14 Cool Facts About Pekingese

by Alka Polischuk

They look like their owners – Chinese Emperors?.

#1 The Pekingese is a very old breed?

#2 They are traditionally associated with Chinese emperors

#3 They are still one of the breeds closest to wolves genetically?

#4 The breed has been traced back two thousand years, to the Han dynasty

#5 The Pekingese is also called the lion dog?

#6 Emperor Lingdi of Han made his favorite Pekingese a member of the nobel cast