Because Retro Pugs are a mix of Pug and a “donor breed”—most commonly Jack Russel or Parson Russell Terrier—they are a little different from regular Pugs. Retro Pug Temperament.

Pug and Chihuahua mixes, or "Chugs," are known for being energetic, great pets for families with small children. Pug and Chihuahua mix. Mokuahi/Shutterstock ...

A purebred pug is much more likely to develop these genetically-inherited risks than a pug mixed with other breeds. In addition, purebreds as a population are at higher risk of conditions like cancer.

GLENDALE, COLO. - Slink aside, labradoodle. The puggle — a pug-beagle mix — has vaulted to the top of the designer-doggy A-list. "I'd never heard of people mixing pugs with things, and ...