Chinese Shar-Peis

Chinese Shar-Peis — page 1
The Dog Family Dogs are beloved companions to humans across the globe The United States alone is home to more than 70 million pet dogs The friendship between humans and dogs began thousands of years ago The first domesticated dogs protected humans and helped them hunt Dogs also guarded and herded livestock Modern dogs come in many different shapes sizes and colors In fact there are more than 400 breeds worldwide But all breeds have one thing in common Scientists believe they all descend from the gray wolf Dogs and wolves both belong to the family Canidae Foxes coyotes and jackals are canids too Over time humans bred different dogs for certain qualities As a result many now look quite different from their relatives The noble Chinese shar-pei is one of these very unique breeds 4