Pekingese Facts

The only dog said to have survied the sinking of the Titanic was a pikingese

Pekingese were so highly treasured by Chinese rulers, that when an imperial Peke had pups she didn't suckle them herself. They were suckled by human wet nurses just like the Emporer's own offspring.

People in ancient China stayed warm by carrying a pekingese in their sleeve.

The Roosevelts had a small black Pekingese named Manchu, which they recieved from the last Empress of China dering a trip to the far east.

Pekingese dags were sacred to the emperors of China for more them 2,000 years. They are one of the oldest breeds of dogs in the world.

Teft of a pekingese was punishable by death.

In the Royal courts, Pekingese were considered so important that they were assigned their own human servants. Then as now, they were highly prized and pampered house pets, at one time carried along the trade routes as gifts of high esteem for Kings and Emperors.