PUGGLES!

HOW CUTE IS THAT?!!!

Looks like a Sharpe (if that's how you spell it)...a wrinkle dog.
My friend's parents have a pug AND a beagle. They're best friends :)

LOL cute!

I've been doing some research on "Puggles" and they are a fairly new hybrid. Boy, purebred dog breaders are really hot over this stuff. I've seen people really fly off the handle on message boards about how irresponsible it is for a breeder to breed crossbreeds. Craziness.

Every puggle breeder and puggle owner has posted that they are wonderful animals with the best of both parent breeds and usually without health problems associated with beagles and/or pugs.

I dunno. I can appreciate the perspective of a professional purebred breeder, and I do understand that there are irresponsible breeders out there who are running "puppy mills" where the animals are not cared for properly. At the same time, however, I'm sure that some of these "puggle" breaders are just as careful and knowledgable as purebred breeders.

I can't help but think that some of these purebred breeders are "elitists."

Yeah...I generally take issue with anyone objecting to halfbreeds.
But that might just be a race thing ;)

A lot of breeders are getting up in arms over people paying just as much money for a crossbred dog as they would for a purebred. They argue that there are so many dogs that need adopting from shelters, why pay so much for a crossbreed if all you want is a family pet?

Well, here's my logic in that. I'm not a dog person. I never have been, I never will be. There are dogs that belong to family and friends that I have grown to like after being around them. There are dogs that belong to family and friends that I don't like. I'm extremely uncomfortable around dogs who are "strangers." Agreeing to get a dog with my husband is a HUGE step for me.

I'm not opposed to adopting an animal from a shelter. Every cat I've ever owned has been from a shelter. Because I don't usually like dogs, however, it's important I know everything I can about them before I take one home. This is why I'd rather research a breed or a mix and get a puppy from a breeder. I will know what to expect from as far as appearance, temperment, character, activity needs, etc.

Blah. Snobby breeders.

I'm so getting a puggle.

I think they're adorable. I'm the same way as you are about pets in general. My husband and I have a best friend couple and I love their pets...and pretty much ONLY their pets. I've known them since they were puppies/kittens and they're small and they don't bother my allergies.

I'm not a pet person though. I like to look at them, but I don't want to clean up after them or have them lick me.

That is the cutest dog ever~

And here I thought the put bull terrier / alsatian breed was dangerous. I was soo wrong. Nothing will ever be able to resist those cute puggle eyes.....3V4h!

Some of those are cute. Some of them are rather ugly.

I had to do a search because the link didn't work, but puggles are so cute! I'm a sucker for dogs with floppy ears...probably why my favorite dogs are dachshunds hehe.

Shame on those pure-breed dog breeders for getting angry about the puggles...muts need love too! My bf has two; a sharpei/chow chow mix, and a lab/dalmation mix. They are two really awesome dogs, and really cute.

When I was a small child, there was a dachshund in our neighborhood that terrorized me every day as I walked from the bus stop to my house. It used to chase me all the way home.

I wish I could meet that little punk again and see what he has to say now.

Probably not the most tactful thing you could have said.

Thats one cute dog! I liked the black ones I found on Google. Toooo cute!

I am quite taken with the current crop of crossbreeds we see down here....things crossed with poodles

http://www.valleyviewdogs.com/labradoodles.htm

They don't shed because of the poodle wooly coat, and they are often mini in size. They are very cute! I want to get one for my little girl who is puppy crazy but I can't afford them /sigh

Well honestly, some puggles are cute but some of them kinda scare me =/ I think it's the eyes. The Labradoodles...I don't know, i mean it's cute but I can see how some people think the cross breeding is disturbing. Granted I have a mixed husky lab mutt dog. I once knew a little poodle that knocked up a rather large dog.

O_o

Same can be said for every breed, really. I kinda like them, a few of the pics (link loads now, yay) remind me of floppie eared Boston Terriers.

Anyone here know anything about breeders?

I have been in contact via email with a breeder who is located about 3 hours from where I live. She raises pugs and puggles. I am tentatively interested in purchasing one of her pups later this fall and I've asked her if she would allow my husband and I to visit her kennel before we pay a deposit.

She has declined. I was a bit surprised by this. She says she only allows picking through online photos and descriptions. She doesn't allow anyone other than herself and family in her kennel due to possible spread of disease, etc.

I've never heard about this before, is this at all unusual? I would think that if you keep a clean and healthy kennel that this shouldn't be a major concern. My mother has purebred Abyssinian cats and she has a very good relationship with the breeder they came from. She has visited the cattery several times.

It's important to my husband and I that we buy our puppy from a clean and reputable kennel. A good friend of ours visited a kennel that can only be described as a puppy mill ... filthy facilities, malnourished animals ... it about broke her heart. :( I'd like to make sure that our puppy does not come from such a place.

Should I ask for photographs of this woman's kennel? Should I be concerned that she wont allow me to visit? We plan on picking up our puppy in person instead of having him shipped, so I'm now wondering if she even allows that.

Go climb her fence and check for yourself. The worse she can do is have you arrested for trespassing. O_o Actually I'm not sure at all is that is normal. You might want to call your local Petco and ask. Also see if they recommended anyone as well.

Wow, that's cool.

I want a pug one day. Sheila wants a huskie.

Hmmmmm...