Pug
Small, quiet, comic and devoted, with two honest catches in the ratings: heavy shedding and a poor tolerance for being left alone.
An ancient lapdog with a comic streak and no pretensions to being anything else. The Pug’s ratings are the portrait of a dedicated companion, with two catches worth naming early.
The temperament sheet
Energy is rated low: gentle outings and games at home, not cross-country mileage. With children the rating is excellent, and for a first dog the answer is yes. Space is flat-ok, so the breed is well matched to apartment living.
The first catch is the alone column, rated poor. A Pug is a people dog through and through, and a household that stands empty most of the day is a poor home for one.
The practical side
- Size: small.
- Grooming: low. The coat itself is simple to keep.
- Shedding: heavy — the second catch. A small, short-coated dog that sheds a great deal surprises people every year. Believe the rating.
- Barking: quiet.
Sheet versus dog
No rating on this page describes your Pug; it describes Pugs on average. The individual dog outranks its breed sheet, and meeting the dog outranks everything.