What Popular Dog Breeds Used to Look Like

Are you dog lover? No? Okay. Well even so, I'm sure you'll find this interesting!

Many of the most popular dog breeds have undergone some radical changes over the last century due to selective breeding. Most of these changes were done to make them look more visually appealing and for better or for worse (mostly worse in terms of the breed's health), some are totally unrecognizable from how they originally looked! See for yourself...

[center][big]Pug[/big]

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[center][big]English Bulldog[/big]

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[center][big]German Shepherd[/big]

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[center][big]Rottweiler[/big]

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[center][big]Bull Terrier[/big]

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[center][big]Dachshund[/big]
[i]Gifs used to show how different their mobility is[/i]

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[center][big]Basset Hound[/big]

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[center][big]Saint Bernard[/big]

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[center][big]Poodle[/big]

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[center][big]Doberman Pinscher[/big]

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[center][big]Boston Terrier[/big]

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[center][big]Cavalier King Charles Spaniel[/big]

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[center][big]Great Dane[/big]

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[center][big]Chow Chow[/big]

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Most of the changes these breeds have undergone have led to some or even numerous health problems for them. I won't name them all here, but it's an important thing to note that while they may look cuter or more elegant than they did before, it came at the cost of their health for many of the breeds.

Anyway, this post was mainly to show how different these breeds look than they originally did. There's plenty more I didn't include and I would highly recommend you look them up if you're curious. If you own a dog whose breed wasn't featured here, they may very well look much different than they originally did too!

Thanks for reading!