These breeds fascinate me for some reason, but frustrate me at the same time! Just for fun, I was reading up on smaller dog breeds (thank you, library book sale!), and almost all of the ones that I found appealing temperament-wise had squished in faces!
Pugs, English Toy Spaniels, Shih Tzu, Boston Terriers, Pekingese, French Bulldogs . . . they all tend to have sweet and/or calmer personalities, which I really like. But this makes me kind of sad when I think about it, because those cute flat faces come with lots of health problems, like with their eyes and breathing. I really love Shih Tzu, but reading their looong list of potential health issues would probably scare me off if I ever thought of getting one.
Out of curiosity, does anyone know WHY so many of the calmer, sweeter small breeds have squished in faces? Do they all share a background?
Just wondering. I'm on break so have had a little to much time on my hands.
Pugs, English Toy Spaniels, Shih Tzu, Boston Terriers, Pekingese, French Bulldogs . . . they all tend to have sweet and/or calmer personalities, which I really like. But this makes me kind of sad when I think about it, because those cute flat faces come with lots of health problems, like with their eyes and breathing. I really love Shih Tzu, but reading their looong list of potential health issues would probably scare me off if I ever thought of getting one.
Out of curiosity, does anyone know WHY so many of the calmer, sweeter small breeds have squished in faces? Do they all share a background?
Just wondering. I'm on break so have had a little to much time on my hands.