The Pekingese breed’s name was inspired by its place of origin. These canines were developed in China, more specifically in the Peking city of China. And, to honor their place of birth, these canines were given the name Pekingese. Interestingly, the Peking city is now known as Beijing and it is also the capital of China.
Pekingese is surely one of the oldest canine breeds to be present today in the world and it is believed to be originated around 2000 years ago. These canines were bred to be the companion dogs for the royalty in China and because of their cute looks and brave character, these canines were absolutely cherished and pampered by the Chinese royalty.
Pekes were so highly regarded and respected by the Chinese royalty, that anyone who was found harming the dog or was looking to steal the pooch received harsh punishments from Chinese royalty. Some were even punished by a death sentence.
It is because of the Opium War that took place around the 1860s, that these tiny pooches had their first taste of the world outside the palaces of Chinese royalty. The Britishers took five Pekes with them as a symbol of victory and presented them as presents to the British royalty which included Queen Victoria who totally adored these cute canine
Along with two Pomeranians, a Pekingese named Sun Yet-sen also survived the sinking of Titanic in 1912.
Pekes have always been the fascination of celebrities and famous people. In the past, both the Chinese and British royalty became huge admirers of this breed. Queen Victoria was a very well-known dog admirer and she also had a pet Peke. Today, celebrities like Donald Trump, Kelly Osbourne, Joe Jonas, Sarah Hyland et cetera, are all known to own a sweet little Pekingese.
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