Mary Allen
#4 As a torture breed, pugs are severely restricted in their quality of life throughout their lives, as they can hardly breathe and are otherwise susceptible to many diseases!
#5 The history of the pug probably begins almost 2,000 years ago in China, where it was bred from mastiff-like dogs.
At that time it still had a much longer snout than its modern counterparts. He was considered the emperor's lap dog and was rarely sold to the people, and then very expensively - if you wanted a pug, you had to have a lot of wealth.
#6 In the 16th century, some pugs were brought to the Netherlands on merchant ships and quickly became popular with the wealthy ladies of Europe.
It was only with industrialization that the affectionate dogs quickly fell into oblivion. It wasn't until the beginning of the 20th century that pugs got more attention again when around 1918 they became a fashion dog again.