You might wonder why I'm bothering to write an article on finding a Pug puppy for sale. Everyone knows all you have to do is go to a pet store and buy a Pug puppy, along with your Pug puppy supplies, right? Wrong! Going to a pet store is the worst place you can go to find a decent Pug puppy for sale. This is because their puppies are from puppy mills, which are horrendous places full of suffering.

Puppy mills also do not use vets, because that would eat into the profits. The parents of puppies in pet stores are not only frightened and miserable, but they are also very unhealthy. And sometimes, they are not even purebred. There is absolutely no way to prove that a pedigree is false. So you are getting a bad deal any way you look at it when you buy a puppy from a pet shop.
Besides, there are so many other humane ways of finding a Pug puppy for sale that you are better off in the long run going one of these routes. You can try your luck by answering Pug puppy for sale classified ads in the paper or on Craigslist, but you are taking a lot of risks. If you do not know how to tell a healthy Pug puppy from a sickly Pug puppy, then you will not be able to pick a puppy well. Also, you often don't get any training support from one of these breeders.

The best places to go to find a Pug puppy for sale is an American Kennel Club licensed Pug breeder or a Pug breed rescue. You can find a good Pug breeder from contacting the AKC, from attending a local dog show, from talking to friends and family who have Pugs, or from checking the Internet. A good Pug breeder doesn't ship a puppy and never has them for sale year round.
You can also go online to find local Pug breeders in your area. Avoid any site that sells puppies all year round or offers to ship a youngPug puppy for sale anywhere in the country. They usually are fronts for puppy mills. However, there are many good breeders who also have websites. You can contact the AKC for information on any Pug breeders in your area.

Although technically not for sale, older Pug puppies can be found sometimes at animal shelters and Pug breed rescue groups. You still have to pay adoption fees of a few hundred dollars, but that is still cheaper than from a pet store. A Pug rescue group will have you fill out an application, meet certain requirements and then wait. Older Pugs have the advantage of being trained, neutered and full grown, so please consider adopting an older Pug rather than a Pug puppy for sale.

Is there is anything cuter than a basket ofPug puppies? Do not shop in stores that sell Pug puppies, even if you are only buyingPug puppy supplies.