The Modern Pug Handbook

Behaviour, training and everyday life, from choosing a puppy to the senior years

Most breed books tell you a Pug is an easy little lap dog. Then you bring one home and meet the real thing.

I've been training dogs for over 30 years, and I wrote this the way I'd talk to you if we were stood in a field together.

What's inside

• Where the Pug came from, from Chinese palaces to the Dutch royal house

• Is a Pug right for you? Breathing, heat, eyes and the cost of care

• BOAS, eyes, skin folds, spines and choosing a healthier puppy

• Exercise, home life and your puppy's first week

• Socialisation, adolescence and training foundations

• Breathing on walks, toilet training and the snort that means stop: Pug training challenges

• Sociable, sensitive and food-loving, enrichment, family life and other animals

• Common behaviour problems, and how to stop small ones growing

• Pug myths, and living well with your dog into the senior years

There's a Pug checklist at the back to keep coming back to.

Who it's for

Anyone thinking about a Pug, bringing a puppy home, living with a teenager who's forgotten their own name, or sharing life with an older dog.

What you get

A PDF and an EPUB in one ZIP file, emailed to you straight after checkout. Read it on your phone, tablet, e-reader or computer.