Puggle's ain't cheap, but car insruance can be. Cheap car insurance doesn't even require making a dozen phone calls to different outfits in order to find a deal. All it takes is hooking up with a site like carinsurance.com who can compare all of the different options out there for you, allowing you to save a load of money.
Speaking of car insurance, GEICO (one of the big boys in the industry) put out this handy report about ways to avoid getting your car stolen that everyone should find and read. It has a lot of good information about simple things you can do to decrease the risk of theft and even some advanced strategies I had never even thought of (like having your VIN etched in the glass of your windows). California is the car theft capital of the USA (if not the world), but everyone is at some level of risk and should take a look at some pointers to protect themselves.
Oh, and you might be able to save enough money on car insurance by comparison shopping to afford a new puggle if you don't have one already!