More accurately, any bulldog relative has no reaction to "pain" in the face and neck area. Nose and eyes are the only soft spots.
My 2yr old Boston Terrier can be picked up by the neck and even just the skin and she doesn't give a fuck.
They can and foo feel pain, just like any other dog. They are just inclined to ignore the pain to please their master/continue whatever it is they are doing.
So yes they feel pain, they are just loyal enough that they won't react much to it.
I wouldn't call it loyalty. In the wild showing pain gets you killed. You dint show someone else you're in pain. That's the difference between my pit/Bulldog /mastiff mix and my husky. Pit got spayed jumped into the car (I caught her) husky had to be carried down the stairs and gently laid in the truck and screamed the whole time.
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u/bro9000 Sep 13 '16
Pigs can and will fuck you up.
But they can also be very cute.