hi everyone i am going to breed pugs so i need as much info about it that will help me out.  you can reach me at PugLuverz63@aol.com

Hi Corey and Rocky, the best way to embark upon a breeding career is to not plan to start this in the short term. I would spend the next 5-10 years studying the breed very carefully, saving to buy the very best puppy I could possibly get access to, telling the breeder that I would wish to both show and eventually breed from this animal, if it fulfils it's potential to be a good representative of it's breed and passes all the relevant health tests.

Then I would hope to find that the dog was successful in the show ring, and that while spending time at shows I got a good look at other dogs in the breed and tuned my eye into what makes a good Pug.Then have this tuning confirmed by talking extensively to breeders and other breed enthusiasts.

Eventually I would consider that I might ask one of my breed associates to mentor me in my first breeding venture. It's really important that you have a real expert at your side, because the decisions you will have to make about which broods and studs to use together are important to the resulting puppies, and to the breed as a whole.

So you can see that it cannot be done well, without years of groundwork. There is no short cut to experience, with loads of research you chances of real success are increased.

Please don't be in a rush.

Best wishes,

Dawn R.

I hsave little to add to the excellent advice in the previous post other than to add that if you already have a Pug then I suggest you take it to ringcraft training classes and enter a few shows with it.  It does not matter if your first dog turns out not to be a top winner or of breeding quality because while leraning the ropes with this one it will give you lots of time to get to know breeders and study lines so that you can be taken seriously when approaching one of them for a pup with Show and breeding potential.

I would also advise joining the breed club/s ask to purchase back issues of annual publications and attend as many of the educational events the club undoubtedly run.  Learn about what makes a good Pug, about health issues in the breed, so that you are better able to make good breeding choices when the time comes in a few years.