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54. Reply-to: janice1@flash.net
CC: JLCOBB@hotmail.com
HELLO PUG LOVERS,
I HAVE OWNED PUGS NOW FOR ALMOST 25 YRS. I CAN'T IMAGINE HAVING ANY OTHER KIND OF DOG. MY KATIE WILL BE 15 YRS. OLD IN JANUARY 98. SHE'S IN GOOD HEALTH AND ALOT OF FUN TO BE AROUND. I LOVE THERE SWEET NATURE AND THERE LOYALTY. I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM OTHER PUG LOVING PEOPLE.
SINCERELY JANICE
Hi Janice, great to hear from you, come on all you Pug lovers start mailing!
53. From: beaconhill@webtv.net (Margo Stokes)
Hi I breed and show pugs. I currently have eight of them with a new litter du beginning of Dec. I would love to join the chat site, however I have wbtv and it will now support Java. I hopw that sometime soon we webtv users will be more in compliance withe the other servers. Great site. Love these little bundles of enegry.
Hi sorry about the 'Java enabled only' for the Web Chat and Message Board - however you can still chat to us thro Email - Love that Electronic Mail!! (Milo)
52. cstudio@digisys.net
Well I might as well jump in here and add to the list of Pug lovers. I am the owner, well companion of, two Pugs, a female Olivia and a male, her larger then life son Monty. I bought my daughter a male several years ago and at the time thought they were one of the ugliest dogs I had ever seen, but being a Mom, I bought her one and decided if she liked them there had to be something about them I just wasn't seeing. Well her dog died unfortunately but after having him I knew that I wanted another one, and here I am several years later with two of them. They are always an uplifting part of the day, they always do something that makes me laugh, or just sit with me and keep my lap warm, I know that is why they are on it right?? Love to hear from any other owners, I'm glad to know I'm not alone in loving the breed.
cleo gorton
Sounds like the breed loves you too Cleo!! (Milo The Webmaster)
51. Subj: silver ornament
Date: 27/11/97 07:54:12 GMT
From: fergusdl@hkstar.com (fergusdl)
We are a specialized in designing and manufacturing silver ornament in pets, Every ornament is placed on a delicate wooden stand which make them look even more exquisite and it is not necessary to order a large amount at a time.So if you feel interested in our products, please do not hesitate to contact us at FERGUSDL@HKSTAR.COM.
Thank you for your attention
Felix Li
52. Re: Congratulations to Sneezewort
Pugs.
Friday, 28-Nov-97 00:45:16
51. Congratulations to Sneezewort
Pugs.
Thursday, 27-Nov-97 23:15:55
50. visiting London
Monday, 01-Dec-97 13:27:11
49. black pugs
Tuesday, 02-Dec-97 20:17:08
48. pug pen pal
Saturday, 25-Oct-97 02:36:11
47. Spaying my Pug...
Wednesday, 29-Oct-97 20:50:44
46. canine sinusitis
Thursday, 30-Oct-97 12:56:40
45.Date: 26/10/97 04:32:08 GMT
From: 123sage@thesocket.com (Tim Rap)
Hi there! I am concerned with our pug dog's weight. She is 1 1/2 years old now and only 13 pounds. She is very active outdoors since we have a big back yard, but she looks too skinny more like a deer than a pug! We have been feeding her dry dog food all this time, but should we be feeding her canned dog food? She does get some table scraps occasionally. Please let us know what you think. I want her to be big and happy!
Julie Rapp Fresno, California USA
email 123sage@thesocket.com
Hi Julie
Well it is difficult to diagnose at a distant, but your description of her activity means that she is feeling healthy enough to be so active. The main thing is, is she still hungry after feeding? Is she wormed regularly? If you are feeding a commercial complete diet, these are usually made to measure, some are higher protein, which may make her active without putting weight on. Perhaps some investigation of the small print on the feeding bag might help with getting the right mix. She may settle down as she matures, and certainly some Pugs are very active & agile, and it is hard to keep weight on them. You could supplement her diet with carbohydrates, such as cooked rice, pasta, potatoes, which are weight inducing, if you do not wish to feed meat. Of meat, the most fattening is lamb and duck. If you are worried a visit to the vet is in order. You could try the FAQs Pages at : http://members.aol.com/PugsUK/webpage/faqsuk.htm (here!!)
Regards Milo the Webmaster
Date: 24/10/97 08:50:44 GMT
From: sdmp@znet.com (Christine Harrell)
WE love our pug, her name is precious. The only drawback with these great animals is there extreme shedding. Has any Pug owner found anything that will help?. Please let us know.
Thank you Christine
Hi Christine,
You could try the FAQs Pages at : http://members.aol.com/PugsUK/webpage/faqsuk.htm or their Message Board for more information, but this does seem to be a problem in warmer climes!!
regards Milo the Webmaster
43.Date: 26/10/97 08:43:01 GMT
From: u3703101@student.mahidol.ac.th (Suchavadee Keongamaroon)
To:Whoever
I have a female Pug. She is 10 years old. She is my life and I love love her very much. One day she had a cough. The veterinarian put intravenous about one or two weeks. On the first, second,third day that went to see the Vet she was O.K. but on the seventh day when she came home I saw that she looked tried ,the thoung put into the mouth and the respiratory system had trouble. I rapid take her to the Vet they put iv antiepileptic drug to prevent skock.The vet said she had problem about her cadiac and she is old.From that day she get well but she drink much,has symthom like ashma in the humen.The vet said that its O.K.but I thinkshe is not get well.How can I do.If who has some suggestion for me,please E.mail to u3703101@student.mahidol.ac.th or write letters to:
Miss Suchavadee Keongamaroon
127-129 Klung Thong Buri,Rd
Klong San, Bangkok
Thailand 10600
Thank you for your kindness.
Hi Suchavadee
Well we are sorry to hear of your Pug's cough, could this be kennel cough? Your Vet, or perhaps a second opinion is the best recourse for you - Please can anyone email any help, information etc. to u3703101@student.mahidol.ac.th This will be posted on the message board and also on the Pug Dog Club, and Pug Dog Welfare Association Internet Websites.
Thanks Webmaster Milo
42.Date: 24/10/97 02:33:36 GMT
From: Pugglover@aol.com
Greetings from a pug lover from across the lake. I live with three beautiful rescue pugs in Ohio in the United States. It's great to see Pug
friends are everywhere!
tammy
Hello Tammy
Well thanks for rescuing us Pugs - we surely appreciate ie and think that you're beautiful too!!
regards Milo the Webmaster Pug
41. Subj: pugs
Date: 09/09/97 06:18:43 GMT From: Lpepper@netcom.ca To whomever: I am very new at this so please forgive me. I just wanted to say I scaped through the web and found this e-mail address. I love pugs. I have one of my own. Her name is Pepper. It should be named Princess or something but we all make mistakes. I love her to death and she is the only kind of dog I would ever have in my lifetime again. They are addorable and you just wouldn't believe it. She doesn't know to many tricks or anything like that but HEY you should see her. I just wanted to write this to anyone that cares. My pug is my life and life would be horribly devistating without her. I plan to breed her and keep one of the pups so she will always have a playmate. Sincerely Lpepper. Thanks very much for your message - it's great to meet Pugs on the Web in this way - so who's old fashioned - not Pug Pickers by any stretch of the imagination!! Puggy Web Missives are flying packets all over the Internet minute by minute. They surely are a state of the art Breed with High Tech, fast moving owners!! (Webmaster has great trouble keeping up with answering the email - now you can also leave messages on the message board!!). Regards Milo the Webmaster
40.
Subj: question
Date: 04/09/97 03:20:30 GMT
From: rhoefer@oldmutual.com (Riana Hoefe)
I have a question, I hope you can help: We have found that both our pugs
have a kind of "attack" sometimes, it happens about once or twice a year.
What happens is that they start shaking and their back legs go wobbly. They
also seem to not be able to focus and seem very scared. Sometimes they
vomit, and their sense of balance is definitely gone. It lasts for about 10
minutes.
Please let me know if you have any information about this.
Thanks
Riana Hoefer
Cape Town, South Africa
(rhoefer@oldmutual.com)
Hi Riana
Sorry for the delay in reply. I personally do not have an angle on this, please get expert
veterinary advice). It may be a number of things, some pugs have been known to have
epileptic fits, but I cannot say if this is the case with yours. Are they closely related
- it seems strange that they both should show the same symptoms at the same time. Is there
something seasonal that they may be eating (some plant) which is proving to be semi-poisonous
to them ? Please if anyone out there can help, please email the Faqs or Riana. Thanks!
Regards Milo the Webmaster.
39.
Subj: Pugs
Date: 07/09/97 06:53:51 GMT From: lang@dataplusnet.com (Scott Lang) Reply-to: lang@dataplusnet.com Dear Milo Hello, my name is Megan.I saw Cracker the animated pug. I thoght he was cute.I love pugs and I wish I could have one. Are pugs always so expensive? Why? Did you ever hear of Algy Pug or Percy? They're both pugs.Algy is on the show Rupert and Percy is on the movie Pocahontas. My aunt has an adorable pug named Shy. Your friend, Megan Hello Megan Milo replying...sorry for the delay - well yes Cracker is O.K. but don't you think I'm appealing...I can tell you that Cracker has enough fan mail, I don't get so much!! Well we pugs are expensive here in the U.K. perhaps you can find a nice welfare pug to 'rescue'!! Sometimes we need rehoming when our owners go to heaven, or when they just get too old to cope with us anymore! A sad time but we are very accommodating and just love everyone, we slip into another Pug Pickers life as if we'd been there all the time. Hope you get your little pug pal. Keep on wishing, it might come true.. Best regards from Milo X X X.
38. From: @students.wisc.edu
Dear Cracker,
Thank you for being on the Net! I really miss my Paisley when I am at work! Do you know any nice, single pug-owned human males--say around 50 years old--in the U.K.? Would love to correspond!!
Come On UK Pug owning Males - Chat to us!!
Milo! (We are in the process of setting up a chat page for Pug Pickers!)
37. Subj: pugs-Australia
Date: 01/09/97 06:11:01 GMT
From: tracyles@chariot.net.au (tracyles)
Hi,
My name is Tracy and I own 2 wonderful pugs. Rex- black & Jindalee- Fawn. We live in Adelaide,Sth Australia.We are members of the Pug club SA. Pugs are wonderful dogs to own.They are so easy to spoil.They like nothing more than to sneak up onto the lounge when your not looking.
The pug club of SA is holding a Fun Day on Oct 12 which is held twice a year, these days are always very popular with the public.
Thank you for a great web site
Cheers, Tracy
Thanks for your encouraging comments! Am posting your Fun Day - Have FUN!!
Milo the Webmaster
36. Subj: buying a pug
Date: 01/09/97 11:22:09 GMT
From: lawncare@dnet.net (lawncare)
Looking for a cute pug for my son. He is 14 months old and loves puppys. I have had a pug in the past, Ibelieve they are the most loveable dog going. If anybody has one they would like to sell or give away to a good home please e-mail me.
David Shampine
1846 Old Murphy Rd.
Franklin, N.C. 28734
(704)369-3199
lawncare@dnet.net
35. Subj: Pugs and Diabetes Mellitus
Date: 31/08/97
From: Gibsonweb
To: PugsUK
My pug, Beau, (black pug, 8 years old, male) has just been diagnosed with Diabetes. I feel so awful that he was getting sick for probably a couple of months and I just was attributing it to old age. He has alwalys been a little porker, weighing about 27 lbs. He started loosing weight, drinking a lot, then got weak. One morning I went in to wake him and he was in a kind of coma. I rushed him to the vet, and he was diagnosed that day. After a couple of days of intravenus feeding and insulin adustments he was strong enough to stay home. He gets fed regularly twice a day now, 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. He gets one 5cc injection at 9:30 a.m. He temporarily was unable to control his urine, but now is better, although he needs to be put out often, as he can't seem to hold it, and doesn't seem to care that much that he can't. His appetite is good, and his weight has picked up a bit, he had lost some muscle and is getting that back slowly. He had a bad eye condition that came on suddenly the day before I found him in a near-coma state, sticky red eyes, with creamy gunk in them.
I would like to hear from others who own pug diabetics. What is their life span now, is it shortened. How long is a regular pug life span? What about the eye condition? Can someone please contact me about this problem? Was it my fault? I feel so guilty that I wasn't more diligent in watching him. He is such a love, and I feel like I have let him down.
We have three pug dogs, and they are such a special part of our lives.
Thank you for your attention.
Evelyn Gibson
P.S. I am so sorry about your Princess Diana. I loved her very much, too.
Well we are sorry to hear of your plight, but so glad that you were able to save him! We do not think that you have let him down, it's a difficult diagnosis. PLEASE can anyone help with more INFO on this condition?? We think an average life span for a pug is around 12 years, but this varies either way, many pugs live to over 15 years of age!
We thank you for your very kind condolences, and are still filled with disbelief......so sad that it happened in the City of Light.....
Milo Webmaster
34.
Steve and Melinda Wadel
220 11th street, hoboken, Hudson, 07030
We are a current pug owner of a black pug named Maximillan, max for short. He is absolutely a great dog and so much fun to come home to. Pugs are one of the best breeds of dogs out there. I recommend everyone to get one.
Another satisfied Pug Picker!!
Thanks for your message regards Milo the Webmaster
Q33. Subj: Shedding
Date: 08/07/97 06:57:30 GMT From: ottley@hotmail.com (Kimberly Ottley) To Whom it May Concern: We have two Pugs named T.J.(1yr. 2 mo.) and Cheech (9 mo.). This is our first experience with Pugs and we are finding that we are overwhelmed with Pug hair! We have invested in dog brushes, but find that the Pug hair population continues to grow faster than we can keep up with it. We would love suggestions on how to get this problem under control. Please send suggestions to : Ottley@hotmail.com Thank You! Michael and Kimberly Ottley A33. Hello Michael & Kimberley Well, can anyone help on the shedding of hair? Check out the FAQs page on PugsUK at http://members.aol.com/PugsUK/webpage/faqsuk.htm (this page!!) There are a couple of messages about shedding. Regards Milo the Webmaster (12/7/1997)
Q32. Date: 04/04/97 08:04:59
Reply-to: jcohen@mir1.kyrene.k12.az.us
Hi my name is stevi my aunt just bought a pug,and i'm wondering if it is
easy or hard to train pugs?
A32. Hi Stevi
Well, its quite difficult to make a decision on your question, because, you will find that it all depends...
on the pug and on the trainer!! Some pugs are much more amenable to training, just as some children are naturally obedient! (Who laughed?).... Well, one thing is for sure, we pugs train up much more easily where food is involved and lots of cuddles and praise! Be patient though, we only have short legs and faces, but endless patience and charm! We don't have the same respect for work though, as a german shepherd, sometimes we make a fast exit for the couch!(we know what's good for us!).
Regards from Milo the Webmaster
31. Subj: My pugs
Date: 16/02/97 7:24:55PM
From: Rmckijr
To: PugsUK
I have a 2 year old black female, Rosebud and a 2 month old fawn male, Gunnar. Previous to these two cuties I had a black male and fawn female. The black male I got as a puppy and he lived to be 14 years old. The fawn female I got when she was about 3 years old. She lived 3 months longer than her best friend. One of my adult children has a black female, Ruddy. Ruddy is 3 years old. My name is Pam and I live in Columbus, Ohio, USA
Thanks for your info Pam, so sorry we took so long to publish!! abject apologies......Milo the Webmaster
30. From: TMBOne@aol.com 24.6.97
To: PugsUK
I've been reading your web page and am delighted to see there are other people out there that love their pug as much as i love mine. My pug, Angus, was born march 6, of this year and even though i've only had him a few short months i'm amazed at the joy he has brought into my life. He's smart, funny, and loves to go with me everywhere...plus, he doesn't eat much...who could ask for more? Please keep up the excellent web site...i really appreciate all of the info i've received. i see by other peoples questions i'm not the only owner who's pug has some quirky habits....very good to know! Thanks for all the information....Thea
Thanks Thea This is what PugsUK is all about!! Milo the Webmaster
Q29.Date: 31/05/97 02:15:08 GMT
From: LASKEW9723
To: PugsUK
Laura E-mail=LAskew9723@aol.com
I have a wonderful 2 year old pug named Emmitt who has many odd habits. He loves to sit as high as possible on all of our furniture with backs that allow him to perch comfortably-he licks the cushions incessantly and loves to nibble on our shirt sleeves or any other loose clothing. If my husband and I didn't love the little monkey so much it would drive us nuts! He isn't very fond of cuddling unless he initiates it himself and he also refuses to drink out of anything other than a pretty blue coffee mug and it must be on the bathroom floor. Have you ever heard of such strange behavior. I worry about the nibbling and constant licking but the vet just gave him antihistamines when he started licking his front paws a lot but what about licking the cushions? Help! Laura.
A29. Well, I never!!
He realy is a character, can anyone throw any light on Emmitt's addiction to cushions? Could if we the washing powder/liquid you are using?? Anyone help! Please mail!!
Regards Milo the Webmaster
Q28. Date: 14/06/97 11:21:21 GMT
From: SkiNonstop
To: PugsUK
I really want a pug, but there is one problem. We go skiing every other weekend, and the place we stay does not allow dogs. Do pugs get depressed if you leave them with a friend all of those weekends?
A28. Hi SkiNonstop!
Pugs love everyone, so although of course they will miss their owners, they are quite happy to cuddle up to 'pug sitters'; they also feel less depressed when living with another pug! One thing is sure pugs love company, so if you can arrange a regular sitter, I'm sure your pug will welcome you back from your skiing jaunts, if you cannot find suitable accommodation on your skiing weekends.
Regards Webmaster
Q27.
E-mail=cotero@gte.net
My daughter and I are looking to breed our 16 month old un-proven male and are having a difficult time finding a quality female. Any suggestions. We would like to talk with other pug owners also. Please e-mail us thank you and have a good day.
Cynthia and Takeisha Otero
A.27 Hi Cynthia & Takeisha
Thanks for your mail - we are currently producing a fact sheet on pug welfare and general info; this will appear on our two websites - PugsUK and The Pug Dog Club - in the meantime can anyone help re quality lady love?
Q26.
Date: 15/06/97 01:04:48 GMT
From: fatboy@injapan.net
hi i am very interested in buyind a pug puppy and would appreciate if you could e mail me som info. thx a lot MARY
A26. Hi
We are presently producing from various sources, a fact sheet on Pugs, general welfare and husbandry, for present and prospective Pug Pickers - will be available from PugsUK and The Pug Dog Club Web sites soon(see ABC of Pugs)!!
regards Webmaster Milo
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