This could be as a result of hormonal surges increasing the levels of ghrelin in the bloodstream. Dogs are generally good feeders and have a high appetite. Their digestive systems are very efficient and capable of handling comes. I have seen in alot of places that dogs should be fed once a day but I don't find this to be fair since the animals will live in hunger pangs for the better part of the day. Some people even neglect to feed their dogs for days on end. They can be seen moving around the villages and urban zones scavenging in rubbish heaps and around homes in order to fend for themselves. The best recourse to the pug's hunger problem is to condition them to having around 2 meals a day in normal circumstances otherwise they might develop obesity and attendant heart problems as well as limiting their ability to move around. Supplementation of dog feed with some minerals is important since dogs are likely to overeat in an effort to increase their intake of the same.