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Oh wow! What a cutie!!!!And I love her name too!!! My boyfriend wants to get a black pug. He and his family just had to put their dog to sleep a couple weeks ago so he thinks that it will be good timing to get another doggy. But dealing with puppyhood, that's going to be all him. My Darbs is just now finally getting to be housebroken and to the point that I can trust leaving him alone uncrated for a "few" hours. They are so cute when they are pups but boy, it is A LOT of work!!!
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Puggies!
I adore pugs! I rescued a little pug mix, Leonard, right before Christmas. My sister works at a vet office and a woman came in there with himand said "Something is wrong with his back leg, I don't want him anymore so put him down." My sis knew I was looking for a small dog since I live in an apartment and called me right away.
His back leg is a little underdeveloped but with all the exercise he gets from me he's doing prefectly well. He's the sweetest and cutest little man in the world. I just hate people who just because they can't care for an animal or don't want the responsibility always think the answer is to put the animal to sleep. I love my little Leonard and wouldn't give him up for the world. Southern' Lovin' Sara P.S. There is a pug rescue website here in Alabama Alabama Pug Rescue |
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F***in' bitch! eta: yeah, I changed it. Kinda harsh, still pisses me off though http://www.handykult.de/plaudersmili...rough/twak.gif She's stupid so lets put her down:mad: Quote:
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I agree. Having an animal is very expensive. I took my pug for his yearly checkup, shots, and all that. It was $244.00. I am getting some of the $$$ back since I have insurance but it is still expensive to come up with up front. I have 2 cats, also. Recently one of them got a UTI and needed to go to the vet twice. I don't have insurance for him and with all the visits and antibiotics, it was also over $200 for the care. If you don't have the savings or a credit card, I don't recommend getting a pet. I think I started a thread awhile back about the pros/cons of having a pet. I think many people need to be educated on this before they get one. I love my pets but they can be very burdomesome at times, but I made the decision to get them, so I need to deal with them. It's my responsibility and no one elses, and "giving them up" cannot be an option. That's like saying, "Oh my child is sick, I am going to give him away".
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I went for a check-up with my Jack Russell a few weeks ago and it was over $100. I thought that was expensive. It is more than my doctor's appointments.:eek:
I also have a Pekingese but we keep his hair short, so that is $50 every 6 weeks. He has a flat nose too, like a pug with hair! |
wow-your Dr. Appts are less than 100$?
Health care for pets is getting more expensive. Veterinarians are tired of living in poverty for the amount of education we obtain. Plus, people are expecting better care which includes better equipment that can be mucho grande $$$. Our latest CBC machine cost my boss 25,000. A CT machine is 200,000 (my clinic does not have this machine but there are 2 specialty clinics in town that do). We do not get any help from the government or any insurance companies. To pay for these machines we have to raise our prices. My best advice is to save at least 100$ per month for your pet's health care. Most people I see at the EC spend at last 500-600 for one visit (and that is generally a non complicated problem). I love pugs as well and if I were to get a dog I might consider this breed (only from a rescue organization though, I would never buy a dog). Other health problems I see are portosystemic shunts (which can be 2000-5000$ to repair), stenotic nares-about 600 to repair may be less depending on who does the procedure. And yes, proptosed eyes or non healing corneal ulcers (they tend to keep the ophthalmologist in business.) |
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