Chinese Shar-Pei
- Height 46–51 cm
- Weight 20–27 kg
- Life span 8–12 years
- Exercise 40 min/day
The Chinese Shar-Pei is a large and muscular breed of dog that was originally bred in China for guarding and protecting property. They are intelligent, loyal, and protective, and make excellent guard dogs.
- Group
- Non-Sporting Group
- Origin
- China, Guangdong (Kwangtung) Province
- Coat
- short · black, cream, fawn, red, apricot, chocolate, sable, blue, and isabella
- Also known as
- Chinese Fighting Dog and Sand-skin dog
- Recognized by
- AKC, FCI, UKC, KC
- Hypoallergenic
- No
- Id
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Traits
- Energy
- Trainability
- Barking
- Grooming
- Shedding
- Drooling
- Good with children
- Good with dogs
- Good with strangers
- Apartment friendly
Every rating runs from 1 to 5 against dogs in general, so a 3 is an average dog rather than an average Chinese Shar-Pei. They are researched estimates, not measurements.
Researched from images.akc.org ukcdogs.com en.wikipedia.org showsightmagazine.com showsightmagazine.com
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