Supplies you will need:

Q Tips
Cotton Balls
Hydrogen Peroxide
Two towels
Dog or Baby Shampoo
Vaseline
Dog Toothpaste
Slip on finger dog toothbrush
Baby Wipes
Lavender oil and olive oil drops (optional) mixed together in a Dixie cup
Blow Dryer

Step One

Run Luke warm bath water adding in a couple drops of lavender oil. Coaxingly, call for pug and attempt to trick him to come to you. Clever pug will hear bath water running and he will hide under furniture and in closet with ears laid back. He will cower as you come towards him and his once erect double curled tail will unravel into a droopy blob of flaccid extremity now tucked between his legs.

Step Two

Capture Pug. Note the facial expressions under surrender are sad and precious all at once and greatly exaggerated -- as if his cuteness is his last line of defense. Revel in holding the defeated pug on the long walk to the bathroom which to him feels like a lamb being led to the slaughter.

Step Three
Gently place pug in quarter filled tub of tepid water. Using a plastic pitcher, scoop up water from the bottom of tub and wet down pug.

*Warning – Pug will look very disgruntled and may squirm about or shake and attempt to jump out of tub. Be firm but gentle and always reassuring.

Using baby wipes, gently wipe smelly pug face loosening up wrinkle dirt and crusties for the deep wrinkle Q tipping to follow. You may also use another baby wipe to pat pug rear and pee pee (save for later when you don’t have to directly touch those pug parts with your bare hands during the lather phase). Dip Q Tip in lavender and olive oil mixture. Gently swab into the facial folds being careful not to get any in pug’s eyes. Repeat on inner and outer wrinkle folds.

Step Four

Wet down Pug body again. Massage shampoo in a gentle lather. Rub into pug's back, neck, tail, belly, underarms and under legs. Lather. Rinse. Repeat.

*Note - at this point Pug will shake his entire body attempting to make you as wet and uncomfortable as he is. Always keep spare towel on lap to block pug body shake.

Step Five

Place dog toothbrush on right index finger and dab on doggy toothpaste. *Note it’s important to perform this step while pug is still in tub and is vulnerable and unable to escape. Flip back pug jowl and insert finger, brush along the gum line, tongue, and roof of mouth for as long as pug will tolerate. Usually, one pass is about all he will allow.

Step Six

Pick Pug up out of tub and cover him in a towel. *Note, attempt to cover him in the towel before he has the chance to do another body shake. Have towel ready for when pug hits the floor. It will be a race between the two of you to see who wins.

Gently towel dry pug until the towel is damp. Cloak pug in second towel and sit him down on toilet. (lid down of course).

Dilute a cotton ball with Hydrogen Peroxide and water. Lift Pug ear and gently insert into the outer ear canal. Be very careful not to push the cotton in too deep. Using Pug ear, pull down gently and make a flap, pressing ear flap into the side of pug cheek. Hold and massage back and forth and in tiny circles. Lift pug ear and using same cotton ball, wipe up any brown wax that is visible. Get second cotton ball and repeat on other pug ear.

Step Seven

Towel dry pug for a second time alternating with a blow dryer on cool setting and keeping the dryer 12 inches away from pug body.

Place a dollop of Vaseline on pug nose and rub it in to keep nose from getting dry.

Open bathroom door and watch excited pug run pugtona laps around house, stopping at the treat station because he feels he has earned it.

Brush pug when fully dry

Breathe in the fresh pug scent that only last for 2 days.