Temperature & it's dangers for Pugs.

Your pup will be extremely sensitive to changes in temperature, especially up to the age of around 6 months. Failing to deal with a significant drop or increase in temperature can have serious consequences for your pup & this is something we repeatedly stress to people who get a pug puppy.

We know that we do sound like a broken record with regards temperature but it is so critical to keep your pup warm in winter or at night & suitably cool during summer. The fur on a pug pup, especially in the case of the fawns (where it is a thinner double coat), will continue to grow & develop as they mature into an adult. Areas of thin fur or patches of colour will change as they develop. For this reason we'd stress that from when you collect your pup at 8 weeks old he/she will be nowhere near the finished article. Like we will have stressed to many people, the more care you provide in this critical period of the pup's life, the better the results will be for both you & your dog.

Flo in her trendy hoody, enjoying the snow.

We'd advise you to use a coat whenever you walk your pug pup in winter. A fully grown adult pug will probably not require one at all times unless the temperature is particularly severe (like the snow above). As pugs are a toy breed they are susceptible to the cold like any other small dog. An obvious sign of a pup suffering from cold is shivering.

The flip side to this is that pugs overheat quite easily too in hot conditions. I'm sure everyone nowadays understands the need to avoid leaving dogs of all breeds in hot cars. As pugs have such narrow nasal passages, when they heat up they will invariably pant (like all dogs do) & the rate of this will increase/decrease depending on exertion & temperature. We take water with us when walking our pugs on a sunny day & would advise you to do the same. If the temperature is in the high twenties (celsius) however we'd probably not take them out at all.