The small, flat pug is one of the most popular and well-known dogs in the world. Its origin dates back to 1000 BC , when it began to rub shoulders with the upper echelons of Imperial China (previously it lived with Buddhist monks in Tibetan monasteries). It was in this country, China, a lover of flat dogs, where the most distinguished used it as a gift for important moments in life. The wedding of a prince, for example.
The pug not only served as a present, but it was believed that it could predict events through the characteristic wrinkles on its skin . The defenders of this belief affirmed to see frequently the word “prince” between the folds of the dermis of the can. Well, the dog is also a good hunter and that didn’t hurt either …
From 1500 AD, the breed became popular and anyone who wanted it could have a pug at home. It was then that this flat dog began to spread throughout the world. It is believed that the first to make the breed known to the rest of humanity were the merchants of the Dutch East India Company and it is that they took several copies from China to the Netherlands. Soon, the Dutch Royal House adopted the pug as its official dog. In England, it was William III who catapulted the breed to fame when he acceded to the throne and it is that his copies caused a sensation among the aristocracy and later triumphed in the circles of the nobility.
The pug has been immortalized in paintings by Goya and Josefina Bonaparte had an inseparable one called Fortune and, it is said, hated Napoleon .
Owner of a curious, cheerful and energetic character, the pug is part of group 9 of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI), that is, of the group of toy dogs. The funny thing is that with how small it is supposedly it has the same ancestry as the big mastiffs. Surprising right?
If you want to know more curiosities about this dog with such a particular appearance, do not miss the photo gallery that we have prepared below. You are going to hallucinate!
