Noun (2)
a retired pug with battered ears and swollen knuckles
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Read Next Florida ‘Tiny little pug’ was found in ‘rough shape’ in Florida.—Tj MacIas, Miami Herald, 14 May 2024 The former were often small dogs from breeds bred for companionship, like pugs and toy poodles, while the latter tended to be larger and have more energy, and were more prone, therefore, to causing a ruckus in the house.—Monica Potts, ABC News, 8 May 2024 There will be six dogs with special needs, including pug terrier Riddle, who has the neurological condition cerebellar hypoplasia, and Mr. Bean, a papillon who has only two hind legs.—Bryan Alexander, The Courier-Journal, 11 Jan. 2024 Wingate lived in her Toyota Camry for a while and, in August, moved into a tent at City Hall with Roscoe, her 50-pound pug and Boston terrier mix.—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2024 Macaroni, a 1-year-old pug mix, was taken to a Los Angeles-area shelter by her family whose daughter was allergic to her, the HIT Living Foundation said in a Jan. 29 Instagram video.—Don Sweeney, Sacramento Bee, 15 Feb. 2024 There is also growing evidence that popular flat-faced breeds such as bulldogs and pugs experience greater health complications linked to breathing issues and skin conditions, compared with breeds that have a longer muzzle.—Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2024 Lanes dedicated to pugs with GoPros riding skateboards?—Charlie Dektar, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2024 Worried something was wrong, Northwood and her family took her silent pug to Newton Clarke Veterinary Surgery.—Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
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