Why Pugs and Other Brachycephalic Dogs Struggle to Keep Breathing Through India's Summer Heat
The anatomy that causes the problemBrachycephalic dogs, pugs, French bulldogs, English bulldogs, Shih Tzus, Pekingese, were selectively bred for a skull shape that compresses the face inward. The bones shortened. The soft tissue did not. What remains is a normal volume of tissue crammed into a fraction of the space:…
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