[afraidfortherepublic]

This is what a Peke should look like. Does that look like that floor mop that the judge chose? I've been searching for pictures of Pekes from my childhood to illustrate the difference. I used to think that the Pekinese breed was adorable, but not the abomination that is in fashion today.

Malachy, Best in Show (Ugh!) He looks like a enlarged picture of a leech -- all that hair and those evil little teeth!

[Ditter]

Absolutely! Your first picture is what I remember a Peke should look like, not like that hair ball that won! I haven’t seen one in a long time now that I think about it.

[nuconvert]

The top photo is what my Peke resembles. However, it’s my understanding that there are 2 types....one is the type with all the hair, like they show at Westminster, and the other is a spaniel type, like mine.

[Darnright]

Most Pekingese people remember from childhood are pet quality (though wonderful) dogs, not show champions. The photo below is of the first Pekingese to win Best in Show at Westminster. He is shown in a photo taken in 1957, fifty-five years ago:

Champion Chick T'Sun of Caversham could hold his own with today's show Pekes

[brytlea]

Oh, I have to say, I know zip about pekes, but here is my grand dog, Lucy