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| Breed: American Lo-Sze Pugg |
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| Height: The American Lo-Sze Pugg is about 10 inches tall. |
| Weight: The American Lo-Sze Pugg weighs between 5-12 pounds. |
| Colors: The American Lo-Sze Pugg can be a variety of colors and color combinations including fawn, black, white either solid or with splash marks. |
| General Appearance: The American Lo-Sze Pugg is most easily recognized by their short and broad wrinkled nose. The dog's tail curls inwards over the back. |
| Temperment: The American Lo-Sze Pugg is intelligent and highly trainable. This dog breed is excellent with children but may be reserved around non-family members. American Lo-Sze Puggs are used as therapy dogs due to their size and sweet nature. |
| Care: The soft short coat of the American Lo-Sze Pugg requires gentle brushing. This dog breed is an average shedder. |
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| Activity: The American Lo-Sze Pugg can get the exercise it needs from play. Care should be taken when exercising the dog outdoors, due to their tendency to overheat. |
| Life Span: The American Lo-Sze Pugg lives an average life of 12-15 years. |
| Litter Size: The American Lo-Sze Pugg has an average litter of |
| Country of Origin: The American Lo-Sze Pugg originated in the USA. |
| Brief History: The earliest evidence of short-nosed dogs in ancient China included mention of short-mouthed animals by Confucius in 551 B.C. Records from the first century A.D. refer to Pai which appears to mean a short-legged and short-headed dog whose place was under the table. In the dictionary of Chinese characters commissioned by Emperor Kang Hsi around 950 A.D., references to dogs with short legs and dogs with a short head are included. These animals were exclusively kept by members of high royalty and breeding of these dogs were permitted only within the Imperial palaces. Any person found in unlawful possession of one was met with execution. Illustrations of these dogs are found only in the stylized drawings and scrolls of ancient Chinese art. It appears that by the 1300s three types of small dog were favored. First was the Fu Lin, remarkably similar to the breed we know today as the Pekingese. Second was the Shoku-Ken, thought to be the ancestor of the Japanese Chin. Third was the Lo-Sze (low-tsu), progenitor of the modern pug, sharing many characteristics of the Pekingese except that its coat was short and the tail was without feathering. The color of the Lo-Sze varied with most being parti-colored while some were almost completely white. The Chinese had interbred these dogs, resulting in both short and long haired as well as variously colored pups in the same litter. During the latter part of the 1500s and early 1600s China began trading with European countries such as Portugal, Spain, Holland, and England. The three types of pug dogs returned from the Orient with these traders. By the beginning of the 1800s, the breeding of these small dogs outside their native home became more standardized as a breed, with favor toward the longer legged fawn and black pug we know today. This allowed the genetic traits of the Lo-Sze, among others, to be slowly lost. In 1989 Rebecca Manns began researching the history of today's Chinese Pugs. She learned how the colorful, short-legged ancestors were allowed to be lost in favor of the taller fawn and black animals. Finding it a pity that the original royal Lo-Sze was changed to suit another country's liking, she began to reconstruct the Lo-Sze dog of ancient China. The American Lo-Sze Pugg is Rebecca's creation. |
| Registries: IRBDC, ARF |
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