DOGS OF CHINA AND JAPAN 



known in China as the " Old Buddha " more of the prestige 

 rendered to the Lamaist Buddha by the might of his super- 

 natural leonine supporters. 



Miss Carl, who spent ten months at the Chinese Court, says 

 that the Empress, being an artist, was chiefly interested in 

 breeding to colour and in developing symmetrical markings on 

 her dogs. She was most desirous of securing a white forehead- 

 spot and symmetry of saddle-mark upon the back of her 

 specimens. She strongly deprecated the development of any 

 abnormality of form, such as very bowed legs, short nose, or 

 protruding tongue. One of the favourite dogs of the Empress 

 was of the long-coated variety, which she called Tibetan. 

 The Empress Dowager was not successful in breeding this 

 somewhat delicate race. 



Miss Carl saw some of the Imperial dog-books. The only 

 dog described as a " sleeve-dog " was a short-coated variety 

 of very small size. The Empress Dowager objected strongly 

 to stunting in Pekingese or any other breed. 



Europeans appear to have first remarked the " Pekingese " 

 breed of dogs on the occupation of the Chinese capital in 

 1860. The finding of a small " Pekingese " dog (afterwards 

 christened " Looty ") by Capt. Dunne at the destruction of 

 the Yuen Ming Yuan Palace by the Allied troops, and its 

 subsequent presentation to Queen Victoria, are matters of 

 history. At least six specimens appear to have reached 

 England during this period, but the only offspring of the dogs 

 then imported appears to have been that of the pair secured by 

 Lord John Hay. 



Dr. Rennie remarks in 1861 that the breed of Peking dogs 

 was a very peculiar one " something between the King 

 Charles and the Pug." He states that many of the dogs 

 were forcibly taken from their owners during the occupation 

 of the city. He also describes a visit to the Lung Fu Ssu, 



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