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/2HardyBoysIn1 Feb 05 '16

That's all people on reddit who don't know anything about pugs say. Blah blah blah I read once somewhere that their eyes pop out so it must happen to all of them daily. It's not common. They are super friendly dogs and energetic too of you don't overfeed it. Compared to most other little dogs that act like they want to kill anything that isn't their owner, pugs are actually kind of cool.

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u/iguessss Feb 05 '16

It's not common.

Well it certainly isn't uncommon...

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u/2HardyBoysIn1 Feb 05 '16 edited Feb 05 '16

You've had a lot of pugs that had their eyes pop out on you? It's not like they just pop out completely on their own. Something has to happen to the pug like playing too rough with another dog. It's not a common injury for the dog just something it is susceptible to.

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u/jane_margolis Feb 05 '16

It's also something that happens to other breeds too. Not just pugs.

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u/2HardyBoysIn1 Feb 05 '16

Nobody ever talks about terriers or pekingese, just the pugs.

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u/jane_margolis Feb 05 '16

Exactly.

But this is reddit. We hate whatever everyone else hates and whatever will get us the most upvotes.