Well it’s about time that we see more pugs getting the recognician they deserve! Afterall, this is the most royal of royal breeds (at least that’s what Argus tells me), and us modern humans are only now really understanding these noble creatures. And one state is understanding more than most. Delaware is about to make the Pug their state dog (only, someone needs to let them know that pugs aren’t really dogs).

DOVER, Del.—Delaware would get a state dog under legislation introduced Thursday: the pug.

Rep. Robert Valihura, the sponsor of House Bill 420, said the tiny dog is an appropriate breed to represent the nation’s second-smallest state.

According to the bill, the pug is “a small, intelligent, and much revered dog” that is “an excellent representative of the state of Delaware.”

The Laurel Ridge Republican said he introduced the bill at the request of a pug-owning constituent.

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