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rose Stennett - 2015-05-02
worried about Stella,my five year old Chug. She is very overweight. Is this a common problem in Chuigs.?

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Clarice Brough - 2015-05-04
I don't know that it's a common problem, but they should weigh between 10-20 lbs. If they are over that, then it can be a problem because it can can exacerbate some health problems.

Catherine - 2013-05-30
Just took in a 2 year old female Chug from a shelter. She is an amazing dog! 12 pounds of funny, sweet, cuddly, love. She has brought so much love. She rarely barks, and at that, the bark sounds like a sneeze. She is pretty funny looking, big eyes with the classic pug wrinkles, flat nose on the end of little snout, and what an under bite! Her bottom teeth usually peek through her lips. Folks cant help but smile when they see that adorable face. I always had larger dogs, but am not strong enough to walk a big dog anymore. She is a blessing!

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Tebs - 2015-04-15
Hi, I have signed for a 3 years old chug and is scheduled to come home (to me)by next week. I am wondering how your Chug has adjusted? Any health or gum disease issues? What food & how much does she have? Weight? Also, if you have any other advices that will be helpful. *How long of a walk can she go for? Thanks in advance for the response.

Mallory Sunshine - 2015-03-16

pure chion.

kya - 2015-03-06
I just bought a chion and he is so adorable, I'm not fully sure on how to train him at all he is 8 months, he doesn't like the dark or hus crate...the only time he barks is in the crate or darkness... He is great with my 8 month old daughter... I'm in love with him so i named.him Romeo... If any one can give me advice please do ☺

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Clarice Brough - 2015-03-11
It sounds like he isn't getting positive reinforcement when he has to deal with the dark or the crate. There is lots of good information on how to crate train a puppy, but it takes a regular effort in short spurts and with lots of good reinforcement: i.e treats, praise, and staying near for a bit each time.

Vicki Walsh - 2015-02-16
We have had our little Chion, Dottie, for two years now. She is great with our other seven year old yellow lab. She is also very playful and loving with our two kids. She does bark a lot especially at other animals, including ones on the television. I would recommend this breed, she has made a nice addition to our family.

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Clarice Brough - 2015-02-16
Dottie is adorable! Thanks for sharing your picture!

Amy - 2014-11-01
My baby is a 5 year old Chug named Winston Churchill who was a rescue from our humane society. He has been super healthy his whole life until the last few months. He has been having serious itching problems on his lower back and around his tail. We thought it may be fleas and treated that issue, but the itching is worse, especially at night. The worst part is that because of his mix he can't reach his back to itch himself so he does the itchy butt dance (funny at first but now I'm super worried). Does anyone know what this could be or what we can do for him??

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Amy - 2014-11-02
Thank you! After posting this I spoke with my sister whose dog had similar issues and the vet prescribed steroids to alleviate the irritation. We are taking him for a check up next week and I'll post the results for others to see in case anyone has a similar problem with their baby too. We don't have childrenn so little Winston is like our son and I know many other families feel the same about their pets too. Thanks again for the help!!
Clarice Brough - 2014-11-02
Dry skin and itching problems can come from dietary allergies, fleas, bacterial infections, product specific allergies, or possibly a medical condition called seborrhea. It would be a good idea to get a check up by a vet to either identify the problem or help reduce the possiblities.
Anonymous - 2015-01-20
My dog has similar problem we tried everything but what ended up working and making my dog so happy is once a week antibacterial bath you can buy the shampoo at the pet store and steroid cream once a week and yogurt once a day

una jacobs - 2014-06-04
I have adopted a 6 month old chug, she is very loveable and sweet. Potty training was so very easy, she goes on her puppy pad regularly but she has a bad chewing problem. I'm finding it hard to break, she has recently started refusing to go out side and I can't figure it out. If anyone has any suggestions for my 2 problems feel free to share, thank you.

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Maddy - 2014-12-19
She is probably teething. It helps them feel better to chew. Make sure she has a ton of her own toys available to chew on while you work with her not to chew on your things.

Amy Sheffler - 2014-12-19
My fiance rescued a pug from a No Kill shelter several years ago. He was so severaly abused he was missing almost all of his fur and he had fleas so bad he lost 1 of his eyes so my fiance named him Uno. He didn't know how to walk on grass or even play. He never barked, gave kisses, or jumped up to greet us. Sadly Uno passed away last year and my fiance was devistated to say the least, So when we came across the chug I knew I had to get him a Chug puppy! If any one could let me know of any puppies in the Pennsylvania are I would greatly appreciat it. Thank You.

Joy - 2014-11-27
I just got two chug puppies. I got two so they could be together and plus they would never come apart. At first my mom only one but we agreed two would be best. One is her's and one is mine. There were six in the litter. My moms friend told us about them and on 11/28/2014 the puppies are going to get there first checkup. Mine has a little more Pug then Chihuahua. I got the fluffiest and biggest one. I did not get it because it was big and fluffy. I got it because it bonded with me and the other one bonded with my mom. I think the two will love it at there new home (my house). I got another dog since my other got stolen by his original owner. He said we could have him but then took him while we were on vacation.
I was heartbroken for a while since he was my best friend. My mom hated seeing me like that so she said we could go get a puppy (yet we got two). The chugs are so cute and i think i made the right choice for a dog. I have started doing research because they are coming home tomorrow ( today is 11/27/2014 ).

Jane Dobos - 2014-11-09
I own a 9 year old pugwawa Hubble and he's a sweetie pie. He loves to go with me to work each day and he lives with his best friend Kaiser a golden/chow.He is my very first sm.dog I have always owned a breed that weighs around 45 to 50 lbs. And he loves to play tug a war. We love both our dogs i buy them blue buffalo dog food and make sure they go see the Dr. once a year. I LOVE MY BOYZ

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Clarice Brough - 2014-11-13
What a great couple of dogs, and some great humans you are too:)

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