About Us

Welcome to Anmar Pugs

About Us

We are a young Pug Kennel located in SW Washington. We are in the process of developing our kennel at this time, due to the fact we have just moved to this location. We
have been showing and breeding for a little while, and have produced some nice show and companion puppies that you might have seen in the show circuit. Our goal is to
produce the best quality show and companion puppies possible, and to have our breeding stock tested for any known genetic diseases. We provide stud services to approved
bitches with studs that are finished champions, who have the finest champion bloodlines available. We hope to be working with you to find that perfect companion or show
dog that you have been looking for.

About Me

As a child of 12 months, I already showed the signs of being an animal lover. The first word I said was "Bearcha". My parents had a dog named Bear and that's how it all began.
In the next 40 years or so, I had raised all sorts of animals, including cats, dogs, horses, goats, parrots, geese, ducks, chickens, tropical fish, ferrets, and turtles.

In 1977, I acquired my first show prospect, a miniature schnauzer bitch, sent her with handler and got her championship finished in the USA and Canada. Then I bought two
more bitches and started my show and breeding program. Then in 1980, I added two Dachshunds to my list but tragedy struck and I had to spay my first Dachshund bitch,
and my second bitch ruptured a disc and eventually had to be euthanized. During this period of my life, I was working and trying to raise two boys, so I had professional
handlers show and finish my dogs. Also I had three litters during a five year span but the disappointment of having to spay one dachshund bitch and losing another put me
into such a state of depression that I just stopped showing and breeding altogether. Then, in 1992, a friend got me involved with a rare Brazilian Mastiff called the Fila
Brazilliero, and I did that for about six years, finished two dogs with a handler, and had two litters. These dogs were such a challenge, due to their size and temperament,
that I was totally overwhelmed with the care and cost of taking care of them. I was still working at this time, so I stopped breeding and placed my younger dogs with people
looking for a good companion dog that was also good for protection. There were three dogs placed and I kept my five older dogs until they passed away at the ages of 9-13
years. This was a ripe old age for a large dog like the Mastiff - breeds of this size don't usually live longer than nine years, and some pass away at six-seven years.

Then in 2000, I started seeing a wonderful man named Dan Benson, that I had known for 23 years, and married him a year later. Just before we got married, I acquired a
half-Pug that I gave to Dan for his birthday some weeks before Thanksgiving. My brother and his wife got one of the litter mates, as did their daughter. Dan's pup was named
Tilly, and that was in 2001. This is how I was introduced to the funny world of Pugs. For the next five years, I kept wishing I could find a show quality Pug. I finally retired ,
in 2005, and then had the time to make my wish come true. I started going to shows and talking to breeders there, and also looked at some puppies. Then I finally found
our first show prospect, a fawn bitch, whom we named China. The breeder, Cleo Massey of Pugsinablanket, was so good to let us purchase her and that's how it all began.

Anmar Pugs,with the help of our foundation bitches Pugsinablanket B&S'S Get Her Dun and Luna"s Fu Ling Yu Of Anmar are producing top quality show prospects and
companion dogs, We are in the process of showing and finishing our pups out of our foundation bitches, and establishing our foundation stock. Our foundation dogs are a
combination of Glory, Mianda, Dulittle, Kesander, Charlamar, Neu, Webb, Warjoy, and Moonstruck lines. At this time, we are not planning on another litter till 2011. I have
had some great mentorship from a bunch of good people. Cathy Moore and Kim Taylor of Luna Pugs, Warren and Joyce Hudson of Warjoy, and I can't forget Cleo Massey of
Pugsinablanket. These friends all have given me so much information and help in acquiring our first show Pugs, and helping us with sponsorship in the Puget Sound Pug Dog
Club.which we are both members of and the Pug Dog Club Of America (PDCA), which I am a member of. As members of these two Pug clubs we have a CODE OF ETHICS
that we must go by, and hope any person or persons acquiring a Pug from us will also follow. We have learned so much from everyone involved, in this sport, and very
thankful to all who helped us. I am also a member of the Seattle Pug Rescue, and also a proud owner of a Rescue Pug we acquired from them, after fostering him for awhile.
Our goal is to produce Pugs that not only have a head to be proud of but are correct, typey, sound, and have movement to die for...

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