These pups have had a ruff go of it.

A favorite dog breed across the US and UK will disappear in the next 10 years, and animal rights groups couldn’t be happier to see them go.

So-called “designer dogs” like pugs, French bulldogs and English bulldogs have been bred with features —flat faces, bulging eyes and wrinkly skin — which can lead to health issues and potential suffering, including high risk of infections, impaired mobility and respiratory problems. Many are even forced into surgery to help them breathe properly.

Now, breeders are making moves to right these anatomical wrongs, which came about over a century ago.

On Tuesday, scientists launched a toolkit called the innate health assessment (IHA) to assess a dog based on 10 traits — merle coloration (a mottled or marbled colori

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