Edie MacKenzie

Edie MacKenzie is a published author, traveler, dog lover, and tortoise enthusiast. Passionate about what she does, her books provide peopel a firm grounding in the dog breed and their unique characteristics with a nice touch of humor.

The Chinese Sharpei

February 27, 2011 by admin Leave a Comment

Chinese Sharpei History and origin:

Formerly known as the Chinese fighting dog, the Chinese Sharpei is an ancient breed who was revered by the nobility during the Han dynasty, around 200 B.C.  The Sharpei and the Chow Chow are the only two breeds with a blue-black tongue; this may point to common ancestry.  The Sharpei has been used as a fighting dog, with loose skin that enables him to swing around and bite even while being bitten by another dog.  He was also used to hunt wild boar and herd flocks.

Description:
The Sharpei stands 18 to 20 inches at the shoulder and weighs between 40 and 55 pounds.  He has a medium-size muscular body, a fleshy face, a curled tail, and wrinkled skin on his face and body, though the wrinkles become less exaggerated as the dog matures. The shedding coat is short, harsh, and prickly to the touch and requires only periodic brushing.  Coat length can vary from extremely short to just over an inch in length.  The color may be black, chocolate, reddish brown, fawn, or cream.

About the Chinese Shar-pei:

The Chinese Sharpei  is an intelligent dog who is loyal and affectionate toward his owner.  On the other hand, he can also be an extremely dominant, controlling, moody breed that can be downright mean and dangerous.  He will bond with only one or two persons and can be very suspicious of strangers.  He is likely to bite if approached or petted by anyone he does not know and respect.  He does not like being petted on the head even by his owner and is not for families with children unless he was raised with them from day one.  The Sharpei is extremely territorial, dog-aggressive, and an excellent watch dog.  There have been cases in which Shar-Peis have literally ripped another dog to shreds.  This breed has a high prey drive toward small animals.

Training must start early and should be firm and consistent.  This breed can be disobedient and defiant and will bite even his owner if so inclined.  Tantrums and uncontrollable behavior often occur during training, particularly when the owner attempts to teach him the “Down” command.  Socializing the puppy is mandatory and is the cornerstone of successfully owning this breed.  Never spoil this breed.  Spoiling creates a bossy, nasty, suspicious dog capable of seriously hurting someone.  The females are less aggressive than the males.  The Sharpei can suffer from hip dysplasia, entropion, hypothyroidism, respiratory problems, and skin allergies.  He drools, snorts, and may snore.  This breed has become very popular over the last decade and has suffered from poor breeding.  Breeders of the Chinese Sharpei  should take a long, hard look at the type of dog they are producing, and endeavor to breed a dog with a more stable, more predictable, less combative temperament.

Feeding:
Recommended feeding for this breed is about 1 ½ cans (13.3oz) of high-quality meaty product per day with biscuit added in equal part or 3 cupfuls of complete, dry dog food.

Ideal home:
This breed is best suited in a house with a well-fenced secluded yard.  The owner of a Chinese Sharpei should be a strong, commanding no-nonsense leader who desires a protective, highly discriminating, territorial dog that will be at best reserved with strangers.  The home should be quiet and predictable.  Children will not be tolerated and could get badly hurt, particularly if roughhousing occurs.  The elderly and the disabled should not consider this breed.  Time to train, socialize, and exercise the Chinese Sharpei must be available.

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Understanding Dog Behaviour for Successful Dog Training

April 12, 2010 by admin

The normal mistake is that most people always thought dog behavior as can only be good or bad where actually it is most likely be both.

Behavior challenges are as widespread with dogs as they are with us humans.

Just like people, where behavior can be shaped and replaced, dog behavior can be altered by modification programs.

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Behavior modification engage consideration, and alteration of dog behavior through reward and punishment exercises conducted again and again which at times can last for weeks or months.

The belief that you cannot train an old dog new tricks is certainly erroneous. Even though there is no guarantee that training will solve all dog behavioral problems, they do establish a solid groundwork for solving just about any dog problem.

Understanding that dog behavior changes quickly from time to time, constant training and consistency is therefore important in shaping dogs behavior.

Since dogs are unlike people who adapt their many behavioral qualities from their ancestors, people have the psychological competence to self-alter their behavioral instinct with an improved behavior by logical reckoning which are not likely with dogs.

However since dog behavior are most of the times developed from where they live and who has owned them before, it is absolutely likely that the change of owner behavior and environment where the dog is living could modify their behavior traits.

There again, once you understood the reason following each of the dog behavior problems, then you can solve it by modification programs, whether the behavior challenges comes from separation anxiety, territorial aggression, health issues or awful previous owners.

These grounds are as valid as the grounds sometimes we as human being misbehave, like littering, throwing tantrums, and other behavior nuisance that we normally felt as a turned off in this civilized world.

For example, your dog might be misbehaving because to separation anxiety, and then you know how to precondition your dog to your absence by giving a safe toy and by increasing the absence of your company gradually.

While if your dog show aggression due to territorial protectiveness, then you can condition him to more public places so that your dog can be used to more people and show a lesser amount of aggression due to his territorial protectiveness.

For as long as you start your modification programs with the right mindset that there is nothing uncommon about your dog behaviour problems, then you will have a much special relationship with your dog.

Starting with this right mindset and attitude is the one thing you need to have in order to be a responsible dog owner.

Then again, to be more effective in training your dog, it is recommended that you know what kind or method to be used based on the reason behind the behaviour problems and this is where knowledge is significant.

You should get a good dog training Manual that can help you determine the modification exercises to be carried out.

At the end of the day dog training should comes with a fruitful and meaningful relationship between your dog and yourself. The effort spent on training your dog will certainly be worth it. Do it right and do it well and you will reap the rewards.

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