Wait a Minute, is This a Pug? Check Out Our 30 Favorite Pug Costumes!

April 27, 2022

Pug wearing bunny ears on a pink background

When you see a businessman, but he's only 2 feet tall, you have to ask yourself: "Wait a minute, is this a Pug?"

When you see a cactus in the desert, but it has a funny face, you have to ask yourself: "Wait a minute, is this a Pug?"

When you see the Easter Bunny, but it looks a little funny, you have to ask yourself: "Wait a minute, is this a Pug?"

Pugs, dear reader, are masters of disguise! Anybody--or anything--could be a Pug. We ask, nay, implore you, to stay aware of the Pugs who are definitely hiding in plain sight all around us. If you see something, say something! Namely, go ahead and exclaim, "Wait a minute, is this a Pug?"

Read on to discover 30 extremely clever Pug disguises!

1. Pug Garfunkel

Pug wearing a blue and white striped shirt and holding a guitar

"Are you going to Scarborough Fair? I actually don't know what that is, because I'm a pug."

2. Mushroom Pug

Pug standing outdoors in fall leaves wearing a mushroom hat — "I'm a very rare species, and possibly poisonous!"

3. Regular, Standard Chicken. Wait a minute!!!

"Yes, I am a regular, standard, chicken. Why do you ask?"

4. Puguaro Cactus

Pug wearing a costume that looks like a saguaro cactus, with sunglasses — Scientific name: Pugnegiea gigantea

5. Puggerfly

Pug wearing rainbow colored butterfly wings — "I used to be a puggarpillar!"

6. Little Red Riding Pug and the Big Bad Pug

Pug dressed like a wolf and pug dressed like little red riding hood stand on a forest trail

"Why Grandmother, what a squished nose you have!"

7. Astropug

Pug dressed like an astronaut — "Gravity? Never met her!"

8. Regular, Standard, Holstein Cow. Wait a minute!!!

Pug wearing a black and white spotted cow costume — "Yes, I am a Holstein Cow. Why do you ask??"

9. The Devil

Pug wearing a red devil costume with horns and holding a trident — "Don't be scared... I'm really just a pug."

10. Piñata Pug

Pug dressed as a colorful pinata and wearing a small sombrero

"I'm full of dog treats!"

11. The Dreaded Pugrate Black Jowls

Pug dressed as a pirate with a hat, vest and hook for a paw

12. Frog

Pug wearing a big green hat that looks like a frog's head

"Woof! Ooops, I mean ribbit!"

13. Octopug

Pug wearing a blue octopus costume with eyes and tentacles, standing next to a pond outdoors — "Are you squidding me? This Octopug is totally tenta-cool!"

14. Olympic Diver. Wait a minute!!!

"Yes, hello, I am a human person on the Olympic Diving Team. Why do you ask?"

15. Christmas Trees

Two pugs standing in a grassy meadow wearing costumes that look like Christmas trees

"How do you know it's a Christmas tree? Because of its bark!"

16. Pug-o-Lantern

Pug sitting on black carpet wearing a costume that looks like a Halloween jack-o-lantern

"Trick or dog treat!"

17. Whatever this is

Pug wearing a fuzzy blue costume with ears and a long yellow furry mane — This pug's disguise is so obscure, it must be in the witness protection program.

18. Santa Paws

Pug standing on the sidewalk wearing a Santa Claus costume

"My presence is the only gift you need."

19. A Real Unicorn

Pug standing in front of a pink backdrop wearing a hat with a unicorn horn and mane — Some people say that unicorns aren't real. Here is photo evidence to the contrary!

20. The Easter Puggy

Pug sitting on a table in a kitchen, wearing bunny ears with an Easter basket next to it

Ok, after a thorough investigation, we figured out that Santa Paws is actually a pug. But this MUST be the real Easter Bunny. Wait a minute!!!

21. A Lawyer

Pug sitting on a red upholstered chair in an office setting, wearing a blue necktie

From the firm of Rover, Buddy, and Spot.

22. Pugdolph

Pug laying on a white blanket wearing reindeer ears — All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names. Sad!!!

23. Lions

Two pugs sitting on a grassy surface wearing lion costumes with big furry manes

"We tried to catch a wildebeest but we are too slow."

24. Pugsley Addams

Pug wearing a black and white striped shirt in front of a gray background — They're fuzzy and they're furry
Smashed faces, they look worried
Eat their kibble in a hurry
The Addams Family!

25. Munchkins

"We represent the Lollipop Guild!"

26. Bee

Pug wearing a yellow and black striped bee costume with an antennae headband — "My favorite novel is *The Great Gatsbee*, by F. Scott Pugsgerald."

27. Hot Dog

Pug wearing a hot dog costume with plush lettuce and mustard, standing on the sidewalk

"I'll take one Hot Dog with extra wrinkles, please!"

28. Normal Human Man

Pug wearing a black bowler hat and black bowtie with a blue background — There's nothing to see here folks! Just a regular, average, everyday, unremarkable human man.

29. Dragon

Pug wearing a Chinese dragon costume with red, green, and gold details — Why are dragons large, red and and scaley? Because if they were small, brown and fuzzy, they'd be pugs! WAIT A MINUTE.

30. Finally, Just a Normal, Average, Everyday Pug. Wait a Minute!!!

Baby wearing a pug costume — "I just took a DNA test, turns out I'm 100% a baby!"

Well, we hope you enjoyed this helpful guide through the Pugs' many disguises. We've laughed, we've cried, we've found Pugs in every nook and cranny.

If you'd like to get the upper hand, er, paw, over these devious costumed Pugs, consider disguising your feet as two Pugs! How, you ask? With our fabulously lifelike Pug Slippers!