On October 12th 2015, my 21st
birthday, my boyfriend and his parents bought me the greatest gift of all
time. A little baby boy pug puppy. And there hasn’t been a day since that my
life hasn’t been delightful with my baby, Hulk.
Since that day when I took him home – there has been a number of things
that I have come to realise are just part of normal day life when you become a pug owner. In fact, they probably apply to all dogs actually. But here's ten things that I now know, now that I own a pug…
1. You will never be alone ever again. Like, ever.
And if you do happen to be away from your pug – it’s because you’ve had
absolutely no choice but to leave them with someone that you trust with your
baby. I can guarantee however, that you
won’t stop thinking about them the whole time you’re away.
2. Say goodbye to your personal space. Seriously.
It’s none existent now. Pugs have
no sense of personal space, so if they feel like walking over your face to get
to their toy on the other side of you whilst you’re lying in bed, then that’s
what they’re going to do. They have no
shame, you’ll see everything up close and personal.
3. Dogs are expensive.
Not just pugs, I mean all dogs.
Especially during the first six months when you need to take them to get
their vaccines, wormers, flea treatments, microchip and then maybe even to get
them neutered (which I’m still undecided about for Hulk.) And then you’ll be reminded every three to
six months of any treatments that they need thereafter. And that’s without mentioning the amount you
need to spend to kit them out before they even come home with bedding, toys,
bowls, leads etc. And then you’ve got
the food on top of that – which might take a while to find a brand that they
enjoy enough to carry on eating after a week or two. And there is even pet insurance to take into
consideration – which was one of the first things that I did because I know
that pugs are prone to having problems with their eyes, nose and breathing
difficulties. So yeah, expensive. Make sure you have the pennies to give your
fur baby everything that they need and deserve.
4. They will make you feel incredibly happy near
enough all of the time - even when they’re being bad. I mean, who can stay mad at that little
squished up face?!
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| You want to get down from there sir? |
5. The first few weeks will be exhausting for you,
your pup and anyone else who is helping out with the fur baby. They will be scared and will be trying to get
used to their new surroundings – so you need to be patient as they adapt. So if that means being woken up every two
hours each night for a cuddle and a trip to the garden for a piddle, then so be
it. You’re also going to need a lot of
wipes and kitchen roll to mop up their messes when they don’t feel like using
the puppy pads. Just saying.
6. They like to chew – so make sure that you have
plenty for them to work their way through all of the time! If you don’t, say goodbye to all of your
nice stuff.
7. You need to make sure that you have the time to
care for your pup. I’m very, very lucky
as when I’m at uni, work and on placement – my parents are happy to look after
my little fur baby. If it wasn’t for
them being available to help during the hours I’m away (my dad works from home
and my mum looks after my younger siblings), then I really wouldn’t be in a
position to have my pup. When I am at
home, I make sure that I’m free to take him out for walks and give him the
attention he needs (he likes to play all the time). Regardless of if I’ve got other things to do,
the pup has to come first.
8. They probably won’t use their bed as a bed. More like a toy stash, digging pit or chew
toy. Just a heads up.
9. You will be bursting with love for them from the
moment that you take them home. Bursting
I tell you!
10. Regardless of how long you’re gone, 10 minutes, 6
hours, 3 days – there will never be a time when they are not happy and excited
to see you – ever! A trip to the
bathroom (if you are lucky enough to get to go alone) will always result in a
waggly tail waiting on your return. True
love.
Have you got a little fur baby? I want to see the pictures below!
Until the next one,
Lauren x
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