For the past few weeks, I've been keeping in touch with a Pembroke Welsh Corgi breeder (the puppy I wanted) and eagerly awaiting a recent batch of puppies. After several weeks of uncertainty, the breeder said she'd have a puppy for me.
I was elated until I found out they were 900 fat greenbacks.
Since my parents are buying, they (in more polite terms) said ;No f'ing way.; So now I'm back to square one.
The problem is, I've since become fascinated with these ugly little creatures known as pugs.
So I turn to thee, my fellow EverCresters, to give me your professional advice and aesthetic opinions.
If anyone knows, I'd like to hear about health concerns (specifically, do either one of them do poorly in hot or cold climates), training difficulties, and day-to-day living.
Please inform me. I even put up a poll for those too lazy to help on their own, including a few gag options. Hilarity!
Thank you in advance,
-Mr. Parcelan
Pugs make good pets, but they're very high maintenance. All those wrinkles can trap debris and infection. They're also prone to breathing problems.
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Nobody really understood why Trillee wrote:
Cannot stand pugs... ugly smelly things...
For being all "wicca" you're not real big on the non-cute aspects of nature, are you?
Anyway it's weird that Welsh Corgis cost so much. Just wait a few years and the price will drop to two woolong.
These are particularly expensive because their mother was a show-dog champion that was flown out to New York to be artificially inseminated by another corgi champion, and then flown to Michigan to be raised properly.
This mother's pregnancy was so valuable, her owner bought a seat for her on the plane so she could sit in the less-turbulent cabin.
So, if puppies were MMOG characters, these would be level 65 Necros with Doomscythes and belonging to local uberguilds...or something.
As for a pug... well, the only pug I have experience with is that one from Men in Black. If you want a smartass alien, get a pug. Mooj fucked around with this message on 01-17-2005 at 08:46 AM.
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I would, however, err on the side of caution and check with a Pug breeder.
Or just take a regular dog and punch it in the face real hard. Pow!
Mutts generally have way fewer health problems than purebreeds anyway.
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English Bulldog
They kick ass.
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Maradon! had this to say about Cuba:
Or just take a regular dog and punch it in the face real hard. Pow!Mutts generally have way fewer health problems than purebreeds anyway.
Yep, if you want the most healthy dog possible, get a mutt.
I don't really like the looks of short muzzled dogs/cats. 
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Ares obviously shouldn't have said:
adopt a mutt from a shelter and give a good home.
Damn straight. Its inexpensive, and the animals are very grateful. Our pound puppy is a mutt, is 14, and still in good health. The most gosh-darn affectionate animal EVAR.
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Damn straight. Its inexpensive, and the animals are very grateful. Our pound puppy is a mutt, is 14, and still in good health. The most gosh-darn affectionate animal EVAR.
Mine's a mutt, but we didn't get it from the pound because they didn't have puppies at the time,a nd my mom wanted to replace our puppy that had just died at 10 weeks.
He's 14 too. 
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How.... Demos.... uughhhhhh:
Our pound puppy is a mutt
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Maradon! impressed everyone with:
For being all "wicca" you're not real big on the non-cute aspects of nature, are you?Anyway it's weird that Welsh Corgis cost so much. Just wait a few years and the price will drop to two woolong.
I'm not sure why the hell my religious beliefs, even though I'm not wiccan, has to do with it. Or why you have to insult me period.
He wanted an opinon, he got mine. I've never met a pug I liked. If not taken care of properly they stink, alot... and the smell is a bitch to get out. Even if taken care of they have an oder that makes me gag.
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Am I the only one that thinks that pugs are kindof.. Ugly?
Only in the way that they are so ugly, they're cute! 
My three corgis are calm, loveable, and definitely NOT hyper. I agree with the person who said they are chewers when young. That's very true, but if you crate train them and give them goodies to chew while in the crate, it's easily contained. Corgis ARE, however, big shedders. Don't get one if you have any fear of hair all over everything.
That being said, I totally agree with the shelter or rescue options. I got my corgis because I was going to show them (and did for a short time, until I found out about the politics behind the show judging system and decided I didn't need that kind of BS), but if you just want a great pup and loveable pet, a shelter dog will be your best friend - and you can feel good for having saved another animal from the needle.
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I agree with the person who said they are chewers when young.
Noxhil2 fucked around with this message on 01-17-2005 at 05:40 PM.
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This insanity brought to you by Mr. Parcelan:
For the record, these were the puppies I was intending on getting:
Reminds me of Ein from Cowboy Bebop
quote:Someone completely missed Maradon's comment about two woolong.
When they turned on the Infinite Improbability Drive, Mike the Butcher stammered,
Reminds me of Ein from Cowboy Bebop
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Mike the Butcher probably says this to all the girls:
Reminds me of Ein from Cowboy Bebop
You don't say!
That's weird, why would a welsh corgi resemble a drawing of a welsh corgi! Maradon! fucked around with this message on 01-17-2005 at 10:34 PM.
CORGI > most
ps She just had her last litter Dec 31st Timpofee fucked around with this message on 01-18-2005 at 09:52 AM. She seems to be a nice breeder also.. she is who i want to buy my lil puppy from
My friend just recently got a pug puppy and Phoebe is so totally precious. She was so teeny when they got her, and super loving. I think they are like Bulldogs, so ugly they are cute. There is something about those bulgy eyes that draw you in and want to cuddle them up.
This coming from a cat-person.
I generally don't care much for dogs. I like them as much as I like all animals, but I prefer cats anyday.
Those Corgi's look really cute too. They probably won't be as high maintanence as a pug would be. I imagine pugs take the same amount of care as our Bulldogs did. In fact, Phoebe has to have surgery on her nasal passage in order to open her airways. Our bulldog was on steroids because of allergies.
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