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| Dogs - Shar-PeiSharpei Puppies have lots of loose skin and wrinkles, and have often been photographed for greetings cards. As the dogs mature, the skin smoothes out and they have few wrinkles except on the head, which gives the dog a worried look. The wrinkles should be cleaned out regularly to prevent skin trouble.
The Shar-pei originated in China 2000 years ago. In the 1970's the Chinese dogs were exported to USA and the breed soon became popular worldwide. History of dogs and development of breeds. Shar-pei's have big heads with small ears. The tongue is blue-black. The coat is short and hard. A Sharpei makes a good watch dog, being very wary of strangers, but loyal and protective to his family. Colour: any shade of fawn, or black, or red, or blue. Height: 46 - 51 cm at shoulder Class: utility
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