New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-02
TIE STUPID PUG.
From, The Philadelphia Press.

From The Pauddciphtd Press.
The pug" said Mr.. karr " Is probably the least
Intelligent of any of the breeds OF dogs. lie eats,
drinks and sleeps. gets lat and dies lie Is as alice
uonately administrative tn second day with u new
master as he was for year with an Old one. lie
has none OF the faithful love common tn nearly ell
other dogs and soon forSets an old home IN new
one. .., A.,
fanci,r slrokmg the kuOtLy-talled little lump OF
canininity "and Is what is known as genuine
WilOnghby pug; smooth coat; well dehned mass
or black muZZle very plain face wrinkles, ana the
streak from the poll To the root OF tho tail. Tier
caudal appendage rs You see curS nightly, almost
IN "A donble circle. The fiat. uildog like face,
broad chest fore LEGS very slightly bow shaped,
and color fawn are the principal points which give
her value. she Is worth hfty dollars. Now as 10
Ihe pup's origin 1t is supposed that he came
ory,nnlly from the English ma,tlfl and the turn
spit The mastIf, as you probably know, Is the
result of cross breeding aud attained distinct IN
dividuaty after the third or fonrth generation;
The tuInspit not common cur, as many OLD
stories make him, but was bred Oy selection, aud
for the sole purpose of turning the SPIT over tho
Od-fashloned open log fire. These breeds, the
heavy square awed mastlit and the ilatfaced
turnspt, were mated, probably by accident, ana
the production OF an animal with the characterh-
ties Of both was the result. TINS was the English
mug a much larger and more Intelligent brute imam
his degenerate progeny The English pug WAS
fairly gentle, although rather ieroclons-l0oklng
lie was a great favUrIte with young men OF lash
ouable connections in England. and grew into
favor rapidly. Dog fanceIs then triod the expert,
Inent of IN breeding with the pug. After several
the case and the pug dog OF the present was the
final result In breeding has not only affected HIM
nhvsically but mentally as well. lie Ii 70 ali IN
tents aud purposes a dummy In general appear
ance he is dImlnutive OF the English pug, but his
coat instead of being IS smooth ana his face
il blacker. His points or markings are the same
The dark streak along the back seen only IN gem
une plgs, becomes visible after the pup Is SIX
months old.
.The Russian pug is another variety, and IS sup
pOsed to have been produced IN the same manner.
Ills head is entirely black, however, instead OF the
face only. Otherwise he resembles his English
cousin In-breeding. | think has been carried to
its full limit in this variety of dog. III 1t Is kept
up longer the same fault Will appear as you have
doubtless noticed in the bright little black-and-
tan, The puppies lose their hair and become weak
with a disease resembling scrofula IN the human
family. .
The craze for dogs" went Mr.. Karr. rs he
handed his pot over to an attendant aud changed
the main subject at the same time began with the
black and tan. ln-breedlng reduced them III size,
until their weight was IeckOned IN ounces. The
timer the better and the more valuable the dog was
supposed to be. Slngnarly enough the little crea.
turo was very bright and possessed of wonderful
instinct The shaggy Scotch terrier came next. and
has held his own pretty well ever since. linen
came the blue Skye, and after him the Yorkshire
terrier "a variety produced by in-breeding with the
blue Skye. rarer and more expensive breed than
any OF them IL now attracting the attention OF dog
fanciers. There very few OF them IN America;
In appearance they bear some resemblance to bull
come from in-broedlng with Thoroughbred Iox
hounds, and are really beautiful animals expect
to 500 them sought after more than any OF the
fancos' which have had their day.
at is n little amusing sometimes 10 note inc
eagerness with which ladies, possessed OF pug