The Shar Pei is a short-coated medium-sized breed of dog, renowned for its excessively wrinkled skin. What breed is the wrinkle dog? The Shar-Pei is originally from China, where the breed was believed to have been a peasant’s dog thousands of years ago. Farmers used Shar-Peis as hunters, herders, and guard dogs because of their … Read more
\ ˈchau̇-ˌchau̇ \ Definition of chow chow (Entry 2 of 2) : any of a breed of heavy-coated sturdy muscular dogs of Chinese origin having a broad head and muzzle, a distinctive blue-black tongue and black-lined mouth, and either a long dense coat with a full ruff or a short smooth coat ., called also … Read more
The report details the genetic alteration in this breed which multiplies the activity of an enzyme responsible for an excessive production of hyaluronic acid , a substance which gathers under the skin and produces wrinkles. Do Shar-Peis lose their wrinkles? As they grow up, they “grow into” their loose skins, and the wrinkles may disappear … Read more