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As China's Year of the Dog begins, imperial Pekingese breed is scarce

BEIJING (Reuters) - For centuries, owning the flat-faced Pekingese dog was a luxury to be enjoyed only by China's royal family. After years of turmoil and the 1911 revolution that established China as ...
Hindustan Times

Year of the Dog: Why China’s imperial Pekingese canines are so hard to find

While the Lunar Year of the Dog begins this month, the Chinese breed known for its aristocratic mannerisms is growing rarer to find. Here’s why. For centuries, owning the flat-faced Pekingese dog was ...
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A Dog With an Infamous History: The Rise of the Pekingese

While we may often overlook this fact, dogs are largely tied to human history. Certain breeds, like the Doberman Pinscher or Teddy Roosevelt Terrier, owe their existence to visionary individuals. Some ...
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As the Year of the Dog begins, why are Pekingese so rare in Beijing?

For centuries, owning the flat-faced Pekingese dog was a luxury to be enjoyed only by China’s royal family. After years of turmoil and the 1911 revolution that established China as a republic, however ...
Deccan Chronicle

Pekingese: Most distinctive Chinese canine almost nowhere to be found

BEIJING: For centuries, owning the flat-faced Pekingese dog was a luxury to be enjoyed only by China’s royal family. After years of turmoil and the 1911 revolution that established China as a republic ...
CNN

‘Looty’: How a dog stolen from China sparked a British luxury craze

In an 1861 painting commissioned by the British monarch Queen Victoria, a brown and white Pekingese sits demurely on a cushion in front of a Japanese vase, gazing into the distance. Admired for her ...
The Straits Times

As China's Year of the Dog begins, imperial Pekingese breed is scarce

BEIJING (REUTERS) - For centuries, owning the flat-faced Pekingese dog was a luxury to be enjoyed only by China's royal family. After years of turmoil and the 1911 revolution that established China as ...