The sudden popularity of the puggle, a dog bred from a pug and a beagle, has started up a long-running argument among animal lovers about mixing breeds and species.

The puggle — the result of a one-night stand between a beagle and a pug — has families cooing and cuddling all over New York. Even tough-guy "Soprano" James Gandolfini recently bought one of the black-nosed rascals.

Patty Hayes suggested that a schnoodle with some pug thrown in would be a schnuggle. While Candi Wagner said that a poodle/pug mix would be called a puggle.