Beagles are great dogs. And so cute. We have a big ol lab right now. Hubby wants to get a pug reeeeeally bad. I want a Newfoundland. Spouse war! Maybe we'll just get both!
I would vote for your choice. Pugs, not sure why they were placed on this earth.
On the other hand, Newfies drool. Gallons and gallons and gallons of drool. My first trainer had a Newfie named Kansas. Adorable girl though as big as a small pony, but if you stood next to her she would fill your shoes with saliva. When my puppy was naughty with the other dogs while boarding, she figured out pretty quick that she could hide under Kansas, be concealed by her belly hair, and Kansas wouldn't let any of the dogs she had been pestering get near her . . .