<div><p>Pugs are incredible little hero dogs full of spunk and love. It's no wonder that they've been the top pet of choice of royalty for centuries.</p><p>Known best for their snuffly noses and compact, muscular bodies, these puppers have a long and impressive history of being one of man's best, best friends. </p><p>You don't get through centuries of evolution without a few secrets. Find out these fun facts about the spunky pug below!</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug-1210025_960_720.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug-1210025_960_720_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug-1210025_960_720_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug-1210025_960_720_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug-1210025_960_720_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug-1210025_960_720_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Pixabay</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>1. Pugs are an ancient breed</h3><p>Since the pug as a breed has been around for so long, their exact beginnings are unknown. Many believe that they started in China, where they existed before 400 BCE as "lo-sze." </p><p>Their zen-like nature must be run-off from their time as companions to Buddhist monkes in Tibetan monastaries.</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/30388830203_0219151afe_b.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/30388830203_0219151afe_b_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/30388830203_0219151afe_b_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/30388830203_0219151afe_b_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/30388830203_0219151afe_b_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>DaPuglet</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>2. They were also treated like royalty</h3><p>These dogs were so cherished in China that they were given all the luxuries of royal life, including their own mini palaces and guards. </p><div><figure><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjy7KO_zZzTAhWR14MKHShUDKEQjB0IBg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fundogpics.com%2Fpictures-of-pug-puppies.html&bvm=bv.152180690,d.amc&psig=AFQjCNFXkJjQjwvfHHXkimY2CtkbR2BftA&ust=1492007005860257" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/xpug10k.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/xpug10k_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/xpug10k_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://www.google.ca/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjy7KO_zZzTAhWR14MKHShUDKEQjB0IBg&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fundogpics.com%2Fpictures-of-pug-puppies.html&bvm=bv.152180690,d.amc&psig=AFQjCNFXkJjQjwvfHHXkimY2CtkbR2BftA&ust=1492007005860257" target="_blank">Fun Dog Pics</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>3. A group of pugs is called a grumble</h3><p>It all started with the Dutch. In Holland, the pug is known as a <em>mopshond</em>, which comes from the verb 'to grumble.'</p><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/1monkey.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/1monkey_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/1monkey_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/1monkey_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Zoo Borns</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>4. They're probably named after a monkey</h3><p>Until the early 18th century, Marmosets were called pugs. When the puggy-faced pup came along, they acquired the name since they looked similar to the mini monkeys.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2fb29257ec3f217ca248b928190aa0c9.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2fb29257ec3f217ca248b928190aa0c9_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/2fb29257ec3f217ca248b928190aa0c9_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><h3>5. They're Dutch royalty</h3><p>In 1572, the Prince of Orange, William the Silent, brought his pug, Pompey with him on a campaign against the Spanish. One night, while he was asleep, the little guard dog alerted his master to the Spanish assassins lurking outside his tent. </p><p>Thanks to Pompey's bravery, the prince was saved and the assassins were apprehended.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug_with_curly_tail.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug_with_curly_tail_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug_with_curly_tail_GH_content_650px.png 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug_with_curly_tail_GH_content_750px.png 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug_with_curly_tail_GH_content_850px.png 850w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>The Cutest Pugs In The World</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>6. The perfect puggie tail has two curls</h3><p>Although all pugs are perfect in their human's eyes, the American Kennel Club says that the perfect tail curls twice. </p><div><figure><a href="https://tribune.com.pk/story/889842/believe-it-or-not-dog-received-mba-from-axact-run-diploma-mill/" target="_blank"><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/889842-dog-1432153990.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/889842-dog-1432153990_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/889842-dog-1432153990_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/889842-dog-1432153990_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img></a><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite><a href="https://tribune.com.pk/story/889842/believe-it-or-not-dog-received-mba-from-axact-run-diploma-mill/" target="_blank">GetEducated.com</a></cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><h3>7. Pugs are smart, no, really, one has an MBA</h3><p>Chester Ludlow is a very smart boy. Well, sort of. In order to bring awareness to diploma fraud in the United States, Chester's owners bought him a degree from the unaccredited Rochville University. He just may be the first pug to get a 3.19 GPA and an A in Finance.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/148041506.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/148041506_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/148041506_GH_content_650px.jpg 650w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/148041506_GH_content_750px.jpg 750w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/148041506_GH_content_850px.jpg 850w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/148041506_GH_content_950px.jpg 950w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/148041506_GH_content_1050px.jpg 1050w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/148041506_GH_content_1150px.jpg 1150w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/148041506_GH_content_1250px.jpg 1250w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Getty</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>8. There is a secret Pug organization</h3><p>Roman Catholics formed a secret fraternal group called the Order of the Pug. Since the Pope forbade Catholics from joining the Freemasons, a few of them decided to make their own secret club. </p><p>In Order to join, devotees had to kiss the rear of the Grand Pug under his tail (thankfully it was a porcelain figure). Other rituals included: wearing dog collars, scratching at the lodge door and barking loudly.</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/29bce72e620ead8567e0649e6da5c881.jpg" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Pinterest</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><h3>9. Napoleon's wife had a guard-pug</h3><p>Fortune was the lucky guard dog who followed Napoleon's wife, Josephine, wherever she went. She loved the little dog so much, that he slept in her bed, so that she could keep him close. There are rumors that when Napoleon first entered his new wife's bed, little Fortune bit him on the leg!</p><p></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/87d729d392723c17ebbb01f0edc0bf04-1.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/87d729d392723c17ebbb01f0edc0bf04-1_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Bygone Dogs</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>10. Before there were Corgis in the British palace, there were Pugs</h3><p>Queen Victoria loved pugs. She was such a lover of the puggie pups that she banned the practice of cropping their ears! </p><p></p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/PUG_photo_-_Pete_Wedderburn_10052016-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqBanaFNceg0-dXxl-9ZJXXdGGGX1Ss4SQEJVSfQ2pUMI.png" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/PUG_photo_-_Pete_Wedderburn_10052016-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqBanaFNceg0-dXxl-9ZJXXdGGGX1Ss4SQEJVSfQ2pUMI_GH_content_550px.png 550w, https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/PUG_photo_-_Pete_Wedderburn_10052016-large_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqBanaFNceg0-dXxl-9ZJXXdGGGX1Ss4SQEJVSfQ2pUMI_GH_content_650px.png 650w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Sey, Finland</cite></figcaption></figure></div><h3>11. They are brachycephalic</h3><p>Being brachycephalic means that these little puppers have pushed-in noses. It's a medical term for a condition that involves smushed faces that can often lead to breathing problems. </p><p>Because of the way their faces are shaped, they have a hard time taking long, deep breaths. Although they've got plenty of energy, they're not quite able to breath when they run. Which is probably why they get little bursts of energy and then collapse in a heap of snuffling. </p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug-enjoying.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/pug-enjoying_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>Petsworld</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><!-- [invalid-shortcode] --></p><h3>12. Their number one job is to be your buddy</h3><p>But above all else, these punky little buddies were bred for one special purpose: to be your friend forever! They really are the perfect companion dogs and their favorite place to be is right by your side!</p><div><figure><amp-img src="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/makingface.jpg" srcset="https://www.shared.com/content/images/2017/04/makingface_GH_content_550px.jpg 550w" sizes="89vw" title="" alt="" height="9" width="16" layout="responsive"></amp-img><figcaption class="op-vertical-center"><cite>SloDive</cite></figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>Like & Share if you would hug a pug!</strong></p></div>
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