You are not alone. Pugliness exists indeed. Although to me the problem is not the look, but the cruelty of this business. Anyway: one more vote for the nut cute debate.

You are not alone in this at all. I have never liked the squished face look for dogs or cats. With pugs, I feel sorry for them because they sound like they are struggling to breathe.

They look like s**t. Nothing is cute about them and absolutely nothing is cute about animal cruelty!!!

I don't like them at all! It's not only their faces, they are unpredictable, because you can't distinguish growling from breathing and they can't send any social signals with these tails, coats, ears and wrinkles. They get tired immediately and always have infections. Every time I see them approaching my corgi, my heart sinks, because I can't bloody tell if they are going to attack or not! The cute Norfolk Terrier, whose picture was used in the article is 100% cuter, 100% more character and 100% cooler. I love working or mixed-breed dogs and that's exactly the reason I chose to get acquainted to dogs with a Pembroke corgi: compact, intelligent, though and capable worker that is generally healthy, except for the spine in older age, is easy to read, maintain and care for. Spot the difference to pugs, that are hard to read, die of cancer at 5, can't regulate their own temperature and has their own, breed-specific disease?

I am totally on board with you, can't understand why this is cute

Me too

They can be cute despite their deformity, but not because of it.

No, they're hideous. I have a friend who breeds them, they're awful. I don't like the look of bulldogs either, but pugs with their buggy eyes and awful breathing give me the creeps. If I were to get a dog I'd adopt a mut.

They can’t help the way they look. Poor babies have so many health problems

I agree. I think they are hideous. A friend loves them - I can't bear to be around them. The snorting and snuffling - and snoring, dear lord. Poor thing stinks to hell too, the skin folds on her face always have to be medicated because of some fungal s**t on her face... pitiful being. Sweet as pie, but gross.

This is like tiger x lion breed: tion / liger. These are unhealthy and stay growing till their death. Pugs are not normal dogs. They’re also an unhealthy mix. Very sad...

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Its our fault that they look that way- they used to be normal looking, until genetic mutation's effect with years and years of "purebreeders" led it to a squashed face

To each his own..

What... what do you mean 'kept falling out'? Did it become enlarged and protrude or did it literally leave the socket?

My neighbor also has a pug who had an eye removed. I don't recall what the exact situation was but that dog sounds awful.