http://pugnews.com All the News about Pugs worth reading Pug News Pug News Evo RSS 2.0 Parser 60 http://pugnews.com/images/evo/minilogo.gif http://pugnews.com 94 15 Pug News en-us pugnews@pugnews.com 2008-05-09T16:29:59-04:00 hourly 1 2008-05-09T16:29:59-04:00 http://pugnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=156
Tiffany is all about grand entrances. The 24-pound pug sashays across the lobby, rolls her dark buggy eyes, sticks out her tongue, wags her very short curly tail, and makes loud snuffing noises.

No one can ignore her. A group of residents at Terrace Gardens Healthcare Center, so sedate just moments before, starts buzzing excitedly to each other and to the dog.

"There's Tiffany," calls out one lady.

"Come see me, baby," begs another.

Tawanna Illescas, who has been a resident here for only a few days, says, "This sure brightens my day. Whose dog is it?"

Tiffany belongs to 96-year-old Louise Flinn, who has been living at Terrace Gardens, in Colorado Springs, Colo., for about two years. But the dog lives with John and Mary Norton, Tiffany's "foster parents." ]]> 156@http://pugnews.com news 2008-03-23T12:03:39-04:00 Posted by pugnews http://pugnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=155
When Nike the pug was a few weeks old, he was diagnosed with a heart murmur. A veterinarian recommended he be euthanized.

But Debbie Muldowney had already fallen in love with the dog she named after the several pairs of shoes he chewed.

Ten years later, Muldowney found herself fighting for Nike again.

Last month, his neck was swollen, he was lethargic and he was gasping for breath.

Nike's vet sent him to Florida Veterinary Specialists in Tampa. The diagnosis: a degenerative heart problem. They gave Muldowney and her husband, Timothy, two choices:

- Take Nike home to die.

- Spend thousands of dollars on a pacemaker.

"I was so dumbfounded," Muldowney said. "A pacemaker for a dog?"

A $4,200 pacemaker for a 10-year-old dog?

Nike's hourlong surgery was Jan. 20. Today, he's acting like a puppy. ]]> 155@http://pugnews.com health 2008-02-16T08:15:00-04:00 Posted by pugnews http://pugnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=154
There is an email titled “screen cleaner” that is being forwarded faster than a speeding bullet. It features a pug dog licking a computer screen from the inside. The popularity of this email confirms the popularity of this breed, which is one reason that the Southeast Pug Rescue & Adoption, Inc. (SEPRA) is holding a shopping fundraiser on Saturday, March 1, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., at the Precious Pets boutique, located at 9 South Peachtree St., in Historic Norcross.

Fundraising takes place three ways. First, because SEPRA volunteers work in the store helping to sell product and greet customers, Precious Pets gives SEPRA 20% of the total sales before taxes for the day worked. In addition, shoppers can buy items provided by SEPRA with the organization’s name and logo on them, such as PugFest t-shirts, mouse pads, static clings and bumper stickers, with all proceeds from those sales going to SEPRA. Lastly, people can drop dollar bills and loose change into SEPRA’s donation jar.

In addition to raising money for the care of rescued pugs and pug mixes alike, the fundraiser gives shoppers a chance to learn about the breed and the pugs’ personalities and traits. SEPRA will have a few foster pugs on site for learning (but NOT adoption, because SEPRA requires applications and rigorous home checks first), and people can learn how to become foster or adoptive parents and how to volunteer for other fundraisers.

]]> 154@http://pugnews.com events 2008-02-15T21:06:07-04:00 Posted by pugnews http://pugnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=153
Wilton, Connecticut, USA

On Feb. 11 and 12, Spike (4 years old) and Daphne (20 months) will join 2,627 dogs, 122 from Connecticut, at the 132nd Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Madison Square Garden. Among the competitors will be a total of 37 pugs.

Only champion dogs can enter Westminster. They become champions by winning the required number of points at other dog shows.

“I was lucky,”Ashley Fischer of Ridgefield Road, the owner, said. “There are many more dogs than places and so there’s a lottery and I won for both dogs.”

This is Spike’s last hurrah. He’s about to retire as a show dog and just take it easy.

“Spike is a cool dog,” Ms. Fischer said. “He loves to be trained, he’s a wonderful student, so I have to find something else for him to do after he retires, maybe a therapy dog. The few times he’s been in a nursing home, they love him!”

Spike is not only a champion, a winner at many dog shows, he is the 14th best dog of his breed in the country. He’s been at Westminster four times. This is Daphne’s debut and Ms. Fischer plans to get her used to the size of the Garden, the noise, the crowds, the lights, beforehand.

Pugs were bred in China 2,500 years ago as companion dogs. Both Spike and Daphne fulfill all the required standards for the breed: square body, round head, curly tail and the proper configuration of face and head wrinkles. The shoulder angle should match the angle of the hind quarters and they should have a nice, wide under jaw.



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Sherbrooke, Quebec, CANADA



The Record’s own adopted weather-predicting creature has forecast an early spring in the Eastern Townships. Pugsutawney Pug (dog-lovers will note he is not actually a rodent) failed to see his shadow when he emerged from his snowy burrow Saturday morning, otherwise known as Groundhog Day.

As legend has it, if a hibernating groundhog comes out of his burrow and sees his shadow Feb. 2, there is supposed to be another six weeks of winter; no shadow means spring is on the way. Unfortunately, celebrity groundhogs have had very poor forecasting success in the past. However this year, Wiarton Willie in Ontario was on the same page as our own Pug, predicting the harsh winter will give way to an early spring. An early spring was similarly forecast by Canada’s other famous groundhog, Nova Scotia’s Shubenacadie Sam. But Pennsylvania’s Punxsutawney Phil disagreed, after seeing his shadow when roused from sleep. The first official day of spring is March 21.]]> 152@http://pugnews.com news 2008-02-07T11:20:14-04:00 Posted by pugnews http://pugnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=151
For the first time ever, the Pug has risen up the ranks of pedigree popularity so that he now stands proudly on the Kennel Club’s official top 20 most popular breeds in the UK.

With over 2,000 more Pug registrations in 2006, than in 1996, and a total of 12,609 Kennel Club Pug registrations during the last decade, the Pug’s popularity is most definitely on the up.

The Pug is thought to have originated from the Orient, and his home country is believed to be China. In the early days the Pug was very popular with royalty and the aristocracy, but these days he has a strong following in all walks of life.

Celebrities love them too. Valentino, the fashion designer and owner of one of the world’s most famous fashion houses adores dogs and is a big fan of the Pug. He owns six, and has endearingly named them with the same first letter; Margot, Maude, Monty, Molly, Milton, and Maggie. They even have their own bus to travel in as part of the great entourage.
]]> 151@http://pugnews.com news 2008-01-29T14:33:53-04:00 Posted by pugnews http://pugnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=150 Halloween Costume Contest (optional), "A Boy and His Dog" Photography (candid and family pictures--view on line after party and purchase if you wish), PUG Rescue Store--Cool Pug Stuff (all proceeds benefit our friends at VT Pug Rescue--checks accepted)

No admission fee, our yard is completely fenced in. This party is open to all pugs and their families who can attend. For more information contact Karyn at pugsbythesea@comcast.net and spread the word to all your pug friends. ]]> 150@http://pugnews.com meetings 2007-10-25T13:26:01-04:00 Posted by http://pugnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=149
Little Pug puppy Peyton is showing the same tenacity as his namesake.

The month-old pug named for Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning survived the deaths of his mother and siblings with the help of local pug fanciers and a veterinarian.
Now Peyton the pug is an unofficial mascot for Kentuckiana Pug Rescue, a group of volunteers that finds homes for unwanted or abandoned pugs, regardless of the dogs' ages or health.
"Our motto is no pug left behind," said Annie Faircloth, 47, Speedway.
Faircloth received a call at 8:30 p.m. Sept. 5. A girl found six pug puppies and their dead mother in a box at an area football field.
Faircloth, the donations and fundraising coordinator for Kentuckiana Pug Rescue, whisked the puppies to a northside veterinarian, and then named each after a Colts player or cheerleader.
But four days later, five of the puppies fell ill and died. Only Peyton remained.
"To lose those guys was just so devastating, it killed me," she said. "Every time they called to say one more was gone, I kept thinking that Peyton was going to make it."]]> 149@http://pugnews.com news 2007-09-30T14:20:00-04:00 Posted by pugnews http://pugnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=148 Harrisburg, PA
Usually the buzz at the Pug Dog Club of America’s national show is about a particularly impressive pooch.

But the talk Friday was about the virus that struck several of the dogs’ owners this week at the Swatara Twp. hotel that’s hosting the show.

Authorities say 36 guests, many of them dog show participants, and two employees at the Holiday Inn Harrisburg East on Lindle Road were stricken by Norwalk virus, a highly contagious virus that causes diarrhea, vomiting and other stomach flu-like symptoms.

Someone in the hotel brought the virus, which is known for sickening cruise ship passengers, according to the state Health Department. The virus is not airborne, and is spread primarily by touch.
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With loveable characters and charming color illustrations, Luella is sure to be a family favorite!

Luella can be purchased from Savage Press or on Amazon.com. You can also have your favorite local bookstore order it for you!
]]> 147@http://pugnews.com newbooks 2007-08-27T10:38:53-04:00 Posted by JessR