Pugs

Anytime a pug sniffs you or the ground, they make these odd sounding noises, like an "eh eh eh."

I’ve never known any dog to do this. Is it just the pugs that do or is it normal for all dogs?

That’s just pugs.
Pugs are famous for snorting, snoring, grunting and all sorts of noises because of the lack of length of their noses.
My dog is part pug (she has the looks of a mini boxer) She always makes strange sounds
It’s part of her charm, and people find it adorable.
She makes the cutest "snarff" sound when she’s playing and tugging. It’s like a mix between a snort and a snarl. It’s terribly cute. (:

It’s nothing serious unless you notice your dog is having trouble breathing. Then you need to take it to the vet.

Mostly every single thing i say my two pugs turn there heads. It don’t matter if i say BUTTER. I looked on youtube and people say there dog do it to and was wondering is they really confused? or is it just the tone of people voices?

They’re basically being defiant. They turn there heads because they’re not intrested, like a teenager they hate being told what to do kinda like saying ‘I’m my own boss you dont tell me what to do.’ So what you should do if you want them to listen to you is give them some treats! So everytime you call them and they look at you, you give them a treat. so they will be thinking something like ‘Wow! what did i do to deserve this?! i must be doing something right!’ and what you’ll see them eventually do is pay attention to you. So either giving them praise, attention, toys, or even some food when they listen will change your problem. NEVER shout at them, it will make them ignore you more. But don’t spoil them treat them only at times not everysingle time a simple ‘good boy/girl’ Should work fine :’) GOOD LUCK!

This might be a little bit out there, but here it goes.. My pugs are extremely bothered when someone pulls in the driveway, or they hear something in the house make a noise. Is there anything I can feed them or teach to have them calm down at these times.
I have had all sorts of other breeds in dogs, I am just wanting to know if this is normal for pugs.

Natural herbal calming remedies might help… Valerian root (smells nasty, I had to use tuna to mask the smell), Kava Kava and chamomile (check with your vet for dosing amounts, too much isn’t good). I’ve used Rescue Remedy with mixed results, but its always worth a try.

Try getting them out more, experience new things and get some energy out; they’ll be less likely to bark and start at every new thing.

It might help to teach them "speak" and then it’s easy enough to teach them "hush" (or whatever words you want to use… I use "shush!" and make a closing gesture with my fingers). I had to distract my dog the first couple of times, as soon as he shut up to listen I said "shush!" and praised him. He didn’t take long to get the idea. I do let him bark once or twice, depending why he’s sounding the alarm, but thats it.

I spend $50 a month on my 4 pugs for Frontline and do what I can to eliminate fleas in the house but they continue to have problems. I can’t use a lot of the sprays for the house cause I have chemical asthma. I thought flea drops were suppose to stop fleas, at this rate I could save my money.

This is what has worked for me:

To treat your house, sprinkle borax on all of the carpet and all along the baseboards. Leave it there for 24 hours and then vacuum. The borax kills the fleas by dehydrating them. Empty the vacuum bag immediately outdoors into a plastic bag and throw it away just in case some of the fleas managed to live. Get a spray bottle and fill it with plain water. Add four drops lavender essential oil and four drops cedar essential oil. Shake well and spray all of the carpets, upholstery, and bedding. These oils act as a natural flea repellent.

To treat your dogs, bathe them with your usual shampoo, but add two drops tea tree essential oil to each pump or squirt of shampoo. Start by making a barrier of shampoo around their necks to prevent the fleas from taking refuge in the dog’s head, then work your way down the the tail. Be sure to work the shampoo down to the skin and leave the dog lathered for five minutes to ensure the fleas are dead, and rinse well. Make your own flea collars by putting four to six drops cedar essential oil on each of your dogs’ collars. Spray your dogs down once or twice daily with the lavender and cedar water. Wash their bedding in hot soapy water and it down with the lavender and cedar water. You can store sprigs of fresh rosemary with their unused bedding to keep fleas out.

Remember, a dog’s nose is more sensitive than a human’s. What smells weak to us may smell very strong to them.

Add garlic to your dogs’ food. Garlic makes a dog’s blood taste bad to fleas and the fleas will leave them alone. Do not give any dog more than one large clove of garlic a day.

This is what I did and I managed to remove every flea from our six dogs and our house.

Essential oils are not cheap, but a vial each of lavender, cedar, and tea tree oils will cost less than $50 at your local health food store and last a long time. They will eventually go rancid, though, so store them properly and smell them to make sure they are still fresh.

Good luck!

I was looking at the leather Kramfors at Ikea but it seems so expensive. My pugs have sharp claws sometimes and are kind of messy as in shedding a lot and sometimes marking their territory stuff.

Buy whatever you want and train your dogs to not jump on your furniture.