The compact, medium-sized Chinese Shar-Pei is an amalgam of odd physical traits: a broad “hippopotamus” muzzle; a blue-black tongue; small, sunken eyes with a scowling expression; tiny triangular ears; abundant folds of loose skin about the head, neck, and shoulders; the tapered high-set tail—all blanketed by a harsh, sandpapery coat. (A literal translation of Shar-Pei: “sand skin.”)
Purebred Chinese Shar-pei Breeder Cyndi Skinner - Rumples Chinese Shar-pei. Interview by Allan Reznik. Where did you grow up? Cyndi Skinner: As a military/Boeing brat, I grew up a little bit of everywhere. I was born in Southern ...
