Got a 6MO Pug bitch(Nelly) recently from a dodgy bloke with a dodgier story that we met on here or gumtree.

I'm looking for a vet that is decent yet reasonably priced, as close to Hillsbro as poss, we currently use Hallam vets on Holme Lane, but my view has been agreed with independantly by others; that it's all about the money with them.

Tried a vets in High Green for her injections (yes, at 6months she had never seen a vet) but I was conserned by the vet's lack of depth when giving Nelly her first examination, when he had finished the examination I expressed to him several concerns I had about her, and only then did he address them.


I suspect that Nelly has had a bit of a hard time so far, for a while she cowered whenever we went to give her any attention, though she seems to be getting over that now bit by bit. She also had a habit of paniking at first, when the kids made any noise or went towards her too fast she would scream like she was being totrured. Also, whenever I tell her off for something, i.e telling her to get down off the sofa, she wags her tail and gets excited, leading me to think she doesn't understand she is doing something I don't want her to, and only associates being told off with being hit.

She fanaticaly chases the cat, squeeling as she does it.

She has started growling at the kids sometimes when they pick her up, not in a playfull way, but as a warning.

She is also quite greedy, often taking the food off my other Pug 1YO Stan, I would go as fat as to say she bullies him a bit.

Dispite all this we love her to bits.

I started going to the dog walking classes at Hillsbro Arena about 6 months back with Stan, but after walking down there a few weeks on the trot to find it closed and nobody around to ask, I sacked that idea off.

OK, that's the end of my essay, anybody got any tips/comments about what you've read?

growling at the kids is bad......

I'd recommend Abbey Vets at Deepcar (they have a few, the main one being in Barnsley) They understand all about brachiocephalic breeds as well as not being the most expensive.

I wouldn't want to comment regarding your dogs training, but it might be a good idea to get in touch with someone like a real trainer?

After reading through your post I can't help but wonder if Nelly is a puppy farm dog, that would certainly explain her lack of understanding of Humans.
I also think that its good for her to have a really good veterinary check up just to be sure in the circumstances.
By her behaviour it would seem to me that she has now found her feet and is getting rather bossy, perhaps you have felt sorry for her and spoilt her just a bit? she is asserting her place in the family and that also seems to be above the children too in her eyes, have a look at something on the net called NILIF and try that, it really does work wonders, you really do need to get the upper hand now while she is so young NILIF is the kind way.

Abbeymoor Vets
110-116 Halifax Rd
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S6 1LH

0114 233 4673

growling at the kids is bad......

yes please dont egnore this my dog did this a lot and i used the excue shes growled but has never bitten shes ok, WRONGGGGGGGGGG

if your new addition is growling then id say a good start is to keep her off the sofa, mkae her know the places that are ok for her to be and give her somewhere where the kids cant bother her too so if shes feeling quiet she can take herself there without been bothered. ideally a couple of places with a bed that are for just the dogs. dont give any treats at the moment between the two of yours. just meals and ideally pull back the emotion a bit, give her chance to wath you all and realise your actions which are uaul daily rountines and so she learns whats normal and will start to except. with foster dogs here i usually give a week or two dependant on how they are where i really dont give much contact except the necc like walking feeding etc and slowly introduce attention once they are settling. over fussing a dog makes them feel insecure and they struggle to deal with this.
i would say though advice from someone trained is the best course of action sooner rather than later and get your kiddies to be very careful. annax

Abbeymoor Vets i use Dawn the vet is abso brilliant,the staff are wonderful and i trust them with my cats having been with them for 20 years

I agree with everything Anna has said, and would add... what's a child doing picking a pug up anyway? As far as I know, pugs weigh the same as a beagle, so there's no way a child can pick one up confidently and comfortably for the dog. A dog who has had a dubious start may also find being picked up some sort of threat

Please tell me that you and your kids also know that shoving their face in a dog's face is regarded as a threat and is potentially dangerous. It's something humans do to their kids one heck of a lot, so kids do it too, but in dog language it's usually an invitation to a fight

Abbeymoor Vets
110-116 Halifax Rd
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S6 1LH

0114 233 4673

Couldnt agree more , excellent vets been going there over 30 yrs!