Bizzare Facts

The English language is full of delightful and bizarre collective nouns—a murder of crows, a parliament of owls, a crash of rhinos. But the term for a group of **pugs** might be the most accurate of them all: a **grumble**. If you have ever spent time around a pug, the reasoning behind this name becomes immediately and hilariously obvious.

Pugs are a brachycephalic breed, meaning they have short, flat faces. This anatomy causes them to make a constant symphony of snorting, snuffling, wheezing, and grunting noises as they breathe and communicate. When you get three or more pugs together in a room, the collective sound of their breathing sounds like a low-level chorus of grumbling complaints.

While the term is mostly used playfully by dog enthusiasts rather than in scientific literature, it has been widely embraced by the pug community. It perfectly captures the curmudgeonly yet affectionate personality of the breed. A 'grumble of pugs' doesn't mean they are angry; it just means they are breathing, existing, and probably demanding snacks in their own unique, noisy way.