StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to Dogs@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoDefinitely a good initiativesh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square59linkfedilinkarrow-up1727arrow-down18
arrow-up1719arrow-down1imageDefinitely a good initiativesh.itjust.worksStarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works to Dogs@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square59linkfedilink
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up79·edit-22 months agoThey used to be very cute and were functional dogs. Altdeutscher mops and retro pugs are good examples. Here’s an 1800s painting of one.
minus-squareRejZoR@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThey are fine in “original” fkrm, but current degenerated pugs are not cute or healthy.
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoIn modern pugs? Indeed, they’ve been selectively bred for brachycephaly (flattened muzzles), and poorly so, resulting in many potential health problems.
minus-squareMonkderVierte@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 months agoNo, i meant, the whole head is disproportionally small in the picture.
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoOooh, 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.
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.