Why do Pugs have such squished, wrinkly faces?
Wrinkle History
Why do Pugs have such squished, wrinkly faces?
Look at a pug's face — all wrinkles and pushed-in nose, eyes like shiny black buttons. It's the kind of face that makes you smile just looking at it. But pugs didn't always look this way. So why are they so wonderfully squished?
The story starts about two thousand years ago in China. Ancient Chinese emperors loved tiny companion dogs with flat faces and wrinkles. They thought those wrinkles looked like good-luck symbols. The flatter the face, the more precious the dog.
