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.
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.
They are fine in "original" fkrm, but current degenerated pugs are not cute or healthy.
Someone shrunk the head?
In modern pugs? Indeed, they've been selectively bred for brachycephaly (flattened muzzles), and poorly so, resulting in many potential health problems.
No, i meant, the whole head is disproportionally small in the picture.
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.
People are drawn to vulnerable creatures; they inspire nurturing and protective instincts.
Pug breeders attempt to distill vulnerability to include overly large eyes and an inability to breathe well.
This is partially the case... the large eyes, round head, and flat face resemble that of a human infant. That is what triggers the instinct.
It's the same reason Grogu (Baby Yoda) became so popular. Exact same archetype, triggering the exact same instincts.
For love of dog just stop breeding. There are so many unwanted dogs already that need homes.
Mutts are better anyway. I'm biased because the best dogs I've known were not pure-bred, but still. They also are more resistant to genetic disorders...
I like to call them Bitsa dogs, like a bit of this dog a bit of that dog and you get a wicked bitsa dog.
What will those clever tall bastards think of next?
I predict hairy sphynx cats
No need to do them next: "Altdeutscher Mops" is a thing already. I guess you'd call them "Old German Pugs" in English?
Still sort of grotesque in that there are probably a lot of inbetween generations that suffer. Most ethically sound idea is probably to just euthanize these breeds and end them entirely.
Retro pugs are already a thing?
Dalmatians are prone to kidney stones. It means they can’t eat foods that are high in purine. They have the same diet as a human diagnosed with gout.
In the 60s some guy started working to breed that gene out of them and created to versions of Dalmatians. HUA have the gene that causes stones. LUA do not. He did this by mixing in Pointers.
Modern LUA Dalmatians are 99.999% Dalmatian but breeders and the Dalmatian Club of America are still salty about it and refuse to accept it.
TLDR; Dalmatians LUA breed less prone to life threatening conditions, but Kennel Clubs are mad about it.
wtf.
Reminder that kennel clubs don't give a shit about animal welfare.
See how they reward German shepherds with the lowest hips possible, like car guys lower their cars until they drag on the ground with sparks flying. It's horrible for their hips and backs.
Cartoon dog after running straight into a mountain painted to look like a road vs. the same dog after using a bellows to reinflate themself.
Omq the bby looks so much happier and healthier! Happy and functional snout is far more cute ♡
This sounds good, but is still dumb, somewhat less incestuous inbreeding.
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