The Word "pug" meant "tiny cutie" in English in the 1500s. From the 1600s, it took around the this means of "monkey," "sprite," or "imp." It wasn't right up until the mid-1700s the term "pug" meant "a dwarf variety of Doggy." Pugs are affectionate and love to clown around. https://www.dariusreed.com