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Pekingese

, Pekinese
1. a small breed of pet dog with a profuse straight coat, curled plumed tail, and short wrinkled muzzle
2. the dialect of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Beijing (formerly Peking), the pronunciation of which serves as a standard for the language
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On the table is the North Wales Pekinese Challenge Cup
Bailley, my Pekinese, is a golden brown, small dog with white paws.
"And when they do things like deliberately breed a little snout on pekinese and pugs, to make them look like babies, it's bad because it gives the dogs breathing and eyesight problems."
Brie Spangler's PEG LEG PEKE (9780375848889, $15.99) tells of a fun Pekinese pup with a missing leg who imagines he's a pirate with a peg leg.
Quicker to it than I am--it's the fate of the writer, bogged down in his paperwork, to live in slow motion, pathetic voyeur--punctual, abiding by a kind of tradition, at five o'clock on the dot, Madame Maryse, who lives in the house across the way, is going out to walk her Pekinese.
Other cross-breeds include the Dorgi (Corgi and Dachshund), the Peek-a-pom (a mix of Pekinese and Pomeranian) and Jackabees, (Jack Russell and Beagle).
The same symptoms were observed 3-4 days later in 2 other miniature pinschers (45 days of age) and 1 Pekinese (56 days of age).
22 months pure Pekinese, white, male, excellent health, 7 Kgs.
* Last year's winner of Best in Show was Danny, a three-year-old Pekinese.
He took Magda into exile again, along with servants, three poodles and two pekinese and his stamp collection.
BRITAIN's top dog Danny the Pekinese last night faced being stripped of his title...after he was accused of having a secret facelift.
A Pekinese called Danny, although his proper name was probably Winchester Furry Weasel III.
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