Complete Information Regarding the Pug Dog
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Long Haired Pug
The Mysterious Long Haired Pug
For as long as records show, this dog breed has had a short coat.. This is an old breed, thought to originate all the way back to around 700 BC. Ancient Chinese people owned flat faced dogs that according to writings were very similar to the Pug that we know of today. They were most likely this breed's direct ancestors. They did have a very short coat, in fact the name for these specifically short haired dogs was lo chiang sze and later became lo-sze.
Stepping ahead in history, In 1688, this breed became the official canine of Dutch royalty. They were revered and were brought to important events such as royal ceremonies. This breed remained popular as time went on, Napoleon and his wife owned one in 1796. They were brought to American after the time of the Civil War. The breed was perfected and now the Pug as we know him today is popular all over the world.
There are rumors that still persist today that during the 1800's, there were long haired variations to be found. However, there are no records of any photographs. None.
During all of these time periods, there were no offspring that were a long haired Pug, if those dogs were purebred.
The Search for the Long Haired Pug
Thickness - With this being said, this breed does have short hair, however its density can vary. Most have 2 layers of hair, an undercoat and an overcoat. Both are short and thick. This is true for all except for pure black Pugs which roughly 80% have just 1 coat of fur.
Some may have a thicker top coat than others and this can sometimes lead to the dog having what is known as a more wooly coat....it may seem to be slightly longer than normal, but by all definitions is still short.
Tails - Another element that may bring one to think about long haired Pugs is that some have much longer hairs on the tail than the rest of the body.
As you can see on this dog above, the hairs on the tail are longer than the rest of the coat. However, with purebreds, this never extends to the back or any other area.
What is this? Did we find a photo of a long haired Pug? Well, no. The photo that you see to the right is not a purebred. What you are seeing is a mixed dog. She is half Pug and half Pomeranian. We are not sure why anyone would want to mix those 2 purebreds, however this is the end result.
The Pom has a famously thick double coat, the outer layer is long and creates an appearance of a "ball of fluff"...That breed is famous for its coat. Therefore, when bred together with a Pug, the offspring can be similar to this dog that you see here. The face is flat, the ears look about right, the body is short and stocky....and the coat is longer.
With this being said, after taking a moment to really look, very few would be fooled into thinking that this is a purebred Pug. There is also a chance that an unethical breeder, if registering a mixed pup such as this with the CKC (or another registry other than the strict AKC) would state the pup was a purebred ...And this, of course, would be extremely misleading for any potential buyers.
But They Do Exist!
Some people are adamant that they do indeed exist. We have never seen a photo of one and no one in the history of canine record keeping has ever seen any proof of a purebred long hair.
There is another explanation....however there are some explanations for this:
One must understand that when a puppy is born, it carries traits not only from its parents, but can also show traits going back, normally 5 generations, and sometimes more.
Therefore, when 2 Pugs are bred and the resulting litter produces a puppy with long hair, one may automatically jump to the conclusion that they have produced the much sought after and mysterious long haired Pug. However, if any of the dogs withing those 5 generations back were not purebred Pugs and just 1 of them was a breed with a long coat, this can jump generations and cause the puppy to have that characteristic.
Therefore, without carefully planned breeding, it is possible for a dog that looks exactly like a purebred to have a longer coat....But it will be there due to a deviation from purebred breeding somewhere down the line, most often within the last 5 generations.
There is also the possibility that 2 dogs, a Pug and another with a long coat are bred together and the resulting litter holds some puppies that have much more of the Pug appearance that that of the other dog. That puppy may then be sold as a Pug, when it is indeed not a purebred. If registered with the CKC or other canine registration other than the AKC, papers may misleadingly back up the claims of being purebred.
For as long as records show, this dog breed has had a short coat.. This is an old breed, thought to originate all the way back to around 700 BC. Ancient Chinese people owned flat faced dogs that according to writings were very similar to the Pug that we know of today. They were most likely this breed's direct ancestors. They did have a very short coat, in fact the name for these specifically short haired dogs was lo chiang sze and later became lo-sze.
Stepping ahead in history, In 1688, this breed became the official canine of Dutch royalty. They were revered and were brought to important events such as royal ceremonies. This breed remained popular as time went on, Napoleon and his wife owned one in 1796. They were brought to American after the time of the Civil War. The breed was perfected and now the Pug as we know him today is popular all over the world. There are rumors that still persist today that during the 1800's, there were long haired variations to be found. However, there are no records of any photographs. None.
During all of these time periods, there were no offspring that were a long haired Pug, if those dogs were purebred.
The Search for the Long Haired Pug
Thickness - With this being said, this breed does have short hair, however its density can vary. Most have 2 layers of hair, an undercoat and an overcoat. Both are short and thick. This is true for all except for pure black Pugs which roughly 80% have just 1 coat of fur.Some may have a thicker top coat than others and this can sometimes lead to the dog having what is known as a more wooly coat....it may seem to be slightly longer than normal, but by all definitions is still short.
Tails - Another element that may bring one to think about long haired Pugs is that some have much longer hairs on the tail than the rest of the body.
As you can see on this dog above, the hairs on the tail are longer than the rest of the coat. However, with purebreds, this never extends to the back or any other area.
What is this? Did we find a photo of a long haired Pug? Well, no. The photo that you see to the right is not a purebred. What you are seeing is a mixed dog. She is half Pug and half Pomeranian. We are not sure why anyone would want to mix those 2 purebreds, however this is the end result. The Pom has a famously thick double coat, the outer layer is long and creates an appearance of a "ball of fluff"...That breed is famous for its coat. Therefore, when bred together with a Pug, the offspring can be similar to this dog that you see here. The face is flat, the ears look about right, the body is short and stocky....and the coat is longer.
With this being said, after taking a moment to really look, very few would be fooled into thinking that this is a purebred Pug. There is also a chance that an unethical breeder, if registering a mixed pup such as this with the CKC (or another registry other than the strict AKC) would state the pup was a purebred ...And this, of course, would be extremely misleading for any potential buyers.
But They Do Exist!
Some people are adamant that they do indeed exist. We have never seen a photo of one and no one in the history of canine record keeping has ever seen any proof of a purebred long hair.
There is another explanation....however there are some explanations for this:
One must understand that when a puppy is born, it carries traits not only from its parents, but can also show traits going back, normally 5 generations, and sometimes more.
Therefore, when 2 Pugs are bred and the resulting litter produces a puppy with long hair, one may automatically jump to the conclusion that they have produced the much sought after and mysterious long haired Pug. However, if any of the dogs withing those 5 generations back were not purebred Pugs and just 1 of them was a breed with a long coat, this can jump generations and cause the puppy to have that characteristic.
Therefore, without carefully planned breeding, it is possible for a dog that looks exactly like a purebred to have a longer coat....But it will be there due to a deviation from purebred breeding somewhere down the line, most often within the last 5 generations.
There is also the possibility that 2 dogs, a Pug and another with a long coat are bred together and the resulting litter holds some puppies that have much more of the Pug appearance that that of the other dog. That puppy may then be sold as a Pug, when it is indeed not a purebred. If registered with the CKC or other canine registration other than the AKC, papers may misleadingly back up the claims of being purebred.
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