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Pugs are the cutest things ever to exist
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For other uses, see Pug (disambiguation).

Pug
A fawn pug, the most common coloring
Other namesChinese pug
Dutch bulldog
Dutch mastiff
Mini mastiff
Mops
Carlin
OriginChina[1]
Kennel club standards
Fédération Cynologique Internationale standard
Dog (domestic dog)

The pug is a toy dog with a wrinkly, short-muzzled face and curled tail. The breed has a fine, glossy coat that comes in a variety of colors, although often black or fawn, and a compact square body with well-developed muscles. Known in ancient China as lo-sze, pugs as breeding animals may have contributed to the English Bulldog, the modern Pekingese and the King Charles Spaniel. Pugs were brought from China to Europe in the seventeenth century and were popularized in Western Europe by the House of Orange of the Netherlands, and the House of Stuart.[2] Pugs remain popular into the twenty-first century, with some famous celebrity owners. A pug was judged Best in Show at the World Dog Show in 2004.

Pugs can suffer from a variety of health issues, including overheating, obesity and some genetic disorders. Two conditions in particular, necrotizing meningoencephalitis, which is an inflammation affecting the brain and its membranes, and hemivertebrae, which can result in paralysis, are particular concerns for the breed. Care must be taken to clean the ears and the facial skin folds of these dogs.[3]

Description

Physical characteristics

A small black pug puppy.
A black pug puppy

Pugs are the cutest things ever to exist While the pugs that are depicted in eighteenth century prints tend to be long and lean,[2] modern breed preferences are for a square cobby body, a compact form, a deep chest, and well-developed muscle.[4] Their smooth and glossy coats can be fawn, apricot fawn, silver fawn, or black.[4] The markings are clearly defined and there is a trace of a black line extending from the occiput to the tail.[4] The tail normally curls tightly over the hip.[2]

Pugs have two distinct shapes for their ears, "rose" and "button". "Rose" ears are smaller than the standard style of "button" ears, and are folded with the front edge against the side of the head. Breeding preference goes to "button" style ears.[5]

Pugs' legs are very strong, straight, of moderate length, and are set well under. Their shoulders are moderately laid back. Their ankles are strong, their feet are small, their toes are well split-up, and their nails are black.[4] The lower teeth normally protrude further than their upper, resulting in an under-bite.[1]

Temperament

The breed is often described as multum in parvo, or "much in little", alluding to the pug's remarkable personality, despite its small size.[1] Pugs are strong willed but rarely aggressive, and are suitable for families with children. The majority of the breed is very fond of children and sturdy enough to properly play with them. Depending on their owner's mood, they can be quiet and docile but also vivacious and teasing.[6]

History

Origins in China

A man wearing a red robe and a black hat in a mirror. A small yellow dog with a black nose and ears stands beside the mirror.
William Hogarth with his pug, Trump, in 1745.
A portrait of Princess Ekaterina Dmitrievna Golitsyna by Louis-Michel van Loo (1759)
Moscow, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
A fawn pug and a black pug looking up.
Fawn pugs and black pugs are similar in every way, except for the color of their coats.

Pugs were bred to be the pets of the Chinese sovereigns during the Shang Dynasty (before 400 BCE).[2] They were known as "Lo-Chiang-Sze" or "Foo".[2][7] References to pug-like dogs have been documented as early as 551 BCE by Confucius, who describes a "short mouthed dog".[8] The lo-sze, or early pug, may have been the predecessor of today's modern Pekingese.[8] The pug's popularity spread to Tibet, where the breed was mainly kept by Buddhist monks. Much about the origin of the pug is shrouded in mystery because Emperor Qin Shi Huang, the first Emperor of China, destroyed all records, scrolls and art related to the pug at some point during his reign, which lasted between 221 and 210 BCE.[9]

Chinese fu dogs, also called lion dogs or fo dogs, were thought of as guardians, and statues of them were placed outside temples. The faces of these statues resemble Oriental short-faced dogs, such as the Tibetan Spaniel, Lhasa Apso, Pekingese and the pug.[10]

Later, the pug was taken to Japan and finally arrived in Europe.[2]

16th and 17th centuries

The pug breed was imported into Europe from China in the 16th century by the Dutch East India Company. It is said to have become the official dog of the House of Orange in 1572 after a pug named Pompey saved the life of the Prince of Orange by alerting him to the approach of assassins.[1] A pug travelled with William III and Mary II when they left the Netherlands to accept the throne of England in 1688.[2] During this period, the pug may have been bred with the old type King Charles spaniel, giving the modern English Toy/King Charles Spaniel its pug characteristics.[11]

The breed eventually became popular in other European countries as well. Pugs were painted by Goya in Spain, and in Italy they rode up front on private carriages, dressed in jackets and pantaloons that matched those of the coachman. They were used by the military to track animals and people, and were also employed as guard dogs.[2]

18th century to present day

The English painter William Hogarth was the devoted owner of a series of pugs. His 1745 self-portrait, which is now in London's Tate Gallery, includes his pug, Trump.[12] The pug was also well known in Italy. In 1789, a Mrs. Piozzi wrote in her journal, "The little pug dog or Dutch mastiff has quitted London for Padua, I perceive. Every carriage I meet here has a pug in it."[9] The popularity of the pug continued to spread in France during the eighteenth century. Before her marriage to Napoleon Bonaparte, Joséphine had her pug Fortune carry concealed messages to her family while she was confined at Les Carmes prison, it having alone been given visiting rights.[13]

In nineteenth century England, the breed flourished under the patronage of Queen Victoria. Her many pugs, which she bred herself, included Olga, Pedro, Minka, Fatima and Venus.[2] Her involvement with dogs in general helped to establish the Kennel Club, which was formed in 1873.[2] Queen Victoria favoured apricot and fawn colors. In paintings and engravings of the 18th and 19th centuries, pugs usually appear with longer legs and noses than today, and with cropped ears. The modern pug's appearance probably changed after 1860 when a new wave of pugs were imported directly from China. These pugs had shorter legs and the modern-style pug nose. The British aristocrat Lady Brassey is credited with making black pugs fashionable after she brought some back from China in 1886.[1][2] Ear cropping was made illegal in 1895.[14]

Pugs arrived in the United States during the nineteenth century and were soon making their way into the family home and the show ring.[2] The American Kennel Club recognized the breed in 1885. The Pug Dog Club of America was founded in 1931 and was recognized by the American Kennel Club that same year. In 1981, the pug Dhandys Favorite Woodchuck won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in the United States, the only pug to have won there since the show began in 1877.[15] The World Champion, or Best in Show at the 2004 World Dog Show held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, was a pug named Double D Cinoblu's Masterpiece.[16]

Health problems

Pugs have large eyes and a wrinkled face with a long tongue. Proper care of the wrinkles is important.

Since pugs lack longer snouts and prominent skeletal brow ridges, they are susceptible to eye injuries such as proptosis, scratched corneas, and painful entropion.[2] They also have compact breathing passageways, leaving many prone to breathing difficulties or unable to efficiently regulate their temperature through evaporation from the tongue by panting. A pug's normal body temperature is between 101 °F (38 °C) and 102 °F (39 °C). If this temperature rises to 105 °F (41 °C), oxygen demand is greatly increased and immediate cooling is required. If body temperature reaches 108 °F (42 °C), organ failure can occur.[17]

Pugs that live a mostly sedentary life can be prone to obesity, though this is avoidable with regular exercise and a healthy diet.[18] The median life span of pugs is 11 years, which is in line with other breeds of the same size.[19]

Common conditions

A fawn colored pug looks off to the left whilst standing in a field of grass.
Pugs may become overweight.

Eye prolapse is a common problem among pugs and other brachycephalic breeds and can be caused by a trauma to the head or neck, or even by the owner using a tight leash instead of a harness.[20] While the eye can usually be pushed back into its socket by the owner or by a vet, veterinary attention is usually advisable. If the prolapse happens on a regular basis, the pug might require surgery, or in a worst case scenario have the eye removed.[21]

An abnormal formation of the hip socket, known as hip dysplasia, affected nearly 64% of pugs in a survey performed by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals; the breed was ranked the second worst-affected by this condition out of 157 breeds tested.[22]

Pugs, like other short-snouted breeds, have elongated palates. When excited, they are prone to "reverse sneezing" which causes them to quickly (and seemingly laboriously) gasp and snort. The veterinary name for this is pharyngeal gag reflex and it is caused by fluid or debris getting caught under the palate and irritating the throat or limiting breathing. Reverse sneezing episodes are usually not harmful, and massaging the dog's throat or covering its nose in order to make it breathe through its mouth can often shorten a sneezing fit.[23]

Pugs are one of several breeds that are more susceptible than other dogs to demodectic mange, also known as "demodex". This condition is caused when parasitic mites, that are often present in a dog's skin without causing symptoms, are allowed to do damage because their host has a weakened immune system. It is a problem for many young pugs, although not usually a major one, and is easily treatable, but some are especially susceptible and present with a systemic form of the condition.[24] This vulnerability is thought to be genetic and breeders will avoid producing puppies from adults who have this condition.[25] An investigative documentary carried out by the BBC found significant inbreeding between pedigree dogs, with a study by Imperial College, London, showing that the 10,000 pugs in the UK are so inbred that their gene pool is the equivalent of only 50 individuals.[26]

Pugs have many wrinkles in their faces, so owners will often clean inside the creases to avoid irritation and infection.[3]

Serious issues

Pugs can suffer from necrotizing meningoencephalitis (NME), also known as pug dog encephalitis (PDE), an inflammation of the brain and meninges.[27] NME also occurs in other small dogs, such as the Yorkshire Terrier, Maltese, and Chihuahua.[27] There is no known cure for NME, which is believed to be an inherited disease.[28] Dogs usually die or have to be put to sleep within a few months of onset, which, in those susceptible to this condition, is typically between six months and seven years of age.[29]

This breed, along with other brachycephalic dogs (e.g., boxers, bulldogs), are also prone to hemivertebrae.[30] The curled tail of a British bulldog is an example of a hemivertebrae, but when it occurs not in the coccygeal vertebrae but in other areas of the spine, it can cause paralysis. The condition occurs when two parts of a spinal vertebra do not fuse properly while a young pug is still growing, resulting in an irregularly shaped spinal cavity which can put pressure on the spinal cord.[31]

Media and culture

Pugs have been featured in television and film, including Frank the Pug in the film Men in Black, its sequel, and the follow-up animated series. Other films featuring the breed include Hotel for Dogs, The Adventures of Milo and Otis,[32] Disney's Pocahontas and Pocahontas II,[33] Dune,[33] 12 Rounds,[34] and Marie Antoinette.[35] On television, they have appeared in shows such as 101 Dalmatians, The King of Queens, Spin City, Legend of the Dragon, The West Wing, and EastEnders.[36]

Pugs have also appeared in a variety of fictional print media, including the hypnotic Petula in the "Molly Moon" series,[37] Lady Bertram's pug in Mansfield Park[38] and in the book Pugs: God's Little Weirdos, a spin-off from the Sheldon webcomic.[39] They also featured in Nintendogs for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console[40] and a "Perky Pug" pet can be accessed in Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft.[41] Cheeka is a famous pug who appeared in the "You & I" advertising campaign of Vodafone's cellular phone service in India.[42]

Celebrity owners

Celebrity pug owners include financial radio talk show host and best-selling author Dave Ramsey, comedienne Maria Bamford, broadcaster Jonathan Ross, actors Jessica Alba, Hugh Laurie, Gerard Butler[43],Jenna Elfman,[44], Billy Joel[45], Kelly Brook and Ted Danson,[46] fashion designer Valentino Garavani, footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović,[47] and musicians Rob Zombie[48] and Frank Iero. From 1952 until the late 1960s, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor often stayed at the Moulin de la Tuilerie, a country retreat outside Paris, where Wallis Simpson "played mummy to her surrogate family of pug dogs".[49] The famous German comedian Vicco von Bülow was a keen spokesman for the breed and featured some of his pugs in comedy sketches, claiming that "A life without pugs is possible but pointless." [50]

Humour

In a 23 May 2007 web issue of The Onion, the breed was lampooned in a satirical news article titled "Dog Breeders Issue Massive Recall of '07 Pugs".[51] The piece satirized pugs and their breeders by writing of the dog and its characteristics as a faulty product, "evidenced" by a fictional quote from the American Pug Breeders Association director: "While pug owners are accustomed to dog malfunction, the latest animals are prone to more problems than just the usual joint failures, overheating, seizures, chronic respiratory defects, and inability to breed without assistance. The latest model pug is simply not in any way a viable dog."[51]

In 2012, the British cartoonist Mark Wood began a series of cartoons about Humphrey the Pug.[52] The series was inspired by his own real-life pug Humphrey, and to illustrate "just how much fun pugs are to have around."[53]

See also

References

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  20. ^ Dogs 101 Pug Video
  21. ^ Traumatic eye prolapse by Jeff Grognet, D.V.M., B.Sc.(Agr.)
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  34. ^ "Critic Reviews: 12 Rounds". Fandango.com. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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  37. ^ Shannon, Terry Miller. "Review: Molly Moon's Hypnotic Time Travel Adventure". KidsReads.com. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  38. ^ "Lady Bertram's Lapdog: In the Empire Rests in Mansfield Park". Oxford, UK: Oxford U. Pr. 2005 work=OxfordJournals.org. Retrieved 26 December 2009. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |year= (help); Missing pipe in: |year= (help)
  39. ^ Kellet, Dave (9 July 2008). "Announcement: The Next Book!". SheldonComics.com. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  40. ^ "IGN UK Nintendogs: Dachshund & Friends Review". IGN UK Edition. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  41. ^ Fernandez, Angelo (4 November 2009). "MMO Champion Brings us Perky Pug Preview". EveryJoe.com. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  42. ^ Vodafone brings pug back to promote its 'superior' network The Economic Times. February 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  43. ^ "New York Man Accuses Gerard Butler of Hitting His Dog". People. Los Angeles, CA, US: Time, Inc. 26 August 2009. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  44. ^ "Jenna Elfman". HSUS.org. The Humane Society of the United States. Retrieved 26 December 2009.[dead link]
  45. ^ http://www.billyjoel.com/news/billy-joel-interviewed-new-york-times-magazine
  46. ^ "'Lucky Pug Blog - Celebrities with Pugs".
  47. ^ "History of Zlatan Ibrahimovic". Zlatan.me. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  48. ^ "Zombie's Pug Keeps Pals in Check". ContactMusic.com. 28 August 2006. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  49. ^ In Wallis's footsteps: The holiday home by royal appointment The Independent, 25 March 2010. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  50. ^ "Ein Leben ohne Mops ist möglich aber sinnlos". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help); Text "http://www.welke.de/magazin/pdf/24/artikel_6.pdf" ignored (help)
  51. ^ a b "Dog Breeders Issue Massive Recall Of '07 Pugs". The Onion. 23 May 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2008. Issue 43•21.
  52. ^ Mark Wood: Humphrey... the comic strip about the lovable little pug. Mark Wood Cartoonist Retrieved 7 March 2013.
  53. ^ Mark Wood: About Humphrey "The inspiration behind the Humphrey comic strip is my wonderful pug, surprise, surprise called Humphrey... a constant source of joy, happiness and laughter." Retrieved 7 March 2013.

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