Mops.dog unites 420+ certified European pug kennels in one cooperative platform: DNA-verified pedigrees, hereditary disease screening, inbreeding control, breeding-pair compatibility and a continent-wide veterinary consultation network.
Members in 24 European countries · Accredited by 6 national kennel clubs · GDPR-compliant data handling
Built by working breeders and veterinary geneticists for the people who actually shape the next generation of the breed.
Every registered dog is linked to a swab-confirmed DNA profile. Pedigrees are cryptographically signed by the issuing kennel and cross-checked against parents in the database.
Real-time Coefficient of Inbreeding for any proposed pairing, projected over 5 / 8 / 10 generations. Avoid blind matings — and document due diligence for buyers and clubs.
One unified panel for 23 pug-relevant markers: PDE / NME, PDP1, hemivertebrae, brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome predisposition, hip dysplasia, eye conditions, and more.
Search the registry to find — or deliberately avoid — relatives of a given dog across all member kennels. Outcross planning is one query, not a month of emails.
Access a network of 70+ veterinarians specialising in brachycephalic and toy breeds. Submit cases, exchange opinions, and book second-look reviews from your dashboard.
Litters, vaccinations, BOAS grading, weight curves, contracts and buyer handoff documents — kept in one auditable place per kennel, exportable on demand.
A complete workflow from sample collection through laboratory analysis to actionable breeding recommendations.
Order swab kits in bulk from your kennel dashboard. Pre-paid postage, EU-wide chain of custody, automatic linking to the dog's registry file on lab intake.
Three partner labs across the EU run the unified pug panel: 23 disease markers, 14 coat & morphology loci, and parentage SNPs. Results signed and uploaded directly.
Enter a sire and find every available dam in the network that is genetically suitable: low projected COI, no shared disease-allele risk, complementary phenotype.
For populations getting too narrow, request introductions to confirmed unrelated lines in other countries. We mediate, you decide.
Carriers are not hidden. They are flagged and matched only with clears — preserving genetic diversity while never producing affected puppies.
Every puppy goes home with a one-page genetic certificate, signed by the kennel and verifiable via QR against the registry.
Anonymized, longitudinal health data from member kennels — used to track real outcomes, not just kennel-club rumor.
NME-DLAPug Dog Encephalitis (PDE / NME)European pop.18.4%1.9%PDP1Pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiencyEuropean pop.11.2%0.3%HV-T13HemivertebraeEuropean pop.22.8%3.4%BOAS-G2Brachycephalic obstructive airway (grade ≥2)European pop.—28.6%HD-A/BHip dysplasia (FCI grade A/B)Screened animals86.1%4.0% (D/E)PDE-cMRICervical malformation (MRI-confirmed)Screened animals—6.7%Source: Mops.dog European Pug Health Registry, 2025 annual snapshot. Anonymized per GDPR; raw data available to accredited researchers on request.
Member kennels contribute data; geneticists publish findings; the breed benefits. We close the loop.
Effective population size (Nₑ) of European pugs estimated at 124 — below the FCI recommended floor of 200. Outcross programs are no longer optional; they are the only sustainable path.
Selective breeding against extreme brachycephaly across member kennels reduced BOAS grade ≥2 from 41.8% to 28.6% in seven years. The peer-reviewed protocol is open.
Joint study with three EU veterinary schools confirms predictive value of the DLA-DRB1 haplotype combination. Used since 2022 to retire carrier-carrier pairings from the network.
Mops.dog is a cooperative — every member kennel has a voting seat in the breeding-policy assembly.
“Before we joined, we were guessing. Now every breeding pair gets a projected COI, a carrier report and an MRI status before the appointment is even booked. It changed how I run the kennel.”
“The relatedness search saved a litter we were about to plan. The dam and sire turned out to share a great-grandsire we didn't see in the paper pedigree. That kind of mistake is what this registry prevents.”
“As a veterinarian I needed actual numbers — not folklore — to advise breeders. Mops.dog gives me population-scale rates I can quote in a consultation.”
Membership is open to kennels with verified national-club registration and a commitment to DNA-screened breeding. Review takes 5–10 business days.
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