Lengthy puggle potty training discussion contains great insight...

If you have a puggle and are struggling to train him or her with respect to elimination, take heart. You are not alone.

Although puggles are CLEARLY the cutest and most spectacular pets of all time, they can be tricky to potty train. I stumbled upon this Yahoo! Answers page about puggle potty-training and thought I would pass it along to Puggle Palace readers.

The OP mentions the problems they've been having with training their puggle to go outside. They know what they are doing, as they have successfully trained other dogs in the past. They want to know if there is hope for successful training and are open to suggestions.

You might want to read the conversation just to learn more about puggles and their habits. Or, you might have a great hint to add to the discussion. Either way, you can check it out here.

Puggle owner's bane...The dirty carpet...

Having a pet puggle usually means needing an eventual carpet cleaning. Those cuties do have occasional accidents and even the most stain-resistant floor coverings eventually succumb to the stresses and messes of puggle ownership.

Although you could rent a do-it-yourself carpet cleaner, you will probably get better results by hiring a professional carpet service. Bringing in the big guns insures a cleaner carpet. The pros have better equipment, a greater selection of stain removal products and carpet treatments, and years of experience.

Compare and contrast these two options. You can spend a few bucks at your local grocery store to rent a carpet cleaner and to buy some cleaning products for it. You can then schlep that equipment home, spend the day scrubbing at your rugs and experience potentially mediocre results.

Alternatively, you can call someone like A-1 Carpet Services, Inc. This Arizona operation will come out with their commercial-grade gear, clean your carpet until it looks like new, and will even guarantee their work. A-1's been around for over fifty years and offers an amazing policy where they state that you will get the best carpet cleaning you've experienced or you won't have to pay a dime.

Better cleaning. Fewer hassles. A quality guarantee.

Obvious choice, puggle owners. If you need to clean the carpets, call a pro!

Philly Puggles fetching $425 per pup...

A recent listing at Philly.com features puggles for sale. The little cuties are available for $425.00 each. I am not vouching for the listing or the supplier, and the primary reason I am pointing out the ad is because it includes a super-adorable puggle picture I haven't seen before.

However, $425 does sound like a pretty good idea for those in the Philly area who want to add a puggle to their lives. That is certainly a lot less expensive than the going rate for puggles in the recent past and elsewhere. So, it could warrant some additional investigation. The ad, in part, proclaims:

"Puggle Pups, Cute as a button. We have fawn males & females and black females available. They are always up to date on shots & wormed. They always come with a health guarantee."

You can see the aforementioned picture of a cute little puggle pup and read the whole "puggles for sale" advertisement here, at Philly.com.

Virtual Puggles! Puggles hit the video game scene...

According to the folks at WorthPlaying, new add-on features for the popular "The Sims 2" video game include a pet package that allows "sims" to own, train and interact with pets that can be custom designed.

The article referencing this nifty video game intervention even mentions puggles by name. You can design and play with a virtual puggle now!

If you are a Sims fan or are just crazily intrigued by the idea of owning and raising your own digitized puggle instead of the real thing, you simply must check out this article about the game and the pet add-on.

I'll be honest, I have never played The Sims, although the idea has always been interesting. It's neat to see that the game becomes increasingly well-rounded and realistic with additions like this one.

It's even better that Sims will finally have a chance to stare at their own ultra-cute puggles!

Here is the original article, if you are interested.

Educating yourself via the 'net...

So, you think you know something about US-based colleges, huh? Here's one for you... Name the school headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota that has total student enrollment of around 16,000 and offers over 75 degree programs (both bachelors and graduate options)...

Give up? It's Capella University. Capella has been operating since 1993 and continues to offer its students from all around the US and the world an opportunity for a great online education. If you are considering a graduate degree in information technology, want to get your business degree online, or are looking for a good way to secure a four-year degree without the hassles of the traditional college experience, you might want to give Capella a ring (toll free) at 888-CAPELLA.

Capella University isn't just some shady online "school" that doesn't hold up under scrutiny. It's accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and boasts membership in the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Distance learning is growing in popularity and Capella University has been, and remains, on the cutting edge of this exciting development.