A decidedly square and cobby dog. The pug should be 'Multum in Parvo', but this condensation should be shown by compactness of form, well-kint proportions, and hardness of developed muscle.
HEAD AND SKULL
Head large, massive, round - not apple headed, with no indentation of the skull. Muzzle short, blunt, square but not upfaced. Wrinkles large and deep.
EYES
Dark in colour, very large, bold and prominent, globular in shape, soft and solicitous in expression,very lustrous, and when excited, full of fire.
EARS
Thin, small, soft, like black velvet. There are two kinds - the 'rose' and the 'button'.Preference should be given to the later.
MOUTH
Slightly undershot. Wry mouth, teeth or tongue showing all highly undersirable. Wide lower jaw with incisors almost in a straight line.
FOREQUARTERS
Legs very strong, straight, of moderate length, and well under the body.
HINDQUARTERS
Legs very strong, straight, of moderate length, and well under the body.
FEET
Neither so long as the foot of the hare nor so round as that of the cat; well split-up toes; the nails black.
Twist. Curled tightly as possible over the hip. The double curl is perfection.
GAIT/MOVEMENT
Viewed from the front should rise and fall with legs well under shoulder, feet keeping directly to front, not turning in or out. From behind action just as true. Using forelegs strongly pumping them well forward with hindlegs moving freely and using stifles well. A slight roll of hindquarters typifies gait.
COAT
Fine, smooth, soft, short and glossy, neither hard of woolly.
COLOUR
Silver, apricot, fawn or black. Each should be clearly decided, to make the contrast complete between the colour, the trace and the mask. Markings: Clearly defined. The muzzle or mask, ears, moles on cheeks, thumbmarks or diamond on forehead and the trace should be as black as possible. Mask: The mask should be black, the more intense and well defined, the better. Trace: A black line extending from teh occiput to the twist.
WEIGHT AND SIZE
Desirable weight from 6.4 to 8.2 kg. (14-18lbs) (dog or bitch).
FAULTS
Lean, leggy. Short legs and long body.
NOTE
Male animals should have two apparently normal testicles full descended into the scrotum.
