• RejZoR@lemmy.ml
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    3 days ago

    I’ll never understand why people even want pugs. They are not cute, they are ugly abominations. Maybe they were cute before people turned them into this.

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      They used to be very cute and were functional dogs. Altdeutscher mops and retro pugs are good examples. Here’s an 1800s painting of one.

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        They are fine in “original” fkrm, but current degenerated pugs are not cute or healthy.

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          In modern pugs? Indeed, they’ve been selectively bred for brachycephaly (flattened muzzles), and poorly so, resulting in many potential health problems.

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              Oooh, I get it. Painting issue? Maybe this one had a disproportionately small skull? My mystery mutt certainly does and he’s not a little dog.