Pug Weight Management: How to Keep Your Pug Lean When Everything About Them Fights It

Pug Weight Management: How to Keep Your Pug Lean When Everything About Them Fights It

Pugs are built for weight gain. They have voracious appetites, low exercise tolerance due to their compromised airways, a metabolism that slows with age, and a talent for guilt-tripping their owners into extra treats. An overweight pug isn’t just aesthetically different — the extra weight compresses their already-restricted airway, strains their joints, and significantly shortens their lifespan. Keeping a pug lean is one of the highest-impact health decisions you can make for them, and it requires a more active approach than it does with most breeds.