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By the mid 1800's, two distinct strains began to appear and dominate English bloodlines. ...The Morrison strain is said to have descended from the bloodlines of Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. The second strain, founded on import bloodlines from Russia and perhaps Hungary, was that of Lord and Lady Willoughby d'Eresby. The Windsor Pugs belonging to Queen Victoria were said to have come from both the Morrison and Willoughby strains. It was Queen Victoria who banned ear cropping in Pugs, citing the procedure as unnecessary cruelty.
The invasion of China during the reign of Tsu-Hsi.... brought many new dogs into England. Pugs imported from China in the late 1800's more closely resembled today's Pugs...
Early Pugs of the 1800's were documented in a variety of colors. The preferred color was golden fawn, with variations in shades ranging from light fawn or cream to a golden apricot color. It is in this color range that the Morrison Pugs are best known. Willoughby Pugs were described as a cold, fawn color with some references to a silver-gray or stone gray color. The black mask was not as common and considered a great asset, as was the "Prince" mark, known today as the thumbprint. Many references exist to indicate that some strains of fawn Pugs had a fair amount of white on the legs and chest.
Queen Victoria is thought to have owned two silver-gray Pugs, Ayah and Mops. References to other silver Pugs are scarce, but a "blue" Pug was reported to have been born in 1913 and was advertised in The Standard as a proven sire of blue puppies.
...Lady Brassey of Sussex, England imported two black Pugs from China in 1877. Queen Victoria owned several black Pugs... with photographs ... appearing in her albums as early as 1854.
The Pugs descending from Lady Brassey's [black Pug] bloodlines often had a white chest and white feet. Many of Queen Victoria's own black [Pugs] ... descended from the Brassey strain. The Mortival strain of Pugs became the first bloodline of black Pugs in England to be virtually clear of white.
The invasion of China during the reign of Tsu-Hsi.... brought many new dogs into England. Pugs imported from China in the late 1800's more closely resembled today's Pugs...
Early Pugs of the 1800's were documented in a variety of colors. The preferred color was golden fawn, with variations in shades ranging from light fawn or cream to a golden apricot color. It is in this color range that the Morrison Pugs are best known. Willoughby Pugs were described as a cold, fawn color with some references to a silver-gray or stone gray color. The black mask was not as common and considered a great asset, as was the "Prince" mark, known today as the thumbprint. Many references exist to indicate that some strains of fawn Pugs had a fair amount of white on the legs and chest.
Queen Victoria is thought to have owned two silver-gray Pugs, Ayah and Mops. References to other silver Pugs are scarce, but a "blue" Pug was reported to have been born in 1913 and was advertised in The Standard as a proven sire of blue puppies.
...Lady Brassey of Sussex, England imported two black Pugs from China in 1877. Queen Victoria owned several black Pugs... with photographs ... appearing in her albums as early as 1854.
The Pugs descending from Lady Brassey's [black Pug] bloodlines often had a white chest and white feet. Many of Queen Victoria's own black [Pugs] ... descended from the Brassey strain. The Mortival strain of Pugs became the first bloodline of black Pugs in England to be virtually clear of white.
Pug Parent Celebrities and their pugs
- Balthazar Getty with canine friends Ajax and Daisy.
- Billy Joel owned by Sabrina (fawn-colored pug) –(You'll see others say Billy has a black pug named Fionula / Finoula / Fionoula but Fionoula is a Boston Bull Terrier, at least according to the above source and picture. This article is one among many that says Fionoula is a pug…)
- Brigid Berlin (close friend of Andy Warhol) is owned by a couple of pugs that she lovingly refers to as her "children", India and Africa. (References were found to Andy Warhol owning pugs, but not sure that he did…)
- Carol Kane owned by two Pugs names?
- Chris Kirkpatrick ('N Sync) shared by Busta (fawn) and Korea
- Christine Elise (actress) owned by Dempsey
- Dave Ramsey (writer/speaker/radio talk show host regarding financial matters) owner of Heaven, the pug (named after her predecessor, Angel).
- Denise Richards (actress) is owned by five dogs – along with a black pug named Betty (as seen on "The Dog Whisperer" – Cesar Millan), she has two Boston terriers, a bulldog and a golden retriever.
- Dennis Quaid (actor) and his precious pug (Pudgy?)
- Duke and Duchess of Windsor (former – Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson) spoiled 4 pugs, including one supposedly named Davy Crockett.
- Empress Dowager Cixi (T’zu Hsi/China) supposedly a lover of dogs and supposedly had a kennel of Pugs, Pekingese, and Shih Tzu dogs.
- Gabrielle Zevin (author) owned by pug Mrs. DeWinter (aka D-Dub)
- George Brent (actor) reportedly owned a pug named Whisky.
- George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans – novelist/author) owned by Pug, which supposedly cost her almost an entire book advance.
- Gerard Butler (actor) with the leading lady in his life Lolita, the pug. Gerard even had to defend his girl from harm, according to this article ('course he probably should've had her on a leash).
- Goran Visnjic owned by Bugsy and formerly Rommel / Romeo
- Jason Dunn (lead singer of Hawk Nelson) is the property of his pug Murphy who can be seen on the band's LIVE LIFE LOUD cover
- JD Fortune (lead singer for INXS) and his number one fan Presley, the pug
- Jenna Elfman (actress) owned by Willy and Guinevere
- Jeremy Mayfield (suspended NASCAR driver) owned a black pug named Flash (and possibly others?)
- Jessica Alba owned by pugs Sid (or Syd?) and Nancy
- Jonathan Ross adored by Mr. Pickles (and vice versa…you have to watch the video, it's so very cute)
- Josephine Bonaparte (Empress – Napoleon's wife) and her pug Fortune, which supposedly once bit Napoleon on the leg for crowding him in bed.
- Kelly Osbourne and her pug, Prudence
- Kendall Farr (author) inspired by Annabelle
- Kimberly Holly (fashion stylist) dedicated servant to Claude (featured in a Barneys catalog).
- Lili Taylor devoted to a black pug dog named Gulliver, who she supposedly found on the side of the road in upstate New York.
- Mackenzie Phillips (actress) owned by Max the "Chinese" Pug
- Margo Kaufman (columnist/author) owned by Clara (and others)
- Marie Antoinette supposedly owned a pug named Mops, as well as a Shih Tzu named Schnitzy
- Marv Albert (sportscaster) and his fans Lulu and Ruby
- Maura Tierney ("Abby Lockhart" ER and "Lisa Miller" NewsRadio fame) owned by pug Rose Kennedy (I haven't seen it, but as I understand it, Rose Kennedy and her owners Maura Tierney and Billy Morrissette make a cameo appearance in "The Thin Pink Line". A datSplat! visitor has written in to mention that they believe Christine Elise and her pug Dempsey also make an appearance in "The Thin Pink Line" — Thanks for the addition!)
- Mickey Rourke adored by canine friend Raphael.
- Nathan Lane (actor/comedy performer) owned by pug Mabel.
- Paul Winfield reportedly raised and bred championship black Pug breed dogs.
- Paula Abdul owned by Puggy Sue
- Prince William of Orange (the former stadtholder of The Netherlands – "the Silent of the Netherlands") and his heroic dog Pompey (although it has not been determined for certain that Pompey was really a pug).
- Queen Victoria (England) was supposedly a great fan of Pugs, fawn ones in particular, and one that was adored by her was named Bully. Also found mention of pugs owned by Queen Victoria named Olga, Pedro, Minka, Fatima and Venus.
- Rick Springfield (singer/musician) is devoted to his pug Pearl.
- Rob Zombie is owned by an awesome black pug named Dracula. (Thanks so much to the visitor who sent this one in!)
- Sean Bryan author of The Juggling Pugis owned by two pugs.
- Stan Lee (Marvel comics publisher) drawn to Pookie.
- Sylvia Sydney (actress) supposedly was enamored with black Pugs and owned several.
- Ted Danson (actor) and Mary Steenburgen (actress) owned by ???
- Tom Welling (actor – Clark Kent in Smallville) loved by pug "Cook".
- Tori Spelling owned by pug Mimi La Rue (Update: Mimi LaRue passed away in June of 2008. Our sincere condolences for your loss, Tori and family.)
- Valentino (famous fashion designer) owned by Maggie and Mollie?
- Victoria Roberts (cartoonist for The New Yorker) loved by Pogo
- William Hogarth (English painter) had Pugs, most famously one named "Trump", and included them in his paintings
- Winston Churchill (or perhaps more like his daughter Mary Churchill) supposedly had a pug named Punch (Winston even supposedly signed his name with a pug drawing in a note to his wife)
Famous pug actors and actresses
- Bess – The West Wing (belonging to Glenallen Walken played by John Goodman)
- Cheeka – commercials for the Hutch cellular network in India
- Frank – Men in Black / Men in Black II
- Frick and Frack – Hotel for Dogs
- Mopy – Marie Antoinette movie
- Otis – The Adventures of Milo and Otis
- Vinny the Pug – Vincent Thomas Pug, professional pug rock climber and poser
- Oscar (SweetPea Pugs) Featured in many newspapers.
- Willy – BBC's EastEnders
- Unnamed pug – Dune (David Lynch) – pet Duke Leto Atreides
- Unnamed pug – FRONTLINE® commercial (they don't provide the name of the Pug on their site)
- Unnamed pug – Friends (Phoebe)
- Unnamed pugs – Planet of the Pugs
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