| Introducing our Pug of the Month |
THE MISUNDERSTOOD PUG |
| This story is about Miles who was surrendered to us at age 7. His original owners had purchased him along with a female to breed. They had one litter and then pretty much were just kept in crates. At some point he was taken in by a new family and although he did great with them, he sometimes had problems with visitors when they came. He also developed a marking habit and when the family was moving into a new home, they did not want to take him. He came to Mid Michigan Pug Rescue and we found that while he got along great with people, he would sometimes get upset that they were leaving and try to bite them. This was happening quite a bit (and he did get a nibble in once or twice!) and his foster mom thought that he may not be adoptable because of it. |
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Meanwhile, in a city far away (okay Chicago is not so far but I'm trying to paint a picture here!) a young woman was feeling the ill effects of a dark and gloomy day. As hard as she tried, she just could not cheer up. Then she remembered the Mid Michigan Pug Rescue website! Looking at Pug pictures always made her feel better! So to the website she went... and that is when when she saw the picture of Miles that forever changed her life! Love at first site is how the story goes... |
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| She sent in the application but when the MMPC foster mom called, she told her that Miles had been aggressive toward people and may have to remain in foster care. The young woman was determined and would not hear of it... she insisted on driving to MI to meet him! Truly it was good that she followed her heart because since she adopted him in October, his new mom has had no problems with him at all!! |
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| He now lives with a Pug/Rat Terrier mix named Dewey and a couple of cats that all get along famously! His mom says that he is her sweet little angel with a quirky personality! Miles has developed some odd cat like tendencies and loves grooming Dewey and Amos the fat cat! In fact, they all take turns keeping each other clean! |
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| Since Miles now lives in the big city, some of his days are spent at Doggie Daycare while his mom is at work. Miles loves socializing with his new friends and it seems that he has become quite the stud-man... rumor has it that he has more than one girlfriend! |
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| Another wonderful thing that his mom learned about him is that he likes to swim! They go to the doggie park at Lake Michigan and he jumps right in! I don't know about you, but I personally have never seen a Pug swim! |
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| Like most Pugs, Miles is quite a noise maker... He's a snorer and a snorter. His mom calls him the little piggie of the group because of the strange noises that he makes! |
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| Sometimes we are drawn to things but really don't know how or why.... these are the times when it it good to follow your instinct. Most people would have been turned off hearing the story of the aggressive Pug. But when his new mom saw the picture of Miles that day she knew that they were meant to be together! She followed her heart and has not once looked back with regret!! |
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Owner: Lisa Murphy
Written by volunteer Bridget Ondra. |
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To have your Pug featured here next, send in a $5.00 donation to MMPC For the Love of Pugs Rescue, Diane Rismann 3643 Prairie Berkley, MI 48072 Include photo(s) of your PUG, and a brief summary about him or her. Any month that we do not have a submission, a current rescue Pug will be posted here instead. Photos (.jpeg or .gif formats) and summaries can also be emailed to shaynapug@comcast.net |