Pug

I'd be interested to hear some opinions on my puggie

Breed Standard:

General Appearance
Decidedly square and cobby, it is ‘multum in parvo’ shown in compactness of form, well knit proportions and hardness of muscle.

Characteristics
Great charm, dignity and intelligence.

Temperament
Even-tempered, happy and lively disposition.

Head and Skull
Head large, round, not apple-headed, with no indentation of skull. Muzzle short, blunt, square, not upfaced. Wrinkles clearly defined.

Eyes
Dark, very large, globular in shape, soft and solicitous in expression, very lustrous, and when excited, full of fire.

Ears
Thin, small, soft like black velvet. Two kinds – ‘Rose ear’ – small drop-ear which folds over and back to reveal the burr. ‘Button ear’ – ear flap folding forward, tip lying close to skull to cover opening. Preference given to latter.

Mouth
Slightly undershot. Wry mouth, teeth or tongue showing all highly undesirable. Wide lower jaw with incisors almost in a straight line.

Neck
Slightly arched to resemble a crest, strong, thick with enough length to carry head proudly.

Forequarters
Legs very strong, straight, of moderate length, and well under body. Shoulders well sloped.

Body
Short and cobby, wide in chest and well ribbed. Topline level neither roached nor dipping.

Hindquarters
Legs very strong, of moderate length, with good turn of stifle, well under body, straight and parallel when viewed from rear.

Feet
Neither so long as the foot of the hare, nor so round as that of the cat; well split up toes; the nails black.

Tail
(Twist) High-set, curled as tightly as possible over hip. Double curl highly desirable.

Gait/Movement
Viewed from in front should rise and fall with legs well under shoulder, feet keeping directly to front, not turning in or out. From behind action just as true. Using forelegs strongly putting them well forward with hindlegs moving freely and using stifles well. A slight roll of hindquarters typifies gait.

Coat
Fine, smooth, soft, short and glossy, neither harsh nor woolly.

Colour
Silver, apricot, fawn or black. Each clearly defined, to make contrast complete between colour, trace (black line extending from occiput to twist) and mask. Markings clearly defined. Muzzle or mask, ears, moles on cheeks, thumb mark or diamond on forehead and trace as black as possible.

Size
Ideal weight 6.3-8.1 kgs (14-18 lbs).

Faults
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree and its effect upon the health and welfare of the dog.

Note
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles fully descended into the scrotum




As many pictures as possible lol:

10 months





About 14 months



Face pic:



Movement (not good as its downhill, sorry lol)

OK I'll give it a bash lol!
Nice and compact but not too heavy. Head round, ears possibly a little larger than desireable, have no idea what not upfaced means (clues anyone?)
Nice level topline, feet appear to be correct, possibly need a slightly better turn of stifle.
Becky

OK...

Like her overall cobby appearance. The overall shape is correct to me and I like her head. I'd prefer a little more angle behind to match her lay back of shoulder. Pics can be a little decieving but maybe she could do with a bit more return of upper arm too? Correct tail set and carriage with what looks like the desired double curl.

I think 'upfaced' means the chin being so prominent as to tilt the nose backwards so the front of the muzzle is not square on, it's slightly tilted back towards the skull. This bitch seems to have the correct muzzle to me. I like her a lot.

Debs

I totally forgot i'd posted this!! lol

Thanks for those, they were really interesting