Companion dog
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A companion dog is a dog which is not primarily a working dog but a pet. The primary function of a companion dog is not to perform a useful job but to provide companionship to humans. A companion dog
The Pomeranian dog started out as two types, a large, sled-type dog and the toy Melitaie. The sled dog was outbred and crossbred to the smaller to become the small companion dog it is today.
Court ladies playing with a small dog, Beauties Wearing Flowers by Tang dynasty painter Zhou Fang
A Shiba dog riding a bicycle with their owner
A Chihuahua relaxing at home
Pug
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The Pug is a breed of dog with the physically distinctive features of a wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail. Pugs have a coat that is fine, smooth, soft, short, and glossy, coming in a variet
Companion dog
…of keeping pretty dogs for no purpose other than to be court decorations stems back thousands of years to Chinese nobility. The Pekingese and the Pug are both examples of ancient dog breeds chosen for their ability to be pets. In the case of the Pekingese, it was for their lion-like demeanor; for the…
A fawn-colored Pug, the most common coloring.
A fawn Pug puppy
William Hogarth with his Pug, Trump, in 1745
A Pug depicted in 1802, by Henry Bernard Chalon