Pug is classified as a Toy breed of dogs with very distinctive features and weight between 4 and 16 pounds. Poodles & Pomeranians also fall into the same group.
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Pugs are believed to have originated in China in the sixteenth century, and led luxurious lives having their own mini palaces and even guards at times.
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As per the ancient Chinese belief, it was preferable for pugs to sport three wrinkles on the forehead and a vertical bar, forming the Chinese character for ‘Prince’.
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The Pugs were brought to Europe from China in the sixteenth century. The House of Orange of the Netherlands popularized them in Western Europe.
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Pugs live for approximately 12-15 years. The average life expectancy for a male Pug is 12.8 years, while a female Pug lives longer with average lifespan of 13.2 years.
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The English painter William Hogarth was the creator of the famous portrait - "The Painter and his Pug", which is held by the Tate Gallery.
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Pugs are known for their curly tails which curl towards their bodies. A perfect pug tail has two curls.
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A Pug is called ‘Mopshond’ in Netherlands, which means ‘to grumble’ in Dutch.
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The Marmosets, a new-world monkey species having similar facial features of a Pug, used to be kept as pets in the early 18th century & were called Pugs.
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The characters played by Pugs in movies have helped popularize and become iconic examples of the breed.