tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post6115808848705233606..comments2024-03-03T13:36:10.569-05:00Comments on The Dog Zombie: Perceptions of snoring pugsThe Dog Zombiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-48445982229074624882012-10-16T07:54:35.783-04:002012-10-16T07:54:35.783-04:00That's not a pug in the image, that's a fr...That's not a pug in the image, that's a french bulldog x)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-18651447012151286562012-05-27T12:22:36.480-04:002012-05-27T12:22:36.480-04:00I did see the NYT story (and was glad it got that ...I did see the NYT story (and was glad it got that exposure!).<br /><br />There are some bloggers who have been posting photos from several decades ago of examples of dogs from some of these very extreme breeds. It's interesting to see how much the breeds have changed since say the 1930s. Maybe we need a campaign to "return to the classic bulldog"!The Dog Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00242246213147009685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5134993821545562205.post-77712704670203672032012-05-26T22:59:59.815-04:002012-05-26T22:59:59.815-04:00I'm assuming you saw the NY Times Magazine cov...I'm assuming you saw the NY Times Magazine cover story on bulldogs a few months ago, which described exactly this issue:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/27/magazine/can-the-bulldog-be-saved.html?pagewanted=all<br /><br />It really astounded me just how set-in-stone owners seemed to feel certain breed characteristics were/are. As if Moses had come down from the mountain bearing two stone tablets and bringing a bunch of dog breeds on leashes behind him.Adam Hirschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06591388866493675609noreply@blogger.com