14 Cool Facts About Pekingese

Have you ever come across a Pekingese, or do you actually own one? Then you already know how brave, confident, affectionate, and good-natured these dogs are. But if you haven't owned one, this article might make you want to get one!

Here are 14 cool facts about Pekingese.

#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

#7 No one outside the Imperial Palace was allowed to breed or own a Pekingese?

#8 If an ordinary person met one of the dogs they had to bow and show respect?

#9 The Pekingese is sometimes called “The Sleeve Dog”

#10 It sometimes pays off to be small?

#11 Three dogs escaped the Titanic: one Pekingese and two Pomeranians

#12 Pekingese were bred to resemble “foo dogs,” or Chinese guardian lions?.

#13 It was the British who first brought the Pekingese to the rest of the world

#14 The Pekingese breed was officially recognized by the AKC in 1906