20/12/2020
• Pugs are one of the oldest dog breeds around. Some enthusiasts claim they can be traced all the way back to the Shang Dynasty, which ruled China from 1600-1046 B.C. While Pugs did originate in China, most people agree that it was likely closer to 400 B.C.
• Emperors kept Pugs as lapdogs, and they were often guarded by their own soldiers and even given small castles.
• In ancient times, Pugs kept Tibetan monks company in their monasteries.
•In the Netherlands in 1572, a Pug named Pompey famously saved his famous pet parent – William the Silent, Prince of Orange – from Spanish assassins by barking to wake his human.
•Josephine Bonaparte, Napoleon’s wife, used her Pug to deliver messages to her family while she was imprisoned.
• In the early 19th century, Queen Victoria popularized the breed. She dearly loved her many Pugs, including Olga, Pedro, Minka, Fatima, and Venus.
