Other flat-faced dogs like French bulldogs have surged in popularity (Picture: PA)Pugs were also at higher risk of many other conditions compared to non-pugs, including narrowed nostrils, skinfold infections and obesity.

Pet owners have turned charcuterie boards for dogs into a thing.Many people have taken to Instagram to show off the ornate offerings of fruits, veggies, breadsticks, and of course dog treats (in the shape of meat).

Over the weekend, ahead of the puppy’s arrival, there was another development in which my twin worlds of cliche wrapped around each other and span into their own fundament: Steve Mann, my puppy-training prophet and spiritual guide, posted something on Instagram about wanting tips on sourdough baking.

Nitro owner says she can’t ‘unsee’ the marks now (Picture: Caters)An adorable young husky causes a stir whenever he meets new people because the markings on his head look just like a penis.

Wiley was such a little cute when his mm first brought him into the home so they didn’t have a clue whether the heart shape would stay.The vast majority stop to make proper acquaintance consequently, particularly when they see his cute nose.

Selective breeding is how it’s done, the careful matching of mates in order to produce puppies with exactly the desired characteristics. Miscegenation was blamed, too, for a certain lowering of the doggy moral tone Tempers started to fray to the point where, in 1880, one breeder sued the newspapers for libelling his prizewinning bloodhound.

You might walk up and down the front walk for several minutes at first, but as long as you keep turning around when your dog starts pulling on the leash, and click and treat every step when the leash is loose, your dog will learn to walk better.

Only recently, it was shown that the gut microbiome of dogs is quite different to that of wolves, with more evidence of bacteria that can break down carbohydrates and to some degree produce amino acids normally sourced from meat.

In case you haven’t heard of it, the snoot challenge is where owners make a shape with their hands and wait for their pup to run up and put their seriously boop-able nose through the hole.

In response to the findings, Personal Trainer and Nutritionist Dan Osman started Doggy Bootcamp - an exercise regime to put dogs and dog owners through their paces – a way to get man and pup pumped in a tail-wagging workout when the weather gets chilly.