UMary Allen
Kusukela maphakathi nekhulu leshumi nesishiyagalombili kuya ekhulwini leshumi nesishiyagalolunye, i-pug yayivame kakhulu. Ikakhulukazi phakathi kwezicukuthwane kanye nezwe labesifazane, i-pug yayihlonishwa kakhulu abathandi bezinja. UDuke u-Alexander von Württemberg, ngemva kokushona kwe-pug yakhe ethandekayo, wayala ngo-1733 ukuba amise itshe lesikhumbuzo epaki yenqaba yakhe yaseWinnental, okwakufanele afakazele enzalweni yezakhiwo zalolu hlobo lwezinja.
Phakathi nenkathi yodumo, i-pug yayiyinto evamile kubaculi. Ayikho incazelo eqondile mayelana nemvelaphi yegama lalolu hlobo. Eningizimu yeJalimane, amagama athi “moppen”, “mopperin” noma “moeppen” asho ukuququda, ukukhononda noma ukusonta ubuso, ngakho-ke igama elithi “pug” cishe lalihloselwe ukuveza inja ngenkulumo yokunganeliseki, enomsindo. Idatha yezwe le-pug nayo ayinembile. Baletha iChina, kodwa ne-Afrika (Cape of Good Hope). Kukhona nokuqagela ukuthi, ngokusekelwe ekumeni kogebhezi lwayo, ingabhekwa (eYurophu) njengenguqulo encane ye-bulldog encane.
