Coach Larry, a youthful firecracker of the pug persuasion, is a “yes, and” dog. Happy, agile, friendly and affectionate, he’s a handsome all-arounder who’s great with kids, cats, stairs, other dogs, and car rides. Yes! And? He brings the Pug. Curious, hilarious and snorty, he’s got velvet dewlaps, a wrinkly brow, and a huge smile. Loves a hug, a scritch and whatever’s on the menu at your place. Don’t take the coach part literally, he can’t stay off the field if a game is in progress. Looking for a FOMO prince with love and kisses for everybody on and off the team? Got him!
Here’s some notes from his foster:
Coach Larry is a ridiculously happy and silly pug! He has that pretty typical pug personality of affectionate and silly with a loud way of expressing his strong opinions. Larry firmly believes that every day can be a party and every night should be the world’s best sleepover. While his breathing is pretty challenged during exercise and play, he breathes easier when he’s resting and overnight you’ll be soothed by the white noise of his gentle snores.
He sure does love to snuggle, but snugglers beware because pug snuggling means crashing into you, rolling around, and slobbering any part of your body that comes into contact with their wide open mouth.
Coach Larry LOVES food. What food? Any food. He loves to eat!! He happily munches down on his Just Food for Dogs, is learning some basic tricks for dog treats and loves to relax on the couch with a bully stick. He will sit and stare at you, inching closer and closer any time you eat a meal and if you aren’t watching carefully he will simply try out whatever food he wants…I definitely lost a few potato wedges last night.
Food may be his top priority, but playtime with my resident pug mix (who is about half his size) is just below that. In the first 24 hours of our foster journey, Larry and Judy (my pug) had at least 7 different high intensity wrestling sessions in what I like to call the Pug Thunderdome (aka on my lap if they can manage it). They are both respectful about not involving the tiny old chihuahua or the cats in their chaos though which is much appreciated. Larry has a pretty humpy play style so it may not be appreciated by all dogs and his snorts and grumbles can definitely be off-putting to dogs that aren’t familiar with smoosh faced dogs. I think his playmates should be carefully chosen to help set everyone up for success but he sure does appreciate having a dog companion. Him and Judy follow each other around the house, share toys and chewies, and snuggle together often.
I have 3 resident cats and 2 of them have been pretty wary of Coach Larry because of his noisy breathing. Larry has done a very good job of ignoring them and respecting their space (if they are blocking a hallway he will wait his turn for a clear path). The only time he has struggled to get along with them is when the black cats run into the bedroom in the dark. He gets startled and barks at them!
Coach Larry is not a quiet dog. Between his breathing, his gremlin play noises, and alarm barking at sounds from outside it can be a bit of a challenge to manage in a condo/apartment environment. I have met louder pugs for sure, but potential adopters should definitely take their neighbors into consideration.
You can see Coach Larry on Instagram and TikTok (@koreecat)
