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Despite the fact that the pug is often linked with Holland, the breed really originated in China. It is believed that the pug was bred down from a local mastiff-type dog. Following this step, the small dogs with the round heads and wrinkled faces were brought to Holland by commercial ships owned by the Dutch East India Company. It was in 1572 that a pug sounded the alarm that rescued Prince William from the oncoming Spanish army, and the breed has since been inextricably linked to the House of Orange, which is the royal family of Orange.

The duke and duchess of Windsor also kept a pug as a royal companion throughout their time in Windsor, as did the wife of Napoleon. The pug became the most popular breed of dog in Victorian England, and you can see quite a few depictions of the breed in artworks from that time period.

The name “pug” may have originated from the Latin word “pugnus,” which means “fist,” and may have been used to describe the spherical face and head. The disposition of the breed does not correspond to the name of the breed at all, since these dogs were not intended to be guard dogs but rather companion dogs in the first place.