Along with being adorable little snuffle faces, pugs also used to be treated like royalty. Emperors of China used to keep them as pets and pampered them to the extreme; sometimes giving them their own pug sized palaces and guards.

Cute neo traditional pug with flowers done by Adriana Maluquer at Seny Tattoos in Barcelona.

Devilish pug done by Debora Cherrys in Madrid.

Sailor pug! Done by Jacob Doney.

Realistic pug portrait done by Michael Patrick at Milestone Tattoo.

Pugs are thought to have originated in China and their lineage is said to go back to before 400 BCE, being related to a similar breed called lo-sze. Before Emperors started keeping pugs, Buddhist monks kept them as pets in their monasteries.

Two pugs in American traditional style done by Bob Geerts at Bunker Tattoo in the Netherlands.

Pug on vacation! Another done by Debora Cherrys in Madrid.

Pug in a teacup by Kevin Becvar in CA and Portland.

Hipster pug done by Sam Oi in Warsaw.

The name pug actually comes from a kind of monkey called marmoset, which were nicknamed pugs. The two share similar facial features, and both are very cute!

Pug portrait with frame done by Bob Lewis at Town Hall Tattoo in Wilkes-Barre Pa.

Watercolor style pug in a hat done by Ellie at Perfect Image in Waterloo.

Geometric pug done by Laura Murphy at Little John’s Tattoo in Greensboro, NC.

Bright watercolor pug done by Sasha Unisex in Rome.

Pugs make excellent companions due to their fun loving personalities. They’re great for a cuddle (if you can put up with snoring) and they won’t say no to a romp in the park either!

Black pug in a donut! Done by Christina Hock at The Dolorosa Tattoo Company in California.

Pug with his own Japanese irezumi done by Horitomo.

Pug with fruit done by Ly Alesiter.

Realistic black and grey pug portrait done by Stefan Sramko at skin city tattoo in Dublin.

Which one is your favourite?