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aquestionablemutt:boxerbeans:aquestionablemutt:astraltailwags:dxvetstudent:zooophagous:trapperweasel:shadow-articuno:ainawgsd:Head Study of Brachycephalic DogsGood example of how breeding dogs for aesthetic seriously messes them up that pug one makes me wince.That rottie looks fine to me, but I’ve definitely seen a trend in rotts getting more extreme recently. Daaaamn the open sutures in the chihuahua, is that from an adult animal?!If people purposely did this to their kids, we’d call it abuse…I know, I know, not being able to properly breath is sooooo cute, though.I think the chihuahua skull is rather important here, it shows why we find these animals so cute. At a first glance I mistook it for a human child skull. By shortening the nose and raising the stop we humanize dogs, making them look like babies. But dogs aren’t equipped for human anatomy. That’s why their jaws struggle to fit their teeth, their eyes pop out of the sockets, and, of course, their nasal cavities are warped and breathing is difficult in these breeds. Dogs aren’t people. Treating them like people and breeding them to look like people is poor husbandry. I did not know rotties were classed as one.I don’t actually think Rottweilers as a breed are brachycephalic but I do think there’s a lot of brachycephalic Rottweilers. One major point of brachycephalic dogs is that it’s /any/ dog with its nose shortened, it doesn’t just have to be major/extreme/cruel cases. I’d honestly classify most bully breeds & more small breeds than you’d think as brachycephalic. Although, as with all breeds, extremes do tend to be favored and you do get the bad casesThank you for clearing that up! -- source link