Small, compact, and sturdy toy breed with a distinctive wrinkled, short-muzzled face, curled tail, and charming, mischievous personality
Ancient breed originating in China as prized companions for Chinese emperors. Brought to Europe in the 16th century by Dutch traders, became official dog of House of Orange in Holland, gained widespread popularity in Victorian England
Typically 6-8 kg and 25-33 cm at the shoulder — published as one range rather than separately for males and females.
“Great charm, dignity and intelligence. Even-tempered, happy and lively disposition”
Quoted from FCI standard n°253. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Breed reference from The Dog API.
Nobody has written this side yet. It is a judgement rather than data, so it waits for a person — not for a missing source.
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
FCI standard · Pug
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Base colour
Silver, apricot, fawn or black
Shortened from FCI standard n°253 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
Quoted from FCI standard n°253. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
FCI divides the Pug into these varieties, listed in the registry's own words. Depending on the breed they separate colour, coat, size or line — they are not a full list of colours, which no registry we hold publishes. Ask a breeder which variety their line is.
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Pug in general; any individual animal can differ.
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Pug on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
This is where Pug owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
No Pug breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.
