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Puggle

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Puggle.

Breed sets the odds. The parents set the dog. Every number here shows its source, its spread and how sure we are. Nothing on this page is a prediction about one dog.

0INHeightall null. An ideal from the standard, not a range.
14–30LBWeight, all linesbreed 13.9 to 30 lb.
1HRSExercise, every dayBoth parents sit at up to 1 hour a day: Pug up to 1 hour, split into shorter sessions and moderated in hot weather (RKC band); Beagle up to 1 hour (RKC band). The constraint most homes get wrong.

The lines

Within one breed the line can matter more than the breed. Where the lines differ, the page says which one a value belongs to.

f1

F1: a purebred Pug crossed with a purebred Beagle, the first generation. No source read measures this cross, so the line carries no figure of its own.

f1b

F1b: an F1 Puggle bred back to one of its parent breeds, the usual definition of the backcross; confirm with the breeder which parent breed was used.

multigen

Multigen: later crosses between Puggles, F2 and beyond; no source read measures how traits vary across these generations.

The body

What the breed is built like. Registry standards give an ideal, not a range.

Height at the shoulder

10 to 15 in

DerivedAKC

Derived from both parents' breed pages and standards; low is the lower of the two parents' lows (the Beagle 13-inch variety prints only a ceiling), high the higher of the two highs. No center: neither parent prints a single center. The Beagle line used is spread across both AKC varieties.

Weight

13.9 to 30 lb

DerivedAKC breed standard, 2008

Derived from both parents' weight bands (AKC standard and FCI for the Pug, AKC breed page for the Beagle; the Beagle standards print no weight). No center: neither parent prints a single center.

Heat tolerance

1 of 5 · Parents differ widely: Pug 1 (flat-faced airways limit tolerance for heat and strenuous activity, RKC); Beagle 4 (close, hard coat of medium length, AKC; short, dense and weatherproof, FCI). Where a given dog sits depends on the coat it inherits and, for a short-muzzled dog, on its airway

DerivedThe Royal Kennel Club

Derived from both parents' heat entries (no center because the parents disagree). Also cited: bea_akc_std. No cited source measures this cross.

The dog at home

What the breed asks of a day. The first thing most homes get wrong.

Exercise need

Both parents sit at up to 1 hour a day: Pug up to 1 hour, split into shorter sessions and moderated in hot weather (RKC band); Beagle up to 1 hour (RKC band)

DerivedThe Royal Kennel Club

Derived from both parents' RKC bands; the centers agree, so 60 is recorded. Also cited: bea_rkc.

Grooming load

2 of 5 · Both parents sit at once a week (2, RKC band): Pug short coat that sheds considerably; Beagle short coat that sheds

DerivedThe Royal Kennel Club

Derived from both parents' RKC grooming bands; the parents agree on 2. Also cited: bea_rkc.

What to ask a breeder for

The health clearances the breed’s own club and registry name. Reference only: what to ask for, never a statement about any dog’s health.

How to read this page

Every value carries a label. Measured means peer-reviewed data on many dogs. Studied means peer-reviewed, smaller or indirect. Breed club means a club or registry states it. Editorial means expert opinion with no measurement behind it. Where two good sources disagree, both are shown and neither is averaged.

Published when the entry rests on the best information available from no fewer than three independent sources, checked by a second pass that did not write it. 5 sources on this page. Found something wrong? Tell us and the correction is logged with its date.

Parents
pug × beagle

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