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They have rolls/wrinkles on their face because back when bulldogs used to bait bulls the wrinkles kept the blood (from the bull's nose) from running into their eyes, nose, and mouth. It also is because they do not have a snout, although some still have wrinkles when they have a small snout.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe reason bulldogs have droopy cheeks, droopy jowels, and many many facial wrinkles has to do with what they were bred to do; bait bulls. The breed was developed to have specific features that enabled it to bait bulls more effectively than other dogs. One of these features was it's short smashed in face; this allowed the dog to still be able to breath when biting the bull's nose. The facial wrinkles were developed so that the blood from the bulls nose would be channeled away from the dogs nose and eyes.
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∙ 14y agoBack when bullbaiting was legal the bulldog breed was developed to efficiently bait bulls. This meant they had to be low to the grow, muscular, they had to have a short snout (so they could breath while biting the bull's nose), and many other breed specific traits. One of these traits was having lots of wrinkles. The wrinkles had two purposes; the first purpose was that if the dog was to lose his grip on the bull and be hit with a horn than the lose skin on his body would cause the horn to slide away from the dogs body thus preventing the dog from being impaled. The second reason applies to the facial wrinkles: when the bulldog was biting the bulls nose a lot of blood would run onto the dogs face and into his eyes and nose. To keep the blood from getting into the dogs eyes and nose breeders designed bulldogs so that their facial wrinkles would channel the blood away from their nose and eyes.
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∙ 15y agowell if you call lots of extra skin on a dog wrinkles then yes
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∙ 13y agoBulldogs were bred many times to create a breed wrinkly. Why? Because they were bred to fight and when bit, they could still move around.
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∙ 11y agoTo me, that is like asking why do we have hair. No one knows, that's just how they are created. History of the pug's wrinkles is that they are really Chinese symbols for the word "prince."
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How do you keep a pug healthy?
If you clean there wrinkles once a week it helps the pug.
Can the wrinkles on a 7 week old pug cause him to breathe heavily when active?
no
What is a maintenance of a pug?
They shed a lot. You also have to clean their wrinkles and get their toenails clipped.
How can you get my pug fat. he still have a lot of skin to be filled in.?
Pugs have wrinkles because that is their sign of what breed they are. Just like sharpeis, pugs have wrinkles to control body temperature. Just because they have folds of loose skin doesnt mean they are underweight. The fatter the pug the more health problems they have.
How often should you clean a pugs wrinkles?
dirt will build up in the wrinkle and cause infection or bleeding, when pug rubs their nose on stuff its time to clean its wrinkles
What do the wrinkles on the pug stand for?
In ancient cultures a dog was considered good luck if you could make out Chinese symbols in the fold on its face.
What does a neapolitan mastiff look like?
Picture a pug. Now increase the size of the pug x 15. Now color him/her black. Now give him/her enormous wrinkles. Now picture him/her in Spike's dog house from "Tom & Jerry".
What is the best pug names for boy dogs?
oscar, nick, austin J.D.---Just Dog. i say prince because when pugs where first bred the wrinkles on their forhead where meant to look like the chinese symbles for prince. thats what i would name mine.
How is pug shape?
Pugs are like square shaped. They are commonly fat and heavy. They have big eyes that look like they pop out and they are extremely cute. They have lots of wrinkles on their faces, and they have a square like head also.
What type of dogs are pugs?
A pug is a short dog with a squashed face and a curly tail. They are very loving, caring and are good family dogs.
Are puggles a good dog for a person with allergies?
I sure think so, I have a rare asthma condition were I'm allergic to 75% of everything. I have a pug right now and have never had any problems with it. So yes I think if you have allergies you don't have anything to worry about if you get a pug the only thing I'd worry about is the loose hair, but lint rollers easily pick up short pug fur.
How do you get a pug to do pug bowling?
you dont
