Pekingese Breed Standards: Body

Posted by admin on April 1, 2013 No comment
  • Neck – It is very short and thick.
  • Body – It is pear-shaped, compact and low to the ground. It is heavy in front with well-sprung ribs slung between the forelegs. The forechest is broad and full without a protruding breastbone. The underline rises from the deep chest to the lighter loin, thus forming a narrow waist. The topline is straight and the loin is short.
  • Coat – It is a long, coarse-textured, straight, stand-off outer coat, with thick, soft undercoat. The coat forms a noticeable mane on the neck and shoulder area with the coat on the remainder of the body somewhat shorter in length. A long and profuse coat is desirable providing it does not obscure the shape of the body. Long feathering is found on toes, backs of the thighs and forelegs, with longer fringing on the ears and tail. 
  • Presentation – Presentation should accentuate the natural outline of the Pekingese. Any obvious trimming or sculpting of the coat, detracting from its natural appearance, should be severely penalized.
  • Disqualification  –Weight over 14 pounds.

 

This is the “perfect body”pekingese diagram

Here are the 4 diagrams of incorrect body shape

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Scratches on left eye

Posted by admin on March 1, 2013 No comment

Aramis and D’artagnan often fight recently. They get at each other with teeth and nails. D’artagnan hit Aramis’ left eye with its nail. The eye kept tearing for a couple of days and was half closed so we went to check it at the vet.
this is how it looks like :

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She checked the eye but putting a fluorescent lotion that shows the scratches.There were 3. She gave us some neo polycin ointment cream to put in the eye every 4 to 6 hours for 2 days; then come back to see if it improved.
It is not easy to apply as it is a cream. Once some is on the eye, I close the eye and gently rub.

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We went to have the eye checked again  after a couple of days and after putting the fluorescent lotion, she told us it was much better. I would have to put the cream for 5 more days to make sure all is cured.
I finished the treatment and his eye is back to normal..

small cyst part 1

Posted by admin on February 5, 2013 No comment

When I was petting Aramis I noticed a small bump under the skin.
When we visited the vet I asked her to check this lump.
She told me it was a small cyst. It will cost 200 dollars to check if it is a bad one however this one is too small to get a good analysis. I have to leave it like this and check sometimes if it grows. If it happens to double in size then we will have to do some analysis.
here is how it looks, the hair stopped growing on this part of the skin. The skin tends to be very flaky and reddish.
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