Are there any health issues with any mixed pugs?
Posted by Dolores
Raymond V asked:
Are there any problems with having a mixed pug like some problems might be sttuborn, health issues, or hard to train? Some mixed pugs like Beagle and pug, boston terrier and pug,or **** tuz and pug.
ALFREDO
Are there any problems with having a mixed pug like some problems might be sttuborn, health issues, or hard to train? Some mixed pugs like Beagle and pug, boston terrier and pug,or **** tuz and pug.
ALFREDO
January 15th, 2009 at 7:47 pm
well besides bad breeding, it really depends on the dog.
Pure breds have more problems usually than mutts because of genetic defects and bad breeding.
pugs are know to have allergy problems too.
January 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Not any more than any other dog… Altho I can recall that the pugs may have more problems breathing correctly because of the snout.
JMHO
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January 21st, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Depends. If a pug is bred with something with a longer snout (like a beagle) it could eleviate some of the breathing problems, but a beagle’s energy w/ a pug’s lack of tolerance to a lot of activity could spell out some heart problems down the line.
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:50 am
Pugs themselves tend to have health issues due to their flattened faces and bulging eyes. They may have breathing difficulties or may get cherry eyes (the big red bubbles in their eyes). Any mix with a pug will be different depending on the actual traits of the pug that the dog may have. To be honost I’ve never seen a shihtzu-pug before, not sure it would be too pretty! lol Any mix of any breed may create problems, but it all depends.
Good luck!
January 25th, 2009 at 5:49 am
Here are my thoughts:
Accidental mixes are pot luck. You have a Pug and lets say a Basset. (IT DOESNT HAVE A NAME btw.) “If” you could meet the parents, you may have an idea. Most likely you are getting pot luck.
Not anything I’d worry about. Mixes are fun. The main thing is training anyway so you get what you get.
Now if we have an “intentional mix” of our pug and bassett. (IT STILL HAS NO NAME) from someone who thinks this is a good combo for some unknown reason. You may have a little more info BUT you have someone playing GOD or as I like to call it, Dr. Frankenstein with dogs.
Chances are this person is creating this combo for some reason. Let’s say that he thinks pugs look better with long ears and straight tails.
He is breeding for Ears and Tails… That’s it. His stock is limited so he may do a lot of inline breeding and inbreeding to get longer ears and straighter tails. Is this dog more healthy? Probably not. The reason is, all the genetic stuff isn’t getting dispersed out into the other pugs and bassets in the world or better yet, not bred at all. This stuff is getting condensed and we are trying to get Ears and Tails and ignoring the other problems…. Like Bad backs with bassets and breathing problems with pugs.
You have to be very careful with Frankendogs in my opinion. The reason is, even some GOOD breeders of purebred dogs have genetic problems show up in their lines. Frankenstein breeders aren’t looking for genetic stuff, they want the ears and tails.
As for training. YOU are the responsible party in that one. Any dog can be trained. You just have to figure out the right training for your dog… and apply it correctly.
Make sense?
January 27th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
I have a 1 year old puggle (beagle/pug mix btw) and he has had no health problems at all. So in my personal experience I’d say no. He’s quite a happy, energetic, lively little dog.