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I would never, ever buy a bred animal. Ever. This goes 1000x over for bred animals with terrible health conditions. My pets are rescues/giveaways, and I get all of them fixed.

As for pugs specifically:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4903005/
"Of the 1009 pugs under veterinary care in the study during 2013, 688 (68.19 %) had at least one disorder recorded."
"Pugs recorded the second highest count of disorders resulting directly from selection for conformational traits among the top fifty Kennel Club-registered breeds [11] and predispositions to 25 disorders have been reported in Pugs, with ocular, respiratory and dermatological problems especially highlighted [7]. Even among brachycephalic breeds, Pugs appear particularly predisposed to brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS), upper respiratory tract disorders and corneal disorders [8, 1214]. ..... difficulty breathing, excessive nasal folds, excessively prominent eyes, incomplete blink, sore eyes due to damage or poor eyelid conformation, signs of dermatitis in skin folds, significantly overweight, and unsound movement [4]."