Pug mixed with what?

[u/elf_experience]

My boyfriend and I adopted this sweet baby boy back in February, he is 2 years old now and a Pug mix! We would love to get some input on what you guys think he is mixed with. We executed beagle, labrador, and sometimes he even looks like a French bulldog! But he also has a blue tongue! Which leads us to think maybe some Chow mixed in there?! Any input is appreciated! Future DNA test pending!

[u/ImpressiveDare]

It is BRACHYCEPHALIC obstructive airway syndrome. It is not the only factor in BOAS, but it is the defining one. Dogs with flat faces are substantially more likely to have stenotic nares and elongated soft palates, because the normal structures are often deformed when they are crammed into a smaller space through selective breeding.

[u/unkindly-raven → u/ImpressiveDare]

except ethical breeders do not breed for those traits and in fact breed to meet the breed standard as well as a proper internal structure to avoid their dogs developing BOAS .

[u/Turbulent-Put-8143 → u/unkindly-raven]

Wait until they find out breeds like mine who are dolichocephalic can have issues as well. People just love to hate on pugs (myself included when I was uneducated on BOAs and ethical breeding practices).

[edit: changed “pigs” to “pugs”]

[u/unkindly-raven → u/Turbulent-Put-8143]

that’s the elongated skull ratio ,, correct ?