What is a Pug?
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By Del Richards
hen I was asked to write this article I thought “what would people want to know about pugs?”
leon, depended on her Pug “Fortune” to carry secret messages under his collar to her family while she was imprisoned at Les Carmes. Queen Victoria of England had several pugs and to this day the Pug remains a favorite with royalty and dis- cerning people all over the world. For many centuries the Pug has been bred to be a companion dog and a pleasure to his owners. Black Pugs were imported from China and exhibited for the first time in England in 1886. Th e American Kennel Club first recognized the Pug in 1885. A pug is very moldable and wants to be very involved with your life and will adjust its life style to fit yours. As he loves
to please you he is easily trained. Th ey do well in AKC Companion events like Obe- dience, Rally and Agility. Th ey are known to be clowns and always make you laugh. If you don’t allow your pug to get overweight he can jump and retrieve very well. A Pug is always eager to please, eager to learn and eager to love. His biggest requirement is that you love him back. Pugs have an even temperament, exhib- iting stability, playfulness, litter mates with our granddaughter great charm, dig- nity, and an outgoing, loving disposition. If you want your Pug to runs the marathon with you – ok. If you want the Pug that just snuggles on your lap watching ‘Men
Th e breed originated in the orient and dates back to the pre-Christian era. Th ey were prized possessions of the Emperors of China and lived in a most luxurious atmo- sphere, at times, even guarded by soldiers. Dutch traders brought Pugs from the East to Holland. In 1688 William II brought his Pug to England when he was crowned King. By 1790 the Pug’s popularity spread to France where Josephine, wife of Napo-
“a Pug is very moldable and Wants to be very involved With your life and Will adjust its life style to fit yours.”
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