Strong, compact. Shar Pei means "Sand Skin". The Skin must be tough
and rough, while the coat must be short and bristly. Tight wrinkles over
the body at puppy stage. In the adult dog pronounced wrinkles are only
allowed over the forehead and withers.
Characteristics
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Temperament
Regal, alert, intelligent, dignified, lordly, scowling, sober and snobbish
essentially independent and somewhat standoffish with strangers, but
extreme in his devotion to his family. The Shar-Pei stands firmly on the
ground with a calm, confident stature.
History
The Shar Pei, a Chinese hunting and watchdog, has been known in China
for the last two hundred years. The breed originates from a region near
Guangzhou (Canton) called Dialack. -Prior to the middle of 1960, there
were sufficient numbers of the traditional type Shar Pei in Hong Kong.
They were bred mainly by the working class Chinese and used for fighting.
At a later stage, a number of the game-men agreed to abandon their
fighting activities and began exhibiting the dogs in the show ring.-By the
1970's some dog-traders started cross-breeding and inbreeding to
produce the "heavy wrinkles".-Hong Kong is the first and only place of
origin where the Shar Pei is shipped to other parts of the world, therefore
the Hong Kong Kennel Club wish to protect and promote this breed.
Origin
China (Dialack-Canton). Patronage : Hong Kong.
Utilization
Hunting and watchdog
Classification
Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossians and Swiss Mountain- and Cattledogs
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