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Years ago when I was living with Seraphina,, a colleague of hers came to stay. At the time she had a black pug called Titus. Her colleague – who also owned pugs declared, “pugs have two overriding passions. Food and sex. Our pugs love a slice of apple, does yours?” We had never tested out apples on Titus. But agreed wholeheartedly on the passions. Pugs are generally very gentle and loving. They are not into conflict and I reckon tend to avoid fights and arguments. Ignoring aggression and just carrying on is a powerful stand to take....
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