A Pekingese given to Queen Victoria in the 1860s created a frenzy among Britain’s upper classes. But the dog’s gentle demeanor belied a brutal past.

Scooter, the Chinese Crested dog, won the grand prize at the 2023 Ugliest Dog Contest in California, followed by Wild Thang, the Pekingese, and Harold Bartholomew, the senior Chihuahua ...

The Chinese Crested is a small dog breed in the toy group. They come in two varieties — with and without fur. The only real difference between these varieties is the amount of fur that the dogs ...

Your Pekingese will be fine with high-quality dog food. ... The Chinese were determined to keep these dogs to themselves and tried to kill them rather than letting the British have them.

Wild Thang, a 6-year-old Chinese Pekingese, took second place and a $1,000 prize, the Press Democrat reported. Harold Bartholomew, a 16-year-old Chihuahua, came in third and won $500. Originally ...

In the late imperial period, too, more and more wealthy Chinese started keeping dogs as house pets. One particularly voguish breed during the Qing Dynasty was the Pekingese: small, shaggy-haired dogs ...

An 8-year-old Pekingese named Wild Thang was named the winner of the 2024 World's Ugliest Dog Contest, held at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California on Friday, June 21.

A Pekingese given to Queen Victoria in the 1860s created a frenzy among Britain’s upper classes. But the dog’s gentle demeanor belied a brutal past.