pekingese
Breed of small long-haired dog first bred at the Chinese court as the ‘imperial lion dog’. It has a flat skull and flat face, is typically less than 25 cm/10 in tall, and weighs less than 5 kg/11 lb.
| The first specimens brought to the West were those taken during the Opium Wars when the Summer Palace in Beijing was looted 1860. |
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