The real history of pug is not so clear. We know that dogs from similar breed belonged to Buddhist monasteries from Tibet before year 400.
Some experts said the Pugs are from West Europe and they were moved to Tibet by some European merchants. Another theory said: The Pug is the result from a crossbreeding between french mastiff and small bulldog.
The Pug was present in many reach houses and regal courts during the history. In 1572 the Pug became the official dog of Orange House Holland after it saved William’s life, the Orange Price of Holland. In 1790the Pug became Josephine’s (Napoleon’s wife) company dog. When Napoleon was imprisoned, the Pug helped Joshepine to communicate with him. They hid the letters in a Pugs collar.
Despite it is an old breed, it didn’t suffered big modifications. The pug is a small dog (it is the biggest small dog if we can say so), with a big head, strong body and it is cobby. The head is massive and round, with short and black nose. The eyes are prominent and expressive. Its back is short and legs are straight and strong and this offer him an elegant movement.
The height is 30-36 cm for male and 25-30 for female, and total wight is 6-10kg (6-8kg ).
It is very easy to train a Pug. They are very intelligent and playful. They want to be part of family and they can become jealous if they proprietary ignore them. They don’t need drastic punishments because the pug is very sensible to voice tonality. You can easy keep a pug in an apartment, because they don’t really need a court. It is a guardian dog, very devoted but not very active (but we can’t say it is inactive). The Pug don’t yelp to much.
If the time for movement is assured by proprietary daily, the Pug’s health will be great. The love games, and one hour daily is enough for them.
This breed is predisposed to cold and they don’t like if the climate is to cold or to warm. Due to its short nose, a pug can suffer chronic affections.
Here is a great book where you can find many other useful things about this great dog:Living with Pugs
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