The only thing I really have against pugs and Boston terrors and other brachycephalic breeds (aside from the ugliness and the snorting, both of which are just personal preferences) is that they can become such spendy little buggers in such short order. They tend toward soft palate elongation, so you may be looking at a resection so the poor thing can breathe on a regular basis. Though resections are pretty rare, they’re also pretty damn expensive. Their eyeballs tend to pop out at the least provocation, and that can run a couple hundred each time. Their knees tend to go, and that’s a few hundred per leg. And the wrinkly ones are prone to skin infections, which can really mount up over the life of the dog.
Of course, just about any breed can have very expensive medical issues. That’s why it’s so important to do your research before settling on anything. I’d hate for you to wind up like so many of the clients we see in the ER, who are just utterly flabbergasted that their dog’s had some expensive issue that’s terribly common to the breed. I can’t help thinking to myself, “Well, it’s a ____, what the hell did you expect?”
Cinnamon Girl, my roommate used to have one of those. I called her a shitzapoo, but that was purely for humorous purposes. As far as vet records and such, I don’t think there’s a widely accepted term for that cross. Sasha was just down as a poodle mix. (Poor dog looked like a poodle mixed with Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree, frankly. She prompted a lot of “What the hell is that?” conversations.)