You know you want a Pug and are compassionate enough not to by a Pug from a pet store of online puppy broker that sells Pugs all year round. You know that these places get all of their puppies from inhumane puppy mills, where adult dogs live their lives in torment. You know that there are other, more humane options for getting a Pug puppy, most notably from an American Kennel Club licensed Pug breeder.

Pugs have great personalities, but are notorious for being unhealthy. In order to get a healthy and sane Pug puppy, you need to skip any backyard breeders who breed for quantity and not quality. They often have classified ads in the local paper. You need to choose your Pug breeder carefully, as they will greatly affect the health and temperament of what Pug you get. One way to sort good Pug breeders from bad is to ask them questions.
The most important questions you should ask a Pug breeder might sound a little rude at first, but a good Pug breeder will not mind being asked. You need to ask if they ship their puppies. The answer should be no. You should ask if there is a contract to sign. The answer should be yes. You should also ask for references from other people who have bought puppies from them in the past.

Never buy a Pug puppy sight unseen. You need to not only check out the puppy, but the puppy's mom and the kennel in which the puppy was raised. A good Pug breeder rarely has puppies for sale, only having a couple of litters a year, so you should be put on a waiting list. A good Pug breeder will be more than happy to have visitors to their kennel, or home (in most cases, Pugs are bred indoors and live in the same homes as their owners.)
And then you should have to stop asking questions and start answering questions. A good Pug breeder will want to know your past Pug experience, will want references about your character, will want to check your home and may even do a background check on you. After all of this, you are still not guaranteed a puppy. The ultimate decision comes down to the breeder. A good Pug breeder will consider the Pugs they breed their grandchildren.

A good Pug breeder will encourage you to contact him or her for free training advice and to answer any questions on Pug information. Usually, a Pug breeder will have written into your contract that you can bring the Pug back throughout the life of the Pug if you ever get into such bad luck that you can no longer take care of a Pug. You won't get your money back, but by then, the money shouldn't mean anything to you in comparison of knowing your Pug will always have a home.

This article was written to help inform the public that not all Pug breeders are good Pug breeders. If people knew basic Pug information before buying a puppy there would be a lot fewer abandoned puppies.

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