More about Puggles

So it turns out that not many people know what puggles are. Many of my coworkers went "huh?" when I told them I got a puggle.

Puggles are 50% pug and 50% beagle and 100% adorable. Although they are not a registered AKC dog breed, they are really gaining popularity in the US as a "hybrid breed." Most puggles are either all fawn-colored or all black, but sometimes they can be multicolored or spotted (sort of like a beagle.)

Puggles usually have the leaner body of a beagle, and also the beagle's longer snout. This prevents them from having many of the breathing (and snoring!) problems that pugs have. (Trust me... a snoring pug can keep you up at night... my sister has one.) Puggles also have a beagle's long floppy ears, while they can have the brindled forehead of a pug. Their tails are usually longer, but they curl like a pugs.

Character-wise, puggles can take either the traits of a pug or a beagle. Both breeds are known to be great with children, which is obviously a major plus for us! Pugs are generally thought of as "lap dogs", while beagles are more active. Beagles can be howlers, so we're hoping our puggle does NOT get that trait!