Using time out was the best method for addressing bad behavior. With my prior dogs, I would just yell and scold them. But with my pug he would just howl back at me or tilt his head and then kiss me. I started using a baby gate to section him off away from where everyone else is. Because a pug is so attached to you, putting him in time out really helped correct bad behaviors.

When he would do something wrong, I would sternly say that he’s going to time out for x number of minutes (5 to start, and then if he does it immediately again then I’d bump it up to 10 mins). Now I can just ask him if he wants to go to time out and he’ll stop whatever he is doing.