Del. Lawmakers Debate State Dog

DOVER, Del. (AP) - May 11, 2006 -- Pint-sized pugs could be in for a big honor. Delaware lawmakers are considering a bill that would make the pug the state dog.

Representative Robert Valihura Junior, who introduced the bill, says the tiny dog is an appropriate breed to represent the nation's second-smallest state.

According to the bill, the pug is "a small, intelligent, and much revered dog."

Valihura says the idea of making the pug the state dog comes from a pug-owning constituent.

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