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The JOY of Adopting a Senior or Special Needs Pug

Are you looking to add a happy,  low maintenance companion (who may even know a few entertaining tricks) to your family?     If so, READ ON!!!

Pugs who are eight years old or older are generally classified as seniors but don’t let that label scare you! Most nine or ten year olds are middle aged…that great age where they are mellow yet playful- but not craaaazy like a puppy.  Remember that pugs can live to be anywhere from 12-16 years old.  They may begin to slow down a bit, but that is not always the case. Special needs can range from vision, hearing and mobility impairment to medical conditions requiring medication.  Sometimes it is not advisable to put a senior or special needs Pug in a family with children under the age of ten, but there are exceptions - Such as a much loved senior pug who has been relinquished by a family and has always been around children. These dogs have so much more love to give to families, and often blossom once again when placed with another pug companion or a family with children. Remember these angels’ only purpose in life is to be someone’s companion. Without it they often show signs of depression. So for those of you, who are thinking that the only Pug who will fit into your family is the younger one, please think again about these older, special pugs. Talk to the PPRA volunteer you are working with. They will be able to advise you as to what special needs or senior dogs might be appropriate placements for your family. PPRA will not place a Pug in the wrong type of home, so you should feel secure in their advice as no one ever wants to re-home a Pug once it is placed.

You say you work all day?? Not a problem, some senior and special needs Pugs love to nap all day and are overjoyed at the arrival of their owners at the end of the workday. There is nothing better to wipe away the stresses of the day than to be met at the door by an wiggling, snuffling, wagging Pug!