get too warm it can be life threatening. The cold temperatures can be just as detrimental to his health and well-being. Pugs can be hard to housebreak and train, sometimes it seems that they just have to ponder some things over before deciding to go ahead and do them for you.      Pugs are one of the best all-around breed of dogs that I have ever met. It has often been commented that we don't own our Pugs...our Pugs own us. Having been owned by Pugs myself over the past 20 years....I'll buy into that. Comments - contact us at LittleCreek@zplace2b.com. Please reference Pugs in the subject line of your email. All clipart, images and photographs are original works by Little Creek Graphics. Please read our Terms of Use before downloading content from these pages. This not-for-profit website was designed and is hosted by Little Creek. Copyright © 2002-2003 Little Creek Web Design. All rights reserved