Should pugs dogs exist?

Short & Curly

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Society & Culture, Kids & Family, Philosophy

4.6 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 December 2016

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Carl thinks they have the cutest, squishiest faces and biggest googly eyes of the entire canine world. He definitely wants to buy one. But the life of a pug is not always a happy one. Over time, dog breeders have made pugs so flat-faced that many have serious trouble breathing. They can't run around and play as much as other dogs and get overheated in summer. Many pugs end up needing major surgery just to help them get enough oxygen. So, should Carl be buying a dog like that, even if he would love it and look after it really well?

Producer: Kyla Slaven

Executive Producer: Ian Walker

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0:00.0	Oh, hello, this is Carl.
0:06.7	Yes. Yep.
0:09.4	Uh-huh. Okay. Thanks heaps, Francine.
0:12.1	No, no, no, I can't wait.
0:14.8	Okay, ta-ta. Hey, mole, guess who I was just on the phone with?
0:19.6	Who? Who? Who?
0:21.1	That was Francine, who breeds dogs.
0:23.9	And I'm probably going to be buying a super cute in an ugly way,
0:28.8	squashy-faced, bulgy-eyed pug.
0:33.0	Oh, um, Carl.
0:35.9	In celebration of my potential new pup, today's episode is all about pugs, the cutest, most amazing dogs in the world.
0:45.4	We should just watch YouTube videos of pugs for the next 20 minutes, or maybe come up with a perfect pug name.
0:51.2	Yeah, Carl, well, we are doing a show about pugs today, but I hate to break it to you.
0:57.6	We are actually looking at whether people should be able to buy pugs at all, whether pugs should
1:03.1	even exist.
1:07.5	Getting rid of pugs?
1:09.0	What is wrong with you, Mully?
1:10.4	What is wrong with you, Mully? What is wrong with this show?
1:14.3	Hello, and today you're Disney.
1:16.3	Short, you're listening to Short and Curly.
1:20.0	Yay!
1:21.1	Short and Curly!
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