Canis lupus hominis

Posted in Absolute Piffle, dog health | Tagged pug | 8 Comments

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1. on August 27, 2013 at 9:34 pm BorderWars

   People who own Pugs need to rethink their taste in dogs.

   
   
2. on August 28, 2013 at 5:15 am chervilmeadow

   At least that particular pug has a better length of nose than many. Evidently the singer has access to a plentiful supply of gas. Amusing and in tune anyway. I’ll be humming to it all day.

   
   
3. on August 28, 2013 at 7:57 am bearcoatpei

   Loca might not be able to run, but at least she can breathe as her face isn’t entirely flat like most pugs. I was chatting to a bloke with a pug the other day while out with the TM. He told me the poor little pug sometimes passed out and/or couldn’t breathe if he got too excited/hot and he’d had to give him mouth to mouth resuscitation a couple of times. If I wasn’t already put off breeds of dog with very short to no muzzle and the physical complications it causes, that would have been enough.

   
   
4. on August 28, 2013 at 9:28 am M.R.S.

   No one has said the reason why this pug doesn’t run properly.

   
   
   • on August 28, 2013 at 9:34 am retrieverman

     cerebellar ataxia

     
     
     • on August 28, 2013 at 3:21 pm Jen Robinson

       Cerebellar ataxia occurs in many breeds, and is not a pug thing.

       You seem to be making fun of this. Why? I see it as the same sort of thing as parents who celebrate a special sort of love for a disabled child. Sad, maybe pathetic, but deserving of respect.

       
       
       • on August 28, 2013 at 3:30 pm retrieverman

         I don’t think it’s appropriate.

         What if someone made a video of their Down syndrome child for his or her disability?

         I don’t think you’d think it was cute.

         
         
         • on September 1, 2013 at 11:30 am Jennifer Robinson

           If someone made a video of a Down syndrome child, singing little songs about the disability, and saying it is ok because we love the child. (1) it would make me want to vomit–but that’s my emotional reaction and is no basis for anything; and (2) I would respect it as a genuine outcome of their coping with what must be a very difficult, long lasting situation.

           I don’t think these people think their dog’s problem is cute. I think it grieves them deeply. The video is an expression of their grief: a more adaptive expression than crying. It is remarkable that the dog seems to be a joyous little fellow, despite having a horrid condition.

           
           

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