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This is NOT a bath towel, so don't put it in the laundry
so sweet!
The Chinese Shar-Pei is a large dog with wrinkled skin. It has a square profile
with a broad, flat head. The muzzle is wide, padded, full, with a moderate stop.
Like the Chow Chow, these dogs have a blue-black tongue. The teeth meet in a
scissors bite. The small, sunken, almond-shaped eyes are dark, but may be
lighter in dogs with a dilute colored coat. The high-set, triangular ears are
very small, and slightly rounded at the tips. The tail is thick at the base
tapering to a fine point and set extremely high. The dewclaws are sometimes
removed. Both heavily wrinkled dogs with large heads and smaller headed dogs
with tighter looking skins occur in this breed. Puppies have more wrinkles than
adults. Shar-Pei slowly lose their wrinkles as they get older. There are three
coat varieties: horse-coat and brush-coat and a rare bear-coat, which is not
recognized by the AKC. The bear-coat, does not falling within AKC standard
because this particular Shar-Pei has an undercoat and a topcoat exceeding 1
inch. The popular theory about the bear-coat is that it's a "throwback" to the
chow-chow. They are actually quite popular as pet quality Shar-Pei, albeit rare,
and often confused with the chow by unknowing owners as well as animal shelter
workers. The unusual horse-coat is rough to the touch, extremely prickly and
off-standing. The brush-coated variety has longer hair and a smoother feel. The
coat on either variety can be up to one inch in length. Coat colors include all
solid colors and sables. There is also a lowered, spotted, and a parti colored
(flowered) Shar-Pei coat, which is a disqualifying fault in the show ring
according to AKC standard.
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