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cobden28 · 11-08-2008, 05:50 AM

I think I've read somewhere that the Kennel Club has altered the breed standard for Pekingese so that these dogs now have to have a bit of a nose - ie their noses aren't so squashed into their faces. Some breeders are, I believe, upset at this change and say that the new Pekingese breed standards don't look like a Peke at all.

I would beg to differ on that point. I collect old Pekingese breed books, and the early Pekes that came into this country from China had less profuse coats, slightly longer legs and more of a nose. Modern Peke breeders are claiming there's no breed of dog that can be interbred with the Peke in order to give Pekes a 'nose' - what about the Tibetan Spaniel, Shih-Tzu, Lhasa Apso? From what's written in some of my early Peke books, Pekes in the old Imperial Palace were sometimes crossed with Tibetan Spaniels and my late Peke was often mistaken for a Shih Tzu.

I'd not object to a dog that was a mixture of Peke and Tibetan Spaniel - the result would be more like the early Pekes that were brought into this country from China in the very early 1900's.

What do others think of this? I'd be interested to know.

11-08-2008, 05:50 AM	#5
cobden28 Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Waterlooville, Hampshire, England. Posts: 21	I think I've read somewhere that the Kennel Club has altered the breed standard for Pekingese so that these dogs now have to have a bit of a nose - ie their noses aren't so squashed into their faces. Some breeders are, I believe, upset at this change and say that the new Pekingese breed standards don't look like a Peke at all. I would beg to differ on that point. I collect old Pekingese breed books, and the early Pekes that came into this country from China had less profuse coats, slightly longer legs and more of a nose. Modern Peke breeders are claiming there's no breed of dog that can be interbred with the Peke in order to give Pekes a 'nose' - what about the Tibetan Spaniel, Shih-Tzu, Lhasa Apso? From what's written in some of my early Peke books, Pekes in the old Imperial Palace were sometimes crossed with Tibetan Spaniels and my late Peke was often mistaken for a Shih Tzu. I'd not object to a dog that was a mixture of Peke and Tibetan Spaniel - the result would be more like the early Pekes that were brought into this country from China in the very early 1900's. What do others think of this? I'd be interested to know.