As far as the lady said, she was very good with everyone, and she was, at first…Until it became a little too much for her This was also the ladies first dog she had ever owned.
The Pug rescue was a no go, they were filled, and had no room for a pug mix. I am making a post for her on my facebook, with ALL her details, both good and bad. I am hoping maybe a friend of mine can take her, or a friend of a friend who KNOWS dogs well, and has no cats or small children.
The lady I got her from doesn't want her back. So I guess I'm stuck for the meantime with a dog I need to find a GOOD home for. I will continue to socialize her with the kids, under EXTREME supervision.
Wish me luck! I've contacted 3 other dog rescues, and I'm waiting to hear back from them as well. I really do believe, if given the right environment, she will be an amazing dog for someone!

Debra, I will not flame you, nor attack. I truly appreciate your opinion. I've been having quite the inner battle over this dog. Your words, speak the truth that I do not want to hear but, they are true. I am contacting a pug rescue in my area and having her picked up. I do agree that in a house with older children or no children would be best for her, but at. The same time, I feel like I failed. I know its stupid to feel that way. Last night she went after the cat, and while she didn't do damage, its a risk to everyone.

She weights around 30lbs, and I thought I had seen pit in her, and my dad saw boxer in her. She doesn't have the personality that I was expecting. My pug is as sweet as a dog can be. He has never growled, he was raised with kids, and I took him every where. I got him when I was 16.
we made the descion to let her go, and in a couple years, depending on where life takes us, I am gonna get another pug puppy. My pug is close to deaths door, and I think we were too quick to take on another dog, especially one who has not been properly socialized.

Again, I do thank you for saying something that most would flame you for. Honesty is a rare thing to find these days, especially online.

I got some pics added, so you guys can tell me if I am right or not on my guessing she has some basenji in her. If you need more pics, or different angles, let me know!
Thanks guys!!!!

Hi,
I recently got a rescue dog, who was labeled a pug/lab mix by the human society. I got her from my sister's coworker's friend's daughter! (whew)

I took her on, believing that she was a pug/lab mix.I have 4 SMALL children, ages 5, 3, 18months and 6 months. I have an almost 11yr old pug, and I have had labs in the past.

After a couple days of her being here, I KNEW something was off with this dog…I can't quite explain how I knew, but something unsettled me to the pug/lab mix and decided to research dog with with curly tails. Most of them were fluffy dogs, and she is NOT fluffy. Very slick fur, no undercoat, but a slight wave towards her tail, which is the lab in her. I saw basenji, clicked it, and was OMG! thats her other half!!! Did some research, and saw some negative things about them, and was on the fence about keeping her. Mainly due to the fact that a lot of people say they cannot be around children, and if not socialized, will never be good. But, she does have lab in her...and she has been adjusting well, we got her last Tuesday. I've been having quite the inner struggle. So I decided to do MORE research. My older sister has a pitbull, she is the SWEETEST dog I have ever met in my life! (next top my pug of course lol) So I figured, there must have been a handful of stupid people that ruined it for the whole group. I am VERY happy I found this site
Her previous life was a sad one. She was locked up in a house all the time, with no socialization, or meeting people. The humane society estimated her birthday as 10-31-09. She spent 9 months at her former home. She really gets excited to meet people, and is VERY friendly. At almost 2 yrs old, I have faith that she can be socialized, or am I being delusional??

I read and read (when I could) about how to train a basenji, and realized that I had gone to train her as I would any other dog I have had, my first mistake, based on some saying that b's are like cats, they will listen if theres something in it for them, and she is very much like that! So I changed my training with her.
Her behavior has improved greatly! She looks less leery when the kids come around her. She did the "whale eye" an awful lot. I have them give her treats, (all except my 6 month old) and I tell them to tell her to sit, (she doesn't listen) so I say sit, and she'll sit, and they give her a treat. She would tense up being petting, but after a lot of praise, she has gotten so much better!!! I still do not trust her 100%, if I cannot watch closely, she goes into a hallway off our living room with a baby gate. Since I starting putting her back there, she has also shown no aggression to my ancient old pug
She did growl at my 2 older boys, but this was MY fault. My 3 yr old stomped on her foot, I didn't yell at her or punish her, I honestly am happy it was just a growl and not an attack! I put my 3 yr old in time out. We had a BIG talk on not stomping on people and animals. The other time was 5 yr old, she was hiding under the computer desk, sleeping. Since then, she goes in the hall to take her naps.

Anyways, thats my novel length story about me and why I am here!!! I am just so excited to have found this site! I love to learn, and am glad I am able to do that!