| Pugs are one of the cutest and most desirable of all | | | | their home for one reason or another. The people who |
| dog breeds. There are hundreds of professional | | | | run these places are to be commended. They make |
| breeders who take great pride in delivering only the | | | | great sacrifices to make sure the Pugs they find or |
| finest pure bred Pug puppies to their clients. It is a | | | | are given have a suitable place to live. There usually is |
| costly business to run and their income is based on | | | | a fee involved so, technically, you're not getting a free |
| their reputation and the quality of their Pugs. Pure bred | | | | Pug but you will helping a great organization and it will |
| Pug puppies command a premium price and it isn't rare | | | | usually be at a much lower price than if you went to a |
| to hear about someone spending $800 or $1,000 or | | | | breeder. Again, if you're open to the possibility of a |
| more for a really prized specimen. | | | | mature Pug and not just a puppy, you will increase |
| While some Pugs can be purchased for $250 to $500, | | | | your odds of success. We cannot say enough about |
| the question many people ask is whether it's possible | | | | Pug rescue groups and the work that they do. |
| to find a Pug puppy for free? Obviously the answer is | | | | Another possibility to find a free Pug puppy is to visit |
| yes but it's also possible to win the lottery with odds of | | | | some Pug breeders to explain what you're looking for. |
| fifty million to one. So the question we want to | | | | Most of them will probably wish you luck and not give |
| consider is how likely is it to find a free Pug puppy and | | | | you much information. Remember, if Pugs were free, |
| how do you go about doing it? | | | | they wouldn't have a business. But you might find a |
| Pugs generally represent a substantial investment for | | | | breeder who knows of someone who might be |
| their owner so it is extremely unlikely that you will find | | | | interested in putting a Pug up for adoption at a |
| a pure bred Pug wandering the streets. If you do, the | | | | significantly reduced price or, yes, even for free. There |
| chances of it having no identification tags is also | | | | are a few reasons this might happen. They might have |
| extremely low because a tag is a fairly inexpensive | | | | gotten a Pug recently and not realized how much of a |
| way to ensure that someone who finds your lost dog | | | | commitment they are. Some Pug owners find their |
| will have a way to contact you. So, although it does | | | | situation has changed and a Pug no longer fits into their |
| happen, the chances are very high that you'll have a | | | | lifestyle as readily as before. Perhaps a change in |
| long wait if your strategy to finding a free Pug puppy is | | | | employment or residence might have made Pug |
| to hope that one wanders by. | | | | ownership impractical. The birth of a child or the |
| A more logical way would be to visit two types of | | | | discovery of an unknown allergy may also create a |
| places that will significantly increase your chances of | | | | need to find a home for their Pug. Usually, in a case like |
| finding a Pug, if not for free, then for a greatly reduced | | | | this, they're more motivated in finding a good home |
| price. The first, of course, is an animal shelter. Almost | | | | rather than recouping any price that they paid. The |
| every county in the United States has one. You want | | | | possibility certainly exists that you'll find an adorable |
| to visit as many of these places that are in driving | | | | Pug at an affordable price. Many times an owner will |
| distance to let them know what you are interested in. | | | | go back to the place where they got their Pug to get |
| Chances are that you will not be the first person to do | | | | advice on what to do. Keeping in contact with a |
| this. They probably have a waiting list of people who | | | | cooperative breeder could result in a potential source |
| would like a Pug for free. Who wouldn't? Nevertheless, | | | | for a free Pug Puppy. |
| you want to make sure that this, the most logical of all | | | | The first thing you should do with any Pug found |
| steps, is covered. You increase your odds if you follow | | | | through any of the circumstances listed above is to |
| up periodically and let them know that you would | | | | have a complete examination by a veterinarian. Pugs |
| consider any Pug and not just a puppy. Note that we | | | | are susceptible to certain conditions so it's worth the |
| said within driving distance as well because the cost to | | | | time and effort to make sure your "free Pug" won't |
| transport a Pug is very high. | | | | turn into a medical drain. If you do find the Pug that |
| The second type of place is called Pug Rescue. You | | | | you're looking for, you've found a friend for life. Pugs |
| can actually do a search on the internet to find a list of | | | | were born to be companions and they like nothing |
| these organizations. These are groups of people who | | | | better than to have the complete attention of a loving |
| are dedicated to finding homes for Pugs that have lost | | | | owner. Good luck! |