# So ugly it's cute! (I don't get it.) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 19, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364 "2016-09-19T17:37:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364/21 "2016-09-20T02:28:48Z")
> [@JcWoman](#): > > There are some cute [Pug dogs](https://www.google.com/search?q=sphynx+cat&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOruyJ-pvPAhUZ3YMKHQInAn8Q_AUICCgB&biw=1222&bih=1085#tbm=isch&q=pug&imgrc=huEHQr0k18PqRM%3A), … On this point we disagree. Pugs look like lobotomized furry insects. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364/22 "2016-09-20T03:39:27Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > Which pug dogs on the linked page do you like, exactly? All of 'em! ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364/23 "2016-09-20T04:02:31Z")
☹ All the OP links go to Sphynx cats… ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364/24 "2016-09-20T04:09:47Z")
Some of those Chinese crested dogs look just fine, with feathered feet that evoke a draft horse. And with the ugly ones, the owner looks past their companion’s shortcomings, the way you tolerate all of your human partner’s disgusting flaws. One that bothers me is the Scottish Fold, which is a cat that has defective ear cartilage that make people think it looks cut. What is much worse, though, is the doberman, which almost always gets its ears and tail trimmed for “aesthetics”; that is deplorable, as there is really nothing wrong with how a whole doberman looks. ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364/25 "2016-09-20T14:20:23Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > One that bothers me is the Scottish Fold, which is a cat that has defective ear cartilage that make people think it looks cut. What is much worse, though, is the doberman, which almost always gets its ears and tail trimmed for “aesthetics”; that is deplorable, as there is really nothing wrong with how a whole doberman looks. I do think Scottish Fold are cute, and I’m sure it’s the round-baby-face thing that others have mentioned. And I have to admit that SOME pugs and Boston terriers are cute. But when they have pop eyes or wall eyes, I can only see that as a deformity. I feel bad for them, but I don’t think they’re cute despite it. Another breeding travesty, IMO, are [Munchkin cats](https://www.google.com/search?q=roman+nose+greyhound&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt4qvnkZ7PAhVMHR4KHYVyD-IQ_AUICCgB&biw=1035&bih=846#tbm=isch&q=munchkin+cat&imgrc=L_i7Tia0j2w8bM%3A). I do think they’re cute, but it’s a terrible thing to do to an animal. To be totally fair, and don’t tell any of my greyhound friends, but I feel the same way about [roman-nosed greyhounds](https://www.google.com/search?q=roman+nose+greyhound&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjt4qvnkZ7PAhVMHR4KHYVyD-IQ_AUICCgB&biw=1035&bih=846#imgrc=5994DL-nVw12eM%3A). It’s a defect. But so far nobody that I know is breeding roman nosed greyhounds on purpose. It just happens sometimes. ---
**Author:** ![JcWoman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jcwoman/32/2889_2.png) [@JcWoman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JcWoman)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364/26 "2016-09-20T14:21:24Z")
> [@Peremensoe](#): > > ☹ All the OP links go to Sphynx cats… No, they should go to the things I mention. I did notice that the url for some reason maintains the first Google search I did. It even did that in the post just above. No idea why, because I did a completely new search. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2016, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364/27 "2016-09-20T14:24:50Z")
Yes, **eschereal**! Our Dobie girl had natural ears, and people would frequently ask what kind of dog she was. I would think Dobes are one of the most recognizable breeds, but the ears threw them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-ugly-its-cute-i-dont-get-it/766364.md?page=1)