Pug, pug, pus! パグ、パグ、パグ！

The first time I ever saw a pug was in Ashiya city, Japan, and I was 11 years old.
My class mate had a pug, and when I saw him I fell in love immediately. It was
not only I who was taken by pugs. The photo above is Josephine, the wife of
Napoleon Bonaparte. They were both huge pug lovers, and throughout their
lives they had three pugs all named, "Fortune."

私が初めてパグを見たのは、芦屋に住んでいた子供の頃
でした。同級生が飼っていて、もう一目惚れ。パグに心を
奪われたのは私だけではありません～　上の写真はナポレオン
の奥様ジョセフィン。彼女もナポレオンも大のパグファンでした。
生涯３匹飼ったそうですが、皆、名前が同じ「フォーチュン」！

The pugs' origin comes from Tibet in 400 BC. They were guard dogs at the
Buddhist monasteries. In the 17th century they were introduced to Europe,
and among the royalties they became the most popular and trendy lap dogs.
The photo above is Queen Victoria and her pugs. She was a huge pug fan, too.

パグは４００BC頃、チベットの寺院で飼われていた犬です。
１７世紀にヨーロッパにわたり、王室や貴族の間で大人気
となりました。この写真はイギリスのビクトリア女王が愛した
パグ。彼女も大のパグファンでした。

Duke of Windsor and his wife were also famous for having many lovely pugs.
In Hollywood, George Clooney, and in the fashion world, Valentino are known for
loving pugs.

その他にもウインザー公夫妻もパグ好きで有名でした。
芸能界では、ジョージ・クルーニー、ファッション界では
ヴァレンティーノなどがパグ好きで有名ですネ。

This is my adorable pug, Chai, and he is my second pug. "Pug" in Latin means a "fist"
because their wrinkly face resembles a fist apparently. Pugs are smart, shrewed and
extremely charming. My pug is fawn color, and since the black pugs were bred in
Japan I may want to have a black one some day!

これは私の愛犬チャイ。２匹目のパグです。
パグはラテン語で「拳」を意味するそうで、シワで
くしゃっとした顔が、拳に似ているから、、と言われて
います。頭が良くてずる賢くて愛嬌たっぷりのパグ。
チャイはフォーン色ですが、黒いパグは日本でブリード
されたそう。いつか黒いパグもほしいなあ～