K9 Carts Glossary
are dogs with broadened heads with pushed-in faces such as the Bulldog, Shih tzu, Pug, Pekinese, and Boston Terrier. These animals have a compliment of respiratory complications consisting of narrowed or stenotic nasal passages or nares, elongated soft palate, and tracheal stenosis. They must work harder to breath and are more susceptible to heat stress.