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Reference to the sites is selected based on agreement in principle of "preservation of the traditional type", by going back to the place of origin and to try to preserve what was originally there.
It is apparent by comparison that the traditional type (bone mouth) is clearly different from the modern type (meat mouth) as commonly seen in the west.
Sites linked to this page as follows:The Shar-Pei links listed here are for reference only. If you would like to link your website to this page, please contact us. We reserve the right to consider your linkage request at our discretion.
Shar-pei related topics links
Articles related to Shar-Pei can be found in The Dog Place
The Sharpei Club Hong Kong website has also interesting articles including:
Kennel club links:
The Midland Shar-Pei Club in UK is the forerunner for the promotion of traditional Shar-Pei. Its founding member Mrs. Pat Pearce has been in Dali, China many times over the past decade to research on the traditional Shar-pei at its place of origin.
The North American Working Dog Association (NASA) Far East is a Hong Kong based kennel association which has strong historical connection with China. A strong promoter of traditional Shar-Pei both in China and around the world. Its president Ms. Lana Tsan is also the founding member of the Midland Shar Pei Club in the UK.
The Sharpei Club Hong Kong is affiliated under the Hong Kong Kennel Club. They proposed the original breed standard to FCI which form a part of the base for the FCI breed standard today.
The Shar-pei Club of Gauteng, South Africa.
The links below are list of Shar-pei lovers and breeders who have expressed support in preservation of the traditional bone mouth Shar-pei.
The links themselves do not imply any recommendation in sales, transaction, or constitute accreditation of any Shar-pei dogs. It is the sole responsibility of the potential buyer and the seller of dog to do their own research and arrive at their own conclusion and decision.
Countries in alphabetical order
Austria
Denmark
Finland
Germany
Greek
Italy
Russia
South Africa
United Kingdom
United States of America
Rescue and welfare
Join the Yahoo Bone Mouth Sharpei discussion group to know more people working on preserving of traditional bone mouth Shar-pei. And visit our Facebook Group where we are building a big community of Traditional Shar-Pei fanciers and supporters.
Understanding variations within the Shar-pei breed
Understanding that animals do evolve over time and geography, we welcome linkage with site who is working for the preservation of Shar-Pei in its traditional original form. This happened to many other breeds also including the Cocker Spaniel, Akita, German Shepherd, etc. to name a few.
Shar-Pei today can come in a large variation in type. Every type with its own merit, but above everything else, health should be a primary concern for any breed of dogs, as much as we human are concerned with our own health and the health of our loved ones.
Traditional Shar-pei from its place of origin should be solid in color as defined by the traditional view preserved within the culture itself. However, it does not implies that the living creature itself is clear of any other hereditary color trait. This is defined by Gregor Mendel (1822-1884) in his theory on heredity discovered through many experiments on independent assortment and segregation of genes.
Over time, any breed can evolve in color and size. Especially in the U.S., some evolved into flowered Shar-Pei or Chinese flowered dog, and some breeder in Taiwan many years ago even attempted to reduce its size to a mini size without much "market" success. According to some information, the flowered genes in Shar-pei can be traced back to quite an early period when Shar-pei was first introduced into America. It was carried in the original stock stock shipped to America. This is because of improper breeding practice (the period of Grand Mixing) in Hong Kong during the 1950's and 1960's which went after a " Chinese Fighting Dog " has enhanced the expression of the flowered genes into the gene pool. This enhancement came from two sources, the Tang dong and later on from foreign imports which were equally plausible viewing at the breeding criteria prevalent during that particular period of time.
This is a typical "Bruce Lee" case. He is an American by definition of nationality (passport) but his morphology is very Asian. So Chinese here tend to regard him as still "Chinese". But Chinese married to Caucasian does not necessarily always produce an Asian morphology. We have come across very Caucasian look in actual life. By morphology, this particular child is not a "Chinese" but it definitely has hereditary Chinese trait. This will help us understand why it is much more easier for Americans to accept a flowered Shar-pei, but for culture in China, it would be difficult because of its morphology.
By Chinese talk, a Shar-pei is a type of Tang dog. A Chow Chow is also a type of Tang dog. It is because the traditional Shar-pei has a very strict definition on what constitutes a original Shar-pei within the Tang dog family, namely a strict "bone mouth" definition, therefore, a flowered Shar-pei as known in the west is more likely known as a "flowered Tang dog" in the east. The traditional Shar-pei breeder accept a Chamfa (pricked ear) Shar-pei, with similar likelihood, a Tang dog can have pricked ears also. Then it is also possible with similar likelihood that there can be a "pricked ear flowered Shar-pei" which is basically a Tang dog.
So finally we have closed the genetic loop, a total picture of the original gene pool. Tang dog -- Shar-pei -- Meat mouth -- Flowered -- Pricked ears -- Tang dog. This is why Shar-pei seemed came out from a "Pandora box".
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Introduction
