What is a puggle?
November 28, 2005 by dog-lover
Why buy a puggle?
These beautiful dogs originated in the United States. They weigh fifteen to twenty pounds are ten to fifteen inches high and are fawn in colour. The puggle is a short-coated breed. This dog is intelligent, and calm, sociable and laid back. It easily accepts people and other animals, although prone to a touch of jealousy if ignored.The dog’s coat as any dogs needs to be brushed and the face creases need a special lotion. When training this dog you need to be gentle, as they are voice tone sensitive.
Puggle breed info
Puggles love the outdoors when the weather is fine, but they need a cool place to shelter when it’s hot. This welcome addition to the dog breeds was produced by mating a beagle bitch with a pug dog. Calm puggles are ideal family pets as they get along with both children and other animals.These dogs also have a good life span are very loyal, affectionate, eager to please and who could resist that incredible face. If you are considering a dog, don’t dismiss the new breeds, I think you could be very impressed.These new breeds are suited to our modern day lifestyle, which makes life more comfortable for us and our dogs.
Puggle dog breeders
Puggle dog breeders feel very passionate about this breed and are cynical about “designer dog” comments voiced by many kennel club members.
Where to buy puggles in the UK?
There are many kennels and puggle breeders in the UK and USA nowadays, this popular breed is definitely here to stay!
How much are a puggle puppy to buy in the uk?
The “market” price of Puggle dogs in the UK has yet to be established, however as the popularity of the breed grows the prices should settle and be not dissimilar to other sought after breeds.
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The comment below has been added in its entirety to show how open we are, although very critical of our site we include it just to show how strongly people in the UK feel about pets (dogs in particular) and also to put the record straight.
The original article was nothing more than a short piece on a type of dog called a “puggle”, there is no denying that this breed is becoming popular and is considered by many to be “cute”, this was pretty much the scope of this short article. The wider issues of whether dog breeding specifically for “designer puppies” is acceptable, conditions in puppy farms and health problems related to buying these breeds are simply beyond the scope of the original article. It should also be noted that conditions in so called “puppy farms” are an issue that potentially affects all dog breeders not just “designer dogs”. Also although breeders of these designer dogs may not be recognised by the Kennel club we feel it is a stretch to imply that anyone involved with these breeds are somehow cruel or uncaring towards animals. As for suggesting that breeders of designer dogs “are only interested in making Money” this MAY be the case, however this again applies to all kennels involved in breeding dogs for sale - we have not seen many pedigree puppies available free of charge!
Every writer involved with this site is a dog lover and totally opposed to cruelty to animals (all of us have in fact owned many animals saved from shelters). Please see full comment below:-
This type of Cross breeding that should not be promoted in the UK and I was very annoyed to see you promoting this breeding in the UK on your website.
Recently in the UK Press there has been quite a lot of attention on the latest so called “Designer Dog” Puggles which originates from the US. Unfortunately a lot of the press coverage has promoted this breeding without them doing in-depth research and they haven’t consulted the UK Kennel Club or any of the Breed clubs in the UK.
There is no official body in the UK who deals with these type of crossbreeds. The UK Kennel club does not recognise these breeds at this time and very much doubt they ever will.
As there are no organisations in the UK looking after these crossbreeds there is no breed standard or any guarantees with the breeding as to what you will end up with. Another problem is that without any sort of body looking after these breed there has been a tendency for less reputable dog breeders to move in to this area like Puppy Farmers. I strongly believe anybody breeding these dogs are not dog lovers or care for the dogs and the welfare of these breeds and the puppies they produce. They are only interested in making Money out of what is currently the “in” dog a fashion accessory. They are not reputable breeders are only breeding to make Money.
Do you know the conditions that Puppy Farm dogs live in? I strongley suggest you do a bit of research into Puppy Farms in the UK.
When these people breed two different breeds together you never know what you are going to get in size, shape, health or temperament. They don’t run any health tests on the Sire or Dam and they are charging a lot of money for a crossbreed with no family history, no health checks, no pedigree, no guarantees. The new owners of these puppies could end up paying out a huge amount of money in Vet bills and suffer a lot of heartache. For a badly breed dog that was breed for one reason only, to make money.
There are thousands of Crossbreed dogs in rescue centres through no fault of there own all over the UK in need of loving homes. If people would like a crossbreed all they need to do is pop down to there local rescue centre and they will have plenty of beautiful crossbreeds in need of loving new homes. To rescue a dog from a centre it cost around a £100 and the money goes back into the centre so they can continue there good work.
Alternatively anybody who is interested in a Pedigree could for about the same price as a so called “Designer Dog” you can buy a well bred pedigree puppy from a reputable breeder with all the family history, pedigree, proof of health test. Please contact the UK breed club of the breed you are interested in and they will be more than happy to advise you about your chosen breed.
It is up to us Dog owners and LOVERS to educate potential dog owners that this type of intentional cross breeding is wrong and provide them will all the facts about the intentional crossbreeding of dogs and correct way to research and purchase a puppy.
Please don’t promote this kind of breeding and do some research before you write your articles. If you really were are dog lover you would have thought sensiably before you posted this article on your website.
Surely all dogs breeds are “designer”. It is the whole point of different dog breeds. Dogs were bred for their job.
The biggest job for most dogs now is to be the lovely family pet so why not try and create new breeds that are very good at this particular job.
Greg,
Because it is another type dog that Puppy Farmers and Bad breeders can abuse this already happens to so many breeds because they are popular,why add all of these new crossbreeds to the list?
All these new crossbreeds have create a demand which leads to what I said in my first paragraph. Puppy Farmers and bad breeders abusing them, the lives of Dogs in Puppy Farms is so awlful but a sad realilty.
There are thousands of crossbreeds and pedigrees sitting in rescue centres through no fault of there own as people today see them as disposible, very sad but true.
Until they can reduce the number of Dogs is rescues in the UK I feel is only sensible to not create these crossbreeds as they will only add to the list of unwanted dogs.
There are simply too many unwanted dogs in the
world until the number has reduced people should not be creating or over breeding - crossbreeds or pedigrees. Sadly this will continue to happen that is why we need to educate people!
The least we can do as dog lovers is try to prevent more dogs going through hell, just to produce the latest designer dog!
We don’t need anymore types of dogs crossbreed or otherwise!
Whilst I dont disagree with Hermione in that puppy farms are horrid places, and that many thousands of dogs are abandoned each year; I feel i have to say that the new trend for puggles is entirely appropriate. All dogs, at one time or another have been bred for a certain use, be it hunting, guarding or family pet…who is to say that the breeder of a guard dog is breeding for the love of the breed and not because there is a demand for that type of dog. Perhaps puppy farms should be under greater scrutiny, but not all breeders are in it purely for the money!
I think that puggles are becoming popular because they are just cute. This is just a few people saying this, and I wonder how the votes would turn out if some one would have a survay of what the whole world has to say. I think you guys should give this new breed a chance and just see what exactially they are good for!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When you look at advertisements for puppy farms on the local papers and yellow pages, All of them are breeding pure pedigrees with papers. Maybe the breed organisations should be more interested in stopping these puppy farmers making money from their breeds than arguing about cross breeding, which at the moment is on a small scale.
As with all cross breeds you do not know their possible health problems, but then again did you know your partner’s before you fell in love?
I also don’t feel that cross breeding will bring anymore unwanted animals into this world. People who buy designer crossbreeds would have bought another breed had they have liked it. It’s a bit like saying ‘don’t buy dalmation because noone will buy a alsation!
As for thhe puggles, They are cute! But it is just another story that the media have got their teeth into this time!
I find it rather ironic that pedigree dog breeders object so very strongly to the existence of the Puggle. Many rage that all Puggle breeding is irresponsible because Puggles are new, may experience health problems and are fashionable. Yet let’s take for example the well loved pedigree Pug. The Pug is around 200 years old (relatively new), and was deliberately bred as a lap dog for the fashionable rich. Pugs are known for suffering with breathing difficulties, and struggle in the heat. Yet I don’t think many Pug breeders would agree that this makes breeding them a heinous crime!
To me it smacks of hypocrisy to condemn the Puggle out of hand without understanding their health and characteristics better first. Research and understanding is needed before judgement. After all, if you look at the March issue of Dogs Today magazine, you will see that while it isn’t a registered breed, the UK Kennel Club actually supports the Puggle.
If certain breeders are so concerned with reducing the number of strays, mutts or otherwise, in shelters, there’s an obvious answer which is nothing to do with crossbreeding…. I’ll let the readers work that one out!