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Events & EXCURSIONS
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The Pug Dog, Brit ish or Chinese?
It 's a slow mont h for NBCC Event s,
but remember
December 10t h, What t he Dickens,
You could be forgiven for
pre-holiday brunch, Reservat ions
thinking that the ultimate lap
required by Dec. 3rd t o
dog, the clown-like Pug, has a
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British origin. After all, no less a
See page 47 t his issue for full personage than Queen Victoria
informat ion. favored, popularized, and bred
the dogs , as did Edward and
If you volunt eer t o host , There may Wallis Simpson in later years.
be a Club Dinner in December. Not ify Animal lover Winston Churchill, whose face was associated with the British
Todd if you want t o be t he organizer Bulldog, had pugs in his household. He wrote a short poem ( at left) about
& members, wat ch your email for his daughter Mary's pug, Punch, when it was ailing, and recited it with her to
more informat ion. the dog. Punch made a complete recovery. ( Churchill was a poodle man,
himself.) The Pug is an immigrant to England. It has ancient connections to
China, dating back to the Han Dynasty BC 206 to AD 200 [Reportedly, Pugs
Say SI ! to Tacos, NADA was found cowering under the Emperor's throne when the British over ran
Oh, what is the matter with poor
Puggy-Wug?
the Imperial Palace in 1860. ]
Pet him and kiss him and give him a
to Turkey!
Pugs are one of three types of short-nosed dogs that are known to have been
hug.
the ancient Pug. Some think that the famous "Foo Dogs" of China are
Run and fetch him a suitable drug. bred by the Chinese: the Lion dog, the Pekingese, and the Lo-sze, which was
representations of the ancient Pug.
Wrap him up tenderly all in a rug.
When the Dutch William of Orange (later called William III) went to England in
That's the way to cure Puggy Wug. 1688 with his wife, Mary II, to take the throne from James II, they brought their
Pugs with them.
In the early 1800s, Pugs were standardized as a breed with two lines
becoming dominant in England. One line was called the Morrison line and,
reportedly, was founded upon the royal dogs of Queen Charlotte, wife of
George III. Pugs were first exhibited in England in 1861. The studbook began
in 1871 with 66 Pugs in the first volume.
The Pug became a British citizen during the age of Empire and earned its
place with English dog lovers, for being a jolly, good, fellow.
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