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Pug Care by Michelle Arthur(here’s moreexpert Pug training and info)
Looking for the basics in Pug care? From Pug coat care to Pug face wrinkle care, we’ve gotyou covered. And here’s some good news – Pugs are relatively easy to care for comparedwith other dog breeds and you can cover most of it with just a few minutes per month!
Pug Coat Care
Let’s start care of your Pug with the fur. Brush your Pug brush with stainless steel bristlesonce a week. This will help cut down on the fur in the house as well as keep your Puglooking neat. But don’t expect miracles – Pugs shed a ton! In the summer, when we brushour fawn Pug, it looks like he’s smoking as the fur is flying off.Some folks brush their Pug everyday because it helps reduce the amount of fur in the house.Pugs usually enjoy being brushed and many look forward to it. Simply brush in the directionthe fur grows without pressing down too hard on the brush. Use smooth, even and gentlestrokes.As far as bathing goes, a lot of folks like to bath their Pugs every other week to once permonth. The choice is yours based on how active your Pug is. Personally, we do every otherweek in the summer and once per month in the winter.
Pug Face Wrinkle Care
Here’s one of the critical components of Pug care. The folds and crinkles on a Pug’s face aremagnets for gook! This stuff gets in there because Pugs spend a lot of time with their face intheir food bowl, outside in the grass, etc. Plus, the face wrinkles collect a cocktail of driedtears and mucous…yum!Clean those facial folds to make sure they don’t develop any infections or fungus. We’ve hada couple infections with our fawn Pug, and while it’s not a big deal to fix (non-prescriptionpads from the vet did the trick), you’re best approach is to not let it happen in the first place.Since all that gook makes a Pug smell a bit “yucky”, you’ve got extra motivation to clean thewrinkles regularly.Cleaning the facial folds is easy if you’ve got a cooperative dog. Our black Pug is a bit of ababy when it comes to this…he constantly turns his face around to avoid the wipes! Bestadvice is to start cleaning the folds when they’re a puppy so they get used to it.You’ll need a baby wipe that’s non-alcoholic / non-scented. Hold the Pug firmly and gentlyrun the wipe in the folds above the nose and below the eyes. Continue until the wipe is cleanafter running through the wrinkles. Finally, apply a very thin layer of Vaseline inside the foldabove the nose the give some protection and healing to this sensitive area. I’d recommenddoing this once per week or once every other week at the latest.
Pug Toe Nails
Pugs nails grow fast and you’ll quickly find your Pug has some awfully sharp nails. This canbe no fun if your Pug is a jumper or you have small children in the house.
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