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January 20th, 2008
The AKC recently released their annual breed registration statistics and while the Pug came in 14th overall in 2007, the pug breed was the fourth most registered dog in Portland, Oregon. That ranking is higher than any other of the 50 U.S cities that the AKC provided rankings for. So, a big woof to all those pugs out there in Portland! If you are interested, you can find out the most popular dog breeds in your city.
January 25th, 2007
I found this via My Pugs Blog today:
Folks, we need your help. Our rescue box truck rolled into our Greensboro, NC headquarters tonight with 33 adult dogs from a confiscation in Wilson, North Carolina. We do not have a total headcount on all the PUPPIES yet, but we have them, and we have pregnant females.
Twenty of the dogs we picked up were pugs to add to the four he relinquished to us yesterday, one pug girl is in labor tonight. There are several more in various stages of pregnancy and some just bred and not showing yet. Pugs will be multiplying VERY fast here.
In addition, we have 5 or 6 mini schnauzers, one mom is nursing 5 tiny babies. We do not know yet how many more of them are pregnant.
We have 1 wunderwhat. He/she is either a Westie or a Wheaten. We’re not sure which yet.
We have 3 min pins...one pregnant and showing
We have a pregnant chi/min pin mix who will not come out of her crate and is possibly in whelp.
We have asked these other breed rescues to come help us take all but the pugs. We need help with the pugs as well. Anything you can do to help us will be deeply
appreciated.Here is the website:
http://www.pugrescuenc.org/You can also email Judy at or Chris at
I hope we can all pull together and help out!
August 16th, 2006
Petsmart Charities has teamed up with the Teleflora Flower Club to bring you a special program designed to help pets in need. Here is how it works. If you order flowers via the PetSmart Charities Flower Club website, 10% of your order will go directly to PetSmart Charities.
Brighten someone’s day by sending flowers and you can also help brighten the future of a needy pet.
August 15th, 2006
Two pugs were rescued by firefighters when their 100 year home caught fire in Albemarle County in Virginia. The house fire was intense and required firefighters from 5 different departments to get the blaze under control. The owners of the home were not at home when the fire started and firefighters are still not sure what started the fire. For now the pugs are being cared for by the firefighters that rescued them. If the owners do not come forward in the next few days, they will be turned over to the SPCA.
June 14th, 2006
Oscar is a 6-year-old pug that was stolen from his home in Broward County, FL last week during a robbery. It is devasting enough to have Oscar taken from his family, but the 6-year-old pug also requires medication twice a day to treat a collapsed lung.
Below is a local news story about Oscar that gives more details. If you can provide any information about Oscar please call the Broward Crime-Stoppers at (954) 493-TIPS.
BROWARD COUNTY (WSVN)—A Broward family is offering a $500 reward for the return of their sick dog after it was stolen from their home during a burglary.
The Kirschenbaum family says burglars broke into their home Wednesday and not only stole jewelry but also their 6-year-old pug, Oscar. Alan Kirschenbaum said his daughter, Audrey, hasn’t been able to sleep since the night of the burglary.
“Last night she was up all night long...” said Kirschenbaum of his daughter. Audrey was the one who discovered Oscar missing.
Oscar has a collapsed lung and needs medication for it twice a day. The Kirschenbaum’s say if their dog doesn’t recieve this medicine, he could have trouble breathing and even die.
“Jewelry is replaceable, this pet just has such fond memories for us, and you can’t replace that,” said Kirschenbaum.
“I don’t care about my things, I care about my dogs, my kids and my family,” said Lisa Kirschenbaum.
Oscar’s groomer is offering her business, Classy Pets on Wiles Road in Coral Springs, as a safe place to bring the pug so he can be returned to his owners.
Coral Springs Police alerted their humane unit to keep an eye out for the dog. Anyone with information is asked to call Broward Crime-Stoppers at (954) 493-TIPS
June 12th, 2006
I’m not sure exactly when SEPRA launched their new site, but their new design is top notch. Definitely worth checking out.
May 16th, 2006
A video of an incredible adopted dog that alerts a little girl’s grandparents after she has fallen off a horse and severely injured herself. Lassie couldn’t have done it better herself!
May 2nd, 2006
A pug puppy, rejected by its mother at birth, has found an unusual foster Mom in the cat next door. The cat gave birth to 3 kittens around the same time the pug was born and has happily allowed the pug to nurse. (via EverybodyLovesRiley.com)
March 29th, 2006
Colleen Bighley was recently faced with one of a pug parent’s worst nightmares. Her two year old pug, Buck, darted from the house and was hit by a car. Buck suffered 3 broken legs and needed to have a costly surgery.
The required surgery was $3000 and Collen Bighley was worried she would not be able to come up with the money. She shared Buck’s story on a popular pug website where she normally shared pictures of Buck and her other pugs. She told her fellow pug lovers that her family could not afford Buck’s surgery and she was going to bring Buck home and spend one more night with him before he would be put to sleep.
Fourteen minutes after sharing her story on the popular website, fellow pug lovers replied stating they would donate money to help save Buck. Donations came from around the world and Collen was able to pay for Buck’s surgery.
Buck hasn’t made a full recovery yet, but he has had his surgery and is getting better each day.
Pugs and pug people are simply the greatest!
March 28th, 2006
MSNBC reports that a survey conducted by the American Kennel Club and Iams Co. has found that 50% of all dogs included in their survey show interest in the television.
I have caught Benjamin & Henry gazing at the TV on a couple of occasions and if I am watching a show like the Dog Whisperer or Animal Cops Benjamin goes nuts. He barks at the TV and runs up to it to try and smell the other dogs on the screen. Henry and Luna don’t get that involved, but if a doorbell rings on TV all three of them bolt to the front door to see who is there.
The Cure for a stressful day!
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