BLUE  RIDGE  PUGS
HELLO AND WELCOME TO OUR WEBSITE

WE ARE THE DUKE FAMILY AND WE ENJOY SHOWING
OUR DOGS AND WILL OCCASIONALLY BREED THEM
HOPING TO PRODUCE A  NEW PUPPY TO SHOW.  AS YOU
PROBABLY KNOW NOT ALL PUPPIES WILL QUALIFY AS
A SHOW PROSPECT.  THOSE THAT DON'T ARE THEN
OFFERED AS HIGH QUALITY PETS.  WHEN YOU
ACQUIRE A PUPPY FROM US YOU WILL BE RECEIVING A
BEAUTIFUL PET AS WE STRIVE TO BREED HEALTHY,
HAPPY, WELL SOCIALIZED PUPPIES.

WE GIVE A "TWO YEAR GUARANTEE" ON OUR PUPPIES
WE LIVE ONE HOUR NORTH OF ATLANTA .  AND ARE
ALWAYS HAPPY TO TALK ABOUT PUGS AND ANSWER
ANY OF YOUR QUESTIONS.

PLEASE BE SURE TO BROWSE OUR NEW
PAGE..."CHUBBEES GIFTS" FOR DESIGNER COLLARS
AND LEASHES  AND DOG TREATS FOR YOUR DOG. AND
FIND OUT HOW YOU WILL BE HELPING NEEDY PETS.

WE HAVE CHANGED A LOT OF OUR POLICIES AND
HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ OUR NEWLY
REVISED "MORE INFO" PAGE.

WE HAVE BEEN NOTICING ON OTHER SITES THE
OUTRAGEOUS PRICES BEING REQUIRED TO PURCHASE
A PET QUALITY PUG PUPPY. WE DON'T FEEL LIKE
ONLY WEALTHY PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO OWN ONE OF THESE WONDERFUL,
PRECIOUS CREATURES. THAT'S WHY WE ARE
OFFERING OUR BABIES AT AFFORDABLE PRICES TO
QUALIFIED FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS.

WE OFFER A COUPLE OF PRICE OPTIONS:
1) $600.00 FOR A PUPPY WITHOUT AKC PAPERS.
2) $700.00 FOR A PUPPY WITH AKC PAPERS. ( LIMITED
REGISTRATION).

THESE PRICES REMAIN THE SAME REGARDLESS OF SEX.

WE ONLY SHOW 2 PUPPIES AT THE MOST AT A TIME
UNTIL THEY EARN THEIR CHAMPIONSHIP. THAT
MEANS THAT IF WE HAVE A LITTER OF 6 PUPPIES AND
THEY ALL TURN OUT TO BE SHOW PROSPECTS WE
WILL ONLY KEEP ONE OR TWO AND THE REST WILL BE
OFFERED AS PETS AT THE SAME PRICE AS LISTED
ABOVE.

AS STATED ABOVE PLEASE READ THE "MORE INFO"
PAGE AS THERE ARE OTHER STIPULATIONS WHEN YOU
PURCHASE ONE OF OUR BABIES.

NO PUPPIES SOLD FOR BREEDING !!!!!!!

THANK YOU FOR VISITING OUR WEBSITE AND WE
HOPE THAT WE CAN ASSIST YOU IN YOUR  SEARCH FOR
THE PERFECT PUG.





A LOT HAS BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT HOW TO SELECT A
BREEDER AND I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY OPINION  
ON THE SUBJECT.

THE MOST COMMON ADVICE GIVEN TO PEOPLE
SEARCHING FOR A REPUTABLE BREEDER IS TO INSIST
ON INSPECTING  ALL BREEDERS PREMISES TO
DETERMINE HOW THEIR  DOGS ARE CARED FOR AND
THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH THE DOGS ARE KEPT.

LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE AS TO WHY THAT
DOESN'T PROVE THAT YOU ARE DEALING WITH  A
REPUTABLE BREEDER.

WHEN ROB AND I FIRST STARTED OUT WE WANTED TO
VISIT SEVERAL BREEDERS BEFORE WE MADE OUR
DECISION TO PURCHASE A PUPPY. (WE WERE
FOLLOWING THAT ADVICE TOO). ONE DAY WE DROVE
UP TO A VERY BEAUTIFUL HOME OUT IN A VERY
EXCLUSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WE FOUND A NICE
WOMAN WHO INVITED US IN TO LOOK A HER PUPS AND
THEIR PARENTS.  THE HOUSE WAS FANTASTIC BUT
SADLY THE PUPPIES WERE NOT. THEY LOOKED
DEFORMED AND UNHEALTHY. WE THANKED HER FOR
SHOWING THEM TO US AND LEFT.

LATER WE READ THAT THE HOUSE WE VISITED
ACTUALLY BELONGED TO HER GRANDPARENTS . THE
ADULT DOGS WE THOUGHT WERE THE PARENTS OF
THE PUPPIES TURNED OUT TO BE THE GRANDPARENTS
PETS .  THOSE PUPPIES AND THEIR PARENTS  WERE
RAISED AT ANOTHER LOCATION IN CROWDED AND
DEPLORABLE CONDITIONS ALONG WITH ABOUT 50
OTHER BREEDING DOGS. THANKFULLY ALL OF THOSE
DOGS WERE RESCUED. BUT MANY SUFFERED EXTREME
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ANGUISH AND SEVERAL HAD
TO BE PUT DOWN.

I FEEL THAT IT IS A BREEDERS RIGHT TO CHOOSE OR
REFUSE  TO HAVE STRANGERS ON THEIR PROPERTY
AND IN THEIR HOME.

WE PERSONALLY DON'T ALLOW IT.  I WILL LIST
SEVERAL REASONS WHY WE DON'T.

FIRST OF ALL THERE ARE THOSE OUT WHO ARE NOT
TRUSTWORTHY.

WE HAVE KNOWN SEVERAL BREEDERS WHO HAVE
ALLOWED PEOPLE TO COME AND LOOK AT THEIR
PUPPIES. AFTER CHECKING THINGS OUT THE PEOPLE
LEAVE SAYING THEY EITHER DON'T WANT THE
PUPPIES OR THEY WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT FOR
AWHILE. THEN A DAY OR TWO LATER THE BREEDER  IS
ROBBED. THE DOGS ARE STOLEN RIGHT OUT OF THEIR
YARD OR HOUSE. AND SEVERAL BREEDERS HAVE BE
HURT AND EVEN SHOT.

THERE WAS A BREEDER IN MISSOURI WHO WAS
PREGNANT AND HAD HER BABY CUT OUT OF HER
STOMACH BY ANOTHER WOMAN WHO CAME TO HER
HOUSE TO CHECK OUT PUPPIES. THAT BREEDER  WAS
BOBBIE JO STINNETT.  SHE WAS 23 YEARS OLD AND
WAS FROM SKIDMORE, MISSOURI. THIS STORY WAS ON
A TV DOCUMENTARY. YOU CAN ACCESS THE STORY  BY
GOOGLING HER NAME.

MY PERSONAL ADVICE TO SOMEONE LOOKING FOR A
PUPPY IS TO DO WHAT I DO WHEN I WANT TO
PURCHASE ONE.

FIRST OF ALL CHECK REFERENCES.
TALK TO THE BREEDERS VET OFFICE.
FIND OUT IF THEY ARE INVOLVED IN PET RESCUE.
DO THEY BELONG TO A BREED CLUB  ( AND ARE THEY
IN GOOD STANDING IN THE CLUB)
ARE THEY INVOLVED IN SHOWING THEIR DOGS AND
OBEDIENCE TRAINING.
MEET THEM IN A PUBLIC PLACE.
CHECK THE PUPPY TO SEE THAT IT LOOKS HEALTHY,
CLEAN, AND HAPPY.

BREEDERS CAN BRING AN EXCERCISE PEN WHEN THEY
MEET YOU SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE PUPPIES IN
ACTION. OBSERVE IF THEY BRING A BLANKET FOR THE
PUPPIES TO PLAY ON INSTEAD OF PLOPPING THEM
DOWN ON THE PAVEMENT OR GRASS WHERE OTHER
DOGS HAVE BEEN AND THEY COULD PICK UP A
DISEASE.  ALSO, YOU SHOULD BE EXPECTED TO USE
HAND SANITIZER BEFORE HANDLING THE PUPS.

IS THE BREEDER'S MAIN INTEREST THE MONEY FOR
THE PUPPIES?  AS YOU HAVE NO DOUBT READ  THIS
BREED CAN BE TIME CONSUMING AND DIFFICULT TO
RAISE. BUT, THAT COMES ALONG WITH BEING A
BREEDER AND SHOULD NOT INFLUENCE THE COST OF
THE PUPPY. I HAVE SPOKEN TO BREEDERS OF MANY
DIFFERENT BREEDS AND MOST SPEND LOTS OF TIME
WITH THE MOTHER WHILE SHE IS HAVING THEM, AND
ALSO STAY UP WITH THEM AROUND THE CLOCK FOR A
FEW WEEKS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY THRIVE.

ONE OTHER THING I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS IS
THAT JUST BECAUSE A BREEDER HAS MORE THAN ONE
BREED DOES NOT MAKE THAT PERSON A BAD BREEDER.
IT IS OK TO LOVE MORE THAN ONE BREED. IT'S KIND
OF LIKE LOVING MORE THAN ONE CHILD . THE MAIN
THING IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE DOGS ARE LOVED
AND  WELL CARED FOR.

SPEND TIME ON THE PHONE GETTING TO KNOW THE
BREEDER  AND IF YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE BY ALL
MEANS GO CHECK OUT THE PUPPIES.

BASICALLY TAKE YOUR TIME, DO YOUR RESEARCH,
USE COMMON SENSE. AND GET A WRITTEN GUARANTEE.
OUR PUGS ARE SPOILED
ROTTEN JUST FOR YOU !
WE  GUARANTEE  IT !!
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