Are pugs easy to housetrain?
We’ve only housetrained one pug. There were a few days there where we thought we’d be living in a toilet, but in hindsight it wasn’t all that bad. We strongly recommend crate-training, but sometimes this only works with young puppies or pups that are not normally kept in a crate (puppy-mill/petstore puppies). Do not let the “look” convince you that they are suffering some horrible, ancient torture by being kept in a crate for a few hours a day. They’re damn good at the “look” and if you give in they’ll label you SUCKER for the rest of their lives. Besides, it is only for a few weeks. If you do it right, they’ll be happier dogs and you’ll have a cleaner-smelling house. Buy lots of enzyme cleaner (Nature’s Miracle or Simple Solution), have lots of ratty rags and plastic bags, and get to it! Best of Luck!
