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Possible AI photo?
[edit]It seems as though the photo provided for this article is AI generated? The dog is oddly proportioned and the front paw is twisted in an unnatural way. 142.120.56.184 (talk) 02:09, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
- The photo is a decade old. The reasons for the oddities is because it's a very unhealthy dog. Traumnovelle (talk) 09:05, 4 April 2024 (UTC)
Re: snoozy nature
[edit]They also tend to have a snoozy nature and spend a lot of time napping.
Came here due to current memes playing up this penchant for sleeping. Didn't learn anything except this one sentence. Surely if the breed is famous for this, more should be said? Viriditas (talk) 09:06, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Claim wasn't sourced so I've removed it. I doubt there's any truth behind it given a 2020 study states there's no evidence to suggest breed variations correlate with sleep physiology. Traumnovelle (talk) 18:37, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. The meme currently making the rounds shows a pug playing on the beach and then sleeping deeply in the hands of its owner, still at the beach. Maybe they get tired easily due to their size and energy requirements? Viriditas (talk) 19:49, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Due to their brachycephaly they lack the ability to correctly thermoregulate themselves and running around on a beach on a hot summer's day is a sure way to overheat. Traumnovelle (talk) 20:02, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Ah, that makes perfect sense. Thanks for explaining. Viriditas (talk) 20:10, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Due to their brachycephaly they lack the ability to correctly thermoregulate themselves and running around on a beach on a hot summer's day is a sure way to overheat. Traumnovelle (talk) 20:02, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
- Thanks. The meme currently making the rounds shows a pug playing on the beach and then sleeping deeply in the hands of its owner, still at the beach. Maybe they get tired easily due to their size and energy requirements? Viriditas (talk) 19:49, 14 May 2024 (UTC)
How to flag a citation?
[edit]Novice user here...
In the opening paragraph, the claim is made: "An ancient breed, with roots dating back to 400 B.C." with a citation [2] which indicates the following source:
- "Pug: Description, Weight, Temperament, & Facts". Encyclopædia Britannica. 23 January 2024. Archived from the original on 19 January 2024. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
However, neither linked source contains any mention whatsoever of the 400 BC date.
The 400 BC date seems to be frequently repeated on other websites, without a source. The only source I've found cited anywhere is here, but the cited source doesn't actually contain any text to support that statement, so it's not a source for the claim.
How can this citation tag be flagged as unreliable for other visitors? I am reluctant to delete the citation altogether, due to inexperience. ~2026-11558-45 (talk) 23:40, 20 February 2026 (UTC)
- Looks like it was added here without a source, and then the EB source was added here shortly after. I don't see that number in either the current EB article, or the archive.org org version around the time it was originally added. I do see it pop up in many Pug-specific sites, including the AKC site, but most of those post-date the addition to our article; sometimes people just crib from Wikipedia and you wind up with a sort of WP:Citogenesis situation. I did find this newspaper article, which specifically mentions that number and pre-dates the addition here. Honestly, most of the info on Pugs in China is a little murky.Sam Kuru (talk) 00:26, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
- Thank you for pointing this out. It seems likely this claim is untrue, regardless of if the 400 BC claim originates on Wikipedia or not. Traumnovelle (talk) 01:30, 21 February 2026 (UTC)
I think we need a page for Lo-sze
[edit]Because... you know like i want to know more about the ancestor of pugs, because im feeling bad for pugs that have breath problems becauss of the skull form that was forced by people from the past... C00lb4c0n (talk) 19:34, 26 February 2026 (UTC)
Crossbreeds
[edit]Should someone add a section regarding popular crossbreeds other than the retro pug? and also famous pugs if they aren’t there like Doug the Pug (even though he already has a page), I’m a fandom user and not a Wikipedia editor, so just saying ~2026-43887-90 (talk) 16:21, 20 August 2026 (UTC)
Wiki Education assignment: Women's Movements in Latin America
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