Jan 1, Pekingese Dog Breed for Sales - Puppy Pictures, Breeders and Training Information

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Pekingese dog breed is an affectionate family dog that has boldness and self-important look.

They are always praised as the little lion dogs for their courage, dignity and self-esteem. With all these quality personalities, Pekingese are great companions for human.

The small size of this lion dog makes them easy for mobility and good for apartment life. But, they are sometime hard to be trained. But still, you need to try your best to train him. If not, he will likely develop dog behavior problems in later years.

The exercise of this breed is easy to meet and they really enjoy walking on park.

The grooming is a must for this breed due to their long undercoats. You should also give your Pekingese puppy house training so that he will behave properly in your house.

Pekingese vs Human

Pekingese has other names likes Lion Dog, Pelchie Dog, Foo dog, Peking Palasthund or Peke.

History and Origins
Pekingese Dog breed is over 2000 years old and has hardly changed in all that time. This is an ancient breed or toy dog originated in China in antiquity, in the city of Peking most likely from Asian wolves. For centuries, they could be owned only by members of the Chinese Imperial Palace.

Group
Pekingese dog breed, together with Havanese dog breed and Pug dog breed, is categorized in Toy Group in both American Kennel Club (AKC) and The Kennel Club (UK).

Living Condition
Pekingese are mainly inactive indoor dog. They are doing great in an apartment life. So, you wouldn't expect a yard is necessarily for this breed.

Exercise
Every dogs need daily walk to make them balanced dogs. So, try to bring your dog outside to exercise for 45 minutes daily.

After exercise, you may continue to train your Pekingese with proven dog training methods. I bet that they will learn better after exercise.

Shedding
These dogs are average shedders. You will have to groom him a few times weekly and preferably brush away the dead hair daily.

General Appearance
Normally, Pekingese has small skull and flattened face. The body is well-balanced and compact. Their face has some wrinkle and their. Ears are heavily feathered. They also have broad, short and black nose.

Eyes are large, dark and expressive. Eyes set wide apart from each other. The legs are noticeably bowed and restrict the movement.

Coat and Color
Pekingese has a double coat. The majority colors of the coat are gold, red or sable. Light gold, cream, black, white, sables, black and tan and occasionally 'blue' or slate grey have appeared in the breed.

Size
Height: 6.0 - 9.0 inches (15.0 - 23.0 cm)
Weight: 7.0 - 14.0 pounds (3.2 - 6.4 kg)

Average Life Span
9 - 15 years

Average Litter Size
2 - 4 puppies

Characteristics/Temperaments and Energy level
According to AKC definition, Pekingese's temperaments is a combination of regal dignity, intelligence and self-importance make for a good natured, opinionated and affectionate companion to those who have earned its respect.

Other than that, they are also sensitive dogs that are devoted to their master.

They always stay cautious with strangers and young children. With your help, they will slowly build on trust with new people.

Picture of a cute Pekingese Puppy for Sale

There are a few types of Pekingese training methods. From my research, most Pekingese dog respond best to positive reinforcement which is the non-violent and reward based training methods.

Sometime, Pekingese owners will find their Pekingese is hard to be trained. But, nothing is impossible if you have patient and consistent in your Pekingese training. Of course, you will need a good dog training guidance as well.

When you are training Pekingese, you should act as pack leader because most Pekingese only want to follow someone that can lead them for a better life.

Always start to train your Pekingese with house training, potty training and crate training. When your dog is ready, you may continue with basic and advanced obedience training.

Video shows Pekingese puppies learn to walk.

You may share a story about your experience with your Pekingese like how you train your Pekingese, the methods you used to fix any dog behavior problem and dog tricks that your Pekingese loves.

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Stories of Other Pekingese Owners

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