Grooming is important, both for the shedding from the dense coat and to keep facial wrinkles clean. Pugs should be socialized to keep that outgoing temperament, and they do well with other pets.
Despite their heroic alarm years ago, they are not usually great watchdogs, preferring instead to greet newcomers with a wagging tail. Pugs do best with some daily exercise to help with their weight problems. Pugs are fairly robust and often live to 14 or 15 years of age. The prominent eyes are easily injured and care must be taken to keep them moist. Pugs do tend to snore, again a result of the short muzzle. With the short muzzle, they do not do well in hot, humid weather and must be observed carefully for heatstroke. Pugs are extremely easy to keep and have a serious tendency to become obese unless their diet and exercise are watched carefully. True to their grouping, they are good companion dogs. They enjoy company and can be quite affectionate. Pugs tend to get along well with other dogs and are sturdy enough to get along with children. These are fairly laid-back dogs, not usually given to extensive barking, digging or chewing. Pugs can be stubborn but normally want to please. The breed motto is "multum in parvo," meaning a lot in a little, with plenty of dog in a small package. They are a bit more serious, with a dry sense of humor. Pugs are not the lively socialites that some of the toy breeds are. All but the black dogs have a dark mask and ears with a trace of darkening down the back. Colors can range from apricot to fawn, silver and black. They have a short, but very dense double coat. The vertical wrinkle on the forehead is said to resemble the Chinese character for "prince" and thus known as the "prince mark." The eyes protrude somewhat, making them prone to trauma. Pugs are known for their large, round heads, with the shortened muzzles and extensive forehead wrinkles. Pugs are the sturdiest dogs of the toy group, befitting their mastiff heritage. They are square dogs with substantial limbs. They range in height from 10 to 11 inches and in weight from 14 to 18 pounds (six to eight kilograms). ( obsolete ) A term of endearment.Pugs are members of the toy group despite their solid appearance.1889, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Pigsticking (page 56)Īnd on closer investigation the abashed coolies discover that across the great square pug of the tiger runs the delicate tracing of the little field rat's toes.The pawprint or footprint of an animal.( transitive ) To fill or stop with clay by tamping to fill in or spread with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of deadening sound.įrom Hindi पग ( pag, “ step, foot ” ), related to Sanskrit पद्य ( padya, “ foot ” ) and Greek πόδι ( pódi, “ foot ” ).( transitive ) To mix and stir when wet.Pug ( third-person singular simple present pugs, present participle pugging, simple past and past participle pugged) Any compressed clay-like material mixed and worked into a soft, plastic condition for making bricks, pottery or for paving.Pug ( countable and uncountable, plural pugs) He never trained for his characters either: with his slurred speech and disfigured mug he usually portrayed a punch-drunk ex- pug or comic tough guy, roles in which he was a natural.Ĭompare German pucken ( “ to thump, beat ” ). 1988, Ken Blady, The Jewish Boxers Hall of Fame (page 226).( informal ) One who fights with fists a boxer.( mythological creature ) : puck, goblin, fairyĪbbreviation of pugilist, from Latin pugil.Admyrall and the Lord Threasurer with a couple of Pugges or some vscough baugh or some such toyes, it would shew that you do not neglect them, whoe, I protest, are to you wonderfull kynde.
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