We are currently accepting applications for our '25-26 planned litters.
You can learn more about the litters we have planned under "Available". If you are interested in being added to our wait list, please let us know more about you by e-mailing us at either:
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
Please type "Pickwick Pugs" in the email subject line.
You can learn more about the litters we have planned under "Available". If you are interested in being added to our wait list, please let us know more about you by e-mailing us at either:
[email protected]
or
[email protected]
Please type "Pickwick Pugs" in the email subject line.
Please include your name, address, e-mail, phone, occupation. What you are looking for (puppy? retired adult show pug? show prospect? Some other ideas and things that would be great to know about you: What sort of activities would you want to pursue with your pug? Family Pet? Show Pug? Couch surfing? Agility? Therapy? Canine Good Citizenship? Scent Work? Barnhunt? Rally Obedience? Fast Cat? Tricks? What sort of behavior would you expect from your pug? Perhaps address things such as how you first discovered the pug breed, how many people live in your home and what ages, what a typical day might be like for your pug, if you own any pets currently or in the past - breeds, sex, ages, spayed or neutered? Where would your pug sleep? Do you have AC in your home, car? Who will care for your pug while you are on vacations or out of town? We are especially interested to know if you have ever owned a pug before and what you love about the breed! Please include anything you think might help us find a great match.
Our process; Initial chats, follow up virtual chats, contact references you provide, chat again after completion of The Pug Bible, deposit ensures a spot on our wait list once a pug or puppy is on the horizon (typically we wait until puppies are 3 or 4 weeks of age before moving onto this level). We choose people for each puppy in a litter (or retired show prospect pug) from our wait list.
Jeff with Tory (CH Pickwick's Worship the Ground I Walk On)
(Cover photo = Myles, "Pickwick's Even the Moon is In On Our Scheme" from the Stars Fell on Alabama Litter - Myles lives in Long Island)
We do not breed often and only when we are looking for our next show prospect or addition to our line. We are not a puppy mill. Pickwick owners typically wait for several months to over a year. We work from a wait list. To be added to our wait list, please contact us and tell us a little bit about what you are looking for. We will reach out to setup a time to chat further if it seems like we might have something available for you with our future planned litters.
The pugs we breed are like our children. Their well-being is paramount to us and we want to find each pug the perfect match and perfect home. That's why we are so thorough in the application process. We breed to the standard. With every litter we are striving for perfection with regard to health, temperament, and conformation. Please note that we require every Pickwick owner (once approved and added to the wait list) to read the e-book we wrote just for you, The Pug Bible. It is a fabulous reference for any pug owner filled with tips on training, grooming, vaccinations, food, nutrition, illness, surviving teenage months, caring for seniors, and more.
Prices range from $2,000-$4,000 depending upon AKC Championship, Full or Limited Registration, Age. Included: AKC Registration, Microchip, Vaccinations, Extensive Socialization and Training (even earning an AKC Novice Tricks Title with Certificate before 12 Weeks of Age and Graduation Certificate from Star Puppy Academy). Also includes spay or neuter for older puppies and adults.
The pugs we breed are like our children. Their well-being is paramount to us and we want to find each pug the perfect match and perfect home. That's why we are so thorough in the application process. We breed to the standard. With every litter we are striving for perfection with regard to health, temperament, and conformation. Please note that we require every Pickwick owner (once approved and added to the wait list) to read the e-book we wrote just for you, The Pug Bible. It is a fabulous reference for any pug owner filled with tips on training, grooming, vaccinations, food, nutrition, illness, surviving teenage months, caring for seniors, and more.
Prices range from $2,000-$4,000 depending upon AKC Championship, Full or Limited Registration, Age. Included: AKC Registration, Microchip, Vaccinations, Extensive Socialization and Training (even earning an AKC Novice Tricks Title with Certificate before 12 Weeks of Age and Graduation Certificate from Star Puppy Academy). Also includes spay or neuter for older puppies and adults.
Would you like to visit a Pickwick Pug? Pickwick Pugs live all over, so it might be possible that there is a Pickwick pug near you if you would like to see if it would be possible to meetup with in person. Click here to read owner testimonials. We love getting updates and photos of our puppies and pugs and cherish each and every one!
Companion Pug Puppy (12-24 weeks)
COMPANIONS: AKC registered pug puppies b/w 12-24 weeks of age who will solely be companions and pets. (Spay/neuter at appropriate age, typically closer to 12-18 months of age. Companion pugs will not be bred or shown in conformation.)
- Companion Pickwick Pug Puppy (12-24 weeks of age)
- A companion puppy will solely be a companion pet (with no breeding rights). Spay/neuter is required at the appropriate age (typically closer to 1 year of age is recommended). Things included with a Pickwick Companion Puppy (paid for by Pickwick Pugs):
- AKC limited registration (paid for by Pickwick Pugs) (We register each puppy with AKC affording the opportunity to participate and earn titles in fun events such as agility, rally, scent work, barnhunt, tricks, therapy dog, Canine Good Citizenship, and more. We do not require participation in these events but strongly encourage them because they are SO much fun!
- AKC Reunite Microchip (paid for by Pickwick Pugs)
- Puppy folder with vet records, vaccinations, and all health records
- Pedigree from American Kennel Club (paid for by Pickwick Pugs)
- Vaccinations for age (If the puppy is 12 weeks of age, they will have received the first 2 rounds of puppy vaccinations and at least 2-3 physical examinations by board certified veterinarians, and all appropriate de-worming. If the puppy is 16 weeks or older, they will have also received the 3rd and final round of puppy vaccinations, all de-worming, physical examinations, plus rabies vaccination.
- De-worming at 6, 8 weeks (Strongid)
- Heartworm preventative (Heartguard) at 10 weeks and monthly thereafter.
- Puppy Basket with paw-painted canvas painting by the puppy, toys, blanket, food, treats etc.
- Extensive socialization and training using Puppy Culture protocols. Each puppy is even litterbox trained and EVERY PICKWICK PUG PUPPY earns an AKC Novice Tricks Title by 12 weeks of age, complete with a fancy certificate from AKC and official title of TKN after its name. Additionally, each puppy has worked regularly on basic manners such as drop it, leave it, wait, sit, down, stand, watch me, each puppy has also worked on house-training, loose leash walking, crate-training, and of course those even fun tricks like bow, spin, fetch, shake, play the piano, and paint.
- All Pickwick Pug Puppies even earn a Novice AKC Tricks Title with Certificate prior to Gotcha Day before 12 Weeks of Age!
Amy is a Nationally Certified Teacher and Certified Dog Trainer and has studied in-person with such legends as Ian Dunbar and Jancinthe Bouchard and completed courses with Avid Dog, Victoria Stillwell, Denise Fenzi, and more. We apply all we have learned when training and socializing our puppies. Perhaps this is why Pickwick puppies do so well on their flights and travels, transitioning to their new homes, and why they are almost always the "star students" of their puppy classes?! Read more about Puppies Raised Using Puppy Culture.
A Pickwick pug puppy will be between the ages of 12-24 weeks of age on "gotcha day" (no younger than 12 weeks).
The puppies we breed are like our children. Their well-being is paramount to us and we want to find each pup the perfect match and perfect home resulting in our scrupulous selection process with an initial, in depth inquiry form, subsequent dialogue, and sometimes even home visits so we can find the perfect match for each pup and pug lover. Offspring of all Hill Country lines (those puppies out of Robert etc.) are available with limited AKC registration only. For other lines,
We strive to produce pugs who are beautiful inside and out. We believe that overall health, sound temperament, and sociability are equally important when meeting Pug Breed Standard, balanced in temperament and sociability as well as structure. One reason we include training for CGC (Canine Good Citizenship), and other work outside of conformation is that we want to make sure any pug we include in our breeding program is balanced in temperament, not just physical conformation, structure, and outward appearance. If one of our pugs would not be able to easily obtain a therapy dog or CGC title, we would not include this pug in our breeding program.
Young Adults, Retired Show Pugs and Pick-of-the Litters
Young adults or retired show pugs
If you are looking for a beautiful and healthy pug, bred by conscientious breeders, with an amazing pedigree, healthy and health tested AKC Champion parents, who is purposefully bred to be a superb representative of the pug breed standard ... yet you just don't have the time or energy to deal with house-training and raising a young puppy ... this is the perfect option for you.
There may be a time when a member of our grumble might grumble at being a member ..... a pug who would honestly be happier in a one or perhaps 2 dog home. Sometimes a puppy we chose as our pick of the litter doesn’t grow out as we had hoped (perhaps too small, too big). We need to be wise in keeping our own grumble to a manageable size so that we can remain responsible pug owners so sometimes it is important for us to make tough decisions in placing a pug who will not continue to be a part of our breeding program. Trust us, it is so hard to let go of these older pups but it is the right thing to do.
Since our own grumble of pugs who live with us are trained and socialized, (having enjoyed regular outings to dog shows/restaurants/ stores, go to work and church with us etc.) the few older pups and adults we have placed have adjusted quite well to a new home even when they are a few years old. While it’s such a huge loss for us and one of the toughest parts of what we’ve had to do, it’s worth it to see the pug getting so much attention and having a chance to do the job it was bred to do …. be a full-time companion, giving and receiving love in abundance.
The pug will have:
Many of the health screening tests we complete on all pugs who are to be included in the breeding program cannot be completed until the pug is 2 years of age or older but, usually, an older puppy will have completed PDE, PK, DM and other genetic testing done via a cheek swab with UC Davis. Always this pug is gorgeous (chosen as a pick of the litter to be a competitive show pug), often times already an AKC champion or well on its way to being one, usually having won many awards such as Best of Breed, Best Puppy in Show, Winners Bitch or Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Opposite Sex etc. Sometimes they have even also already earned titles after their names such as AKC Novice Trick, Canine Good Citizenship, or Rally Obedience. Some are even AKC Champions.
If you are looking for a beautiful and healthy pug, bred by conscientious breeders, with an amazing pedigree, healthy and health tested AKC Champion parents, who is purposefully bred to be a superb representative of the pug breed standard ... yet you just don't have the time or energy to deal with house-training and raising a young puppy ... this is the perfect option for you.
There may be a time when a member of our grumble might grumble at being a member ..... a pug who would honestly be happier in a one or perhaps 2 dog home. Sometimes a puppy we chose as our pick of the litter doesn’t grow out as we had hoped (perhaps too small, too big). We need to be wise in keeping our own grumble to a manageable size so that we can remain responsible pug owners so sometimes it is important for us to make tough decisions in placing a pug who will not continue to be a part of our breeding program. Trust us, it is so hard to let go of these older pups but it is the right thing to do.
Since our own grumble of pugs who live with us are trained and socialized, (having enjoyed regular outings to dog shows/restaurants/ stores, go to work and church with us etc.) the few older pups and adults we have placed have adjusted quite well to a new home even when they are a few years old. While it’s such a huge loss for us and one of the toughest parts of what we’ve had to do, it’s worth it to see the pug getting so much attention and having a chance to do the job it was bred to do …. be a full-time companion, giving and receiving love in abundance.
The pug will have:
- AKC registration (paid for by Pickwick Pugs)
- AKC Reunite Microchip (paid for by Pickwick Pugs)
- All age/breed appropriate vaccinations and up-to-date on Up-to-date on heart worm prevention
- Socialized and trained (more socialization than a typical pet as the pug has most likely participated in dog shows and other events, traveling extensively, staying in hotels, used to long car rides and such, trained to be examined by a judge and holding a stand-stay, walking on a leash and/or a show lead.)
- House-trained as the pug lives in our home with us, but also litter-box trained as we did this when they were a puppy plus we use litter boxes sometimes in hotel rooms when traveling.
- The pug may have also attained awards (like Best of Breed or Best Puppy in Show etc.) or titles like Novice Tricks, CGC, or rally and even AKC championships and genetic health testing if being considered for breeding program.
- If the Pug is old enough, he will have been neutered or she will have been spayed (paid for and completed by our vet) prior to "gotcha day".
Many of the health screening tests we complete on all pugs who are to be included in the breeding program cannot be completed until the pug is 2 years of age or older but, usually, an older puppy will have completed PDE, PK, DM and other genetic testing done via a cheek swab with UC Davis. Always this pug is gorgeous (chosen as a pick of the litter to be a competitive show pug), often times already an AKC champion or well on its way to being one, usually having won many awards such as Best of Breed, Best Puppy in Show, Winners Bitch or Winners Dog, Best of Winners, Best of Opposite Sex etc. Sometimes they have even also already earned titles after their names such as AKC Novice Trick, Canine Good Citizenship, or Rally Obedience. Some are even AKC Champions.
AKC Champion - CH Pickwick's Mr. High Falutin' (Mr. Drysdale) now lives outside of Nashville with a fabulous family:
AKC Champion - CH Pickwick's Too Generous to Trifle With (Eliza) now lives in Arkansas with a fabulous family:
SHOW PROSPECTS
Puppies are sold as companion pugs (pets) with limited registration. Pugs sold as show prospects have separate contracts and placements are considered on an individual basis. We do require that all prospective owners complete the inquiry/application form online, even prospective show homes since all Pickwick puppies, show or companion, are bred to be companions first and foremost and should live in a home as part of a family and not in a kennel.
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Rescue & Foster Pugs & Pug Wannabees
Needing Forever Homes
(not bred by Pickwick Pugs)
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Because of our work with rescue, we occasionally run across a pug (and other all-American dogs who wish they were pugs ;) who are looking for a forever home. Through our work with Furever Home Rescue. we help other rescue groups with training, fostering, socializing, and general care until the perfect match is found for the dog's forever home and adoption. If you are looking for a rescue, a wonderful resource is Pug Rescue Directory - PUG DOG CLUB OF AMERICA.
