Sentences with phrase «chinese lion dog»

The Shih Tzu, also called the Chinese lion dog, is believed to have hailed from Peking in the 17th century.

DescriptionShih Tzu, also called as the Chinese Lion Dog, is a famous breed of dog that originated in China.

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Sometimes called Foo Dogs or the Fluffy Lion Dogs by the Chinese, they were bred to ward off evil spirits and to have powerful mythic protective benefits.

Don't be fooled by the delicate, dainty look of Pekingese puppies; this breed, also known as «Lion Dogs», «Chinese Spaniels», «Pekes» or «Pelchie Dogs», is one of the most confident and independent of the toy group.

The lion was closely associated with Buddhism, but the lion was not indigenous to China, so the Chinese and the Tibetan lamas bred their toy dogs to resemble lions.

It is likely that the first small Tibetan Lion Dogs from which the Shih Tzu is probably descended came to China during the Qing (Ch «ing) Dynasty (1644 - 62) as tributes from the Grand Lamas to the Chinese Imperial Court, and that the Chinese interbred these Tibetan dogs with the early western imports and with the Pug and the PekingDogs from which the Shih Tzu is probably descended came to China during the Qing (Ch «ing) Dynasty (1644 - 62) as tributes from the Grand Lamas to the Chinese Imperial Court, and that the Chinese interbred these Tibetan dogs with the early western imports and with the Pug and the Pekingdogs with the early western imports and with the Pug and the Pekingese.

The Chinese also cultivated a lion dog, the Pekingese, and dogs from each country were often presented between countries, encouraging some interbreeding between the Tibetan and Chinese dogs.

The lion dog is an ancient breed and was a member of the Chinese Imperial Court.

Their name comes from the Chinese word for «lion dog», because the breed resembled the lion as depicted in traditional oriental art.

Your pet might be turned into a hedgehog, a lion, a Chinese crested dog, etc..

Weighing from 9 to 16 pounds, this little dog's name means «lion» and was the family pet of Chinese royals for hundreds of years.

We encounter lovers lifted from an Indian temple sculpture; monkeys and lion dogs borrowed from Chinese art; a grape - eating goat surrounded by lovely leaves (some made of felt), suggestive of folk art; and seemingly abstract planes of color that turn out to depict gallery walls, urban skyscrapers or a sendup of a suave brown Hollywood interior.