Pug Dog Club of America Illustrated Standard of the Pug
Updated: November 11, 2019
PDCA MEMBERS: Printed copies of the Illustrated Standard are now available to the membership. Each member is entitled to one copy of the Illustrated Standard at no charge. Any member that has not picked up their copy at the 2019 National may obtain one by emailing Patt Kolesar Stoltz at tupelopugs@yahoo.com. You must include your mailing address in the email. Booklets will be mailed on a weekly basis via USPS.
If you are not a member but would like a printed copy our Illustrated Standard, contact Patt as they can be mailed to you for a nominal fee.
If you are not a member but would like a printed copy our Illustrated Standard, contact Patt as they can be mailed to you for a nominal fee.
The geometric by-word for the Pug:
Round Head/Square Body
According to the Zoological Society of London, the Pug is one of the oldest breeds of dog, originating in China some 700 years B.C. Their presence was noted in Holland, Germany, England, Spain, and Russia as early as the 15th and 16th centuries where they were Mopshunden, Mops, Carlin, Carlini and in England, as Dutch Mastiffs or Pugs.
The Pug shares the same origin as the Pekingese but is not related to the Bulldog; a common misconception.
This presentation is intended as an aid in forming a correct image of the The Perfect Pug. Breeders and judges should emphasis the positive. It is the judges responsibility to find and place the dogs that best exemplify the qualities called for in the standard. It is the breeders responsibility to endeavor to breed the Pug as described by the standard.
Round Head/Square Body
According to the Zoological Society of London, the Pug is one of the oldest breeds of dog, originating in China some 700 years B.C. Their presence was noted in Holland, Germany, England, Spain, and Russia as early as the 15th and 16th centuries where they were Mopshunden, Mops, Carlin, Carlini and in England, as Dutch Mastiffs or Pugs.
The Pug shares the same origin as the Pekingese but is not related to the Bulldog; a common misconception.
This presentation is intended as an aid in forming a correct image of the The Perfect Pug. Breeders and judges should emphasis the positive. It is the judges responsibility to find and place the dogs that best exemplify the qualities called for in the standard. It is the breeders responsibility to endeavor to breed the Pug as described by the standard.