Pickwick Pugs hopes everyone is having a joyful, blessed Holiday season!! We had a wonderful Christmas with lots of stockings this year. Our pugs may disagree, but as their owners we think one can never own enough Elf and Santa costumes :) Here is Lilly's rendition of Twas the Night Before Christmas . . . .

Christmas Cookies were a hit. We have now tried all the flavors = and Lilibeth, our finicky pug, has approved them all! We highly recommend. Also, there are no ingredients in the mix which one of our pugs would be allergic to (no wheat, eggs etc.)
Snickerdoodles
Gourmet PB&J
Gingerlicious Snaps
The ingredients are amazing and so healthy - no wheat, corn, sugars etc. We added a little gluten free (oat, and coconut) flour for the surface and the rolling pin to "roll out" more easily. Could have reserved some of the mix I guess, but didn't think of that! We have different cookie cutters (the bone, doghouse, fire hyrdant etc.) but we love the Julbock one .... Amy's dad was Swedish and all her cousins etc. live there since her American mom was an only child.

One of the most difficult things to do as a responsible breeder is to place a pug who you have bonded with. Mr Drysdale received his AKC Championship and proved to be the most amazing pug with regard to health and temperament. He has the most incredible personality and giant big head and tons of bone (stockiness of legs etc.). We decided not to include him in our breeding program however because he could stand to be a little shorter backed. It was such a tough decision and, yet, we really can't afford to  keep too many pugs because then we don't have enough time to give them the quality life and TONS of attention and laptime they deserve. Today, we said goodbye to Mr. Drysdale after 2 amazing years of living with him. He is now living in Nashville with an incredible family and longtime pug owners. He will have one on one time watching TV, sitting in laps, going on walks, and just "being" with his people. They hope to have a Pickwick puppy one day in the near future so he will have a companion one day (one companion!) Here is our amazing Milburn, aka Mr. Drysdale, aka Champion Pickwick's Mr. High Falutin' before leaving today, after his bath and painting, and one last fun training/play session. God speed little one!

We meetup with his new owners so they could meet him -- and he could meet them -- in Huntsville last month. We knew it was love at first site and he just adores them. Here is his new family!

He was out of the Southern Belle Litter and his sister lives in California and his brother Jethro lives in Iowa. They are all so lucky and blessed! I will miss kissing that big lovable giant head and watching him hold things in his mouth, and his little chirp. He will leave a giant hole in our hearts.

A few of our adventures together over the past 2 years  . . . .

What a grand time was had for Umberto, Emma, Iona, Cindy, and Lola in Perry Georgia last week! From winning Winners Dog and Winners Bitch, completing all sorts of health screening tests, to enjoying a campfire Thanksgiving Dinner and meeting mules, goats, and ducks, the pugs had a fun adventure. Here are some fun photos and videos from our week long adventure.

Lola was especially proud of herself after winning Winners Bitch. This was an important achievement for her because just 3 days earlier she had been traumatized by a stranger (long story -- but there is a reason we are always telling you to advocate for your puppy and never be bullied into something you know would not be a good experience ...... no matter how famous or "important" a person in authority may seem to be.)

Cindy and Lola had fun visiting an outdoor Nativity scene. They went straight to the baby Jesus, like they knew that was the most important part!

It was cold in the little cabin we were staying in, but pug pile and a cozy heater to the rescue!

They enjoyed practicing loose leash walking and meeting donkeys and goats!

We even saw a wolf named Umberto! Very scary.

And everyone got to work on recalls and have fun running in the awesome dog park.

Aside from health, 2 of our most important goals as breeders is "a face so complex it needs therapy" and "incredible movement". Cindy and Lola meet these criteria in spades. We just love these 2 girls so much!

You can look for their sire at Westminster next month! Here is a recent win photo of him winning Best of Breed and a couple of cameo shots getting ready for the show.