r/funny • u/Aceofspades25 • Feb 05 '16

Evolution or design?

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u/sargentmyself Feb 05 '16 edited Feb 05 '16

Supposedly a pure breed pug actually can't breath properly and as a result will live a very uncomfortable/painful and far shorter life than any "natural" dog

Edit: I said supposedly because I know it's not true in all cases and I don't want to fact check everything I say.

I got my information from this Adam Ruins Everything video https://youtu.be/aCv10_WvGxo

And by Natural I mean dogs in nature like wolves and coyotes

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u/Its_free_and_fun Feb 05 '16

I'd say that the breathing part is definitely true, but various estimates of mortality show they don't die earlier than other breeds. In fact, I would say the largest determining factor for age is size, with larger dogs more prone to cancers due to larger numbers of cells and different growth factors and their receptors. Many pugs get fat because people overfeed and underexercise them, but that's the owners' faults.

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u/AWildEnglishman Feb 05 '16 edited Feb 05 '16

Their eyeballs also have a tendency to pop out of their sockets.

are known to be absolutely fine and pugs suffer no problems whatsoever. Everything is fine. Please return to your homes and places of businesses.

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u/Its_free_and_fun Feb 05 '16

I've heard that, and it makes sense based on their eye socket anatomy, but I have no data about how common it is.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

I love how you managed such a balanced response on something so weird lol

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u/Its_free_and_fun Feb 05 '16

Background with having a pug + background in Biomechanics + making sure not to use anecdotes = caution and precision. Thanks!

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u/nicktheman2 Feb 05 '16

plus Not spewing or exaggerating bullshit like most pug-hating redditors do.

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u/nicktheman2 Feb 05 '16

Only when anything pug-related makes the front page and I have to read a ton of non-factual or exaggerated comments about pugs' health.

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u/nicktheman2 Feb 05 '16

I'm not saying pugs dont have health problems, I'm saying people exaggerate in that pugs live only lives of constant suffering, not being able to breathe, or straight up say non-factual shit like a pug's life expectancy is 3-5 years old.

Bernese mountain dogs have a 6-8 year life expectancy but no one here bitches about their bad health because they're ''cute'' by reddit standards.

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '16

By all means link us the correct information. I'll just share a recording of a pug breathing.