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Tugou (Chinese: 土狗; pinyin: tǔ gǒu; lit. 'indigenous dog') is a diverse group of dogs native to China and still abundant across the country today. As the name suggests, it refers to any various breeds of primitive spitz-type dogs kept by other Non-Han ethnic groups of China.
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Langqing Quan is a dog breed formed by cross-breeding between Tugou, a Wolfdog strain in northern China, and Chinese Wolves located in northern China. It is one of several dog breeds widely distributed in China. [2] [3] During the Japanese invasion of China in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Japanese army used this breed as a military dog. [4]
Shih Tzu was nicknamed the "chrysanthemum dog" in England in the 1930s. [5] The dog may also be called the Tibetan Lion Dog, but whether the breed should be referred to as "Tibetan" or "Chinese" is a source of both historical and political contention, and dog historians tend to have very strong opinions on the subject. [6]
Though dog meat remains a delicacy in many regions, the Ministry of Agriculture said in a notice that dogs would no longer be considered as livestock. China reclassifies dogs as pets, not ...
One Chinese legend mentions large war dogs from Central Asia that resembled black-tongued lions. One Chinese ruler was said to own 5,000 Chows. The Chinese also used Chows to pull dog sleds through swampy terrain, and this was remarked upon by Marco Polo. [1]: 11 Today, the American Kennel Club registers approximately 10,000 Chow Chows a year.