A Shar Pei Size for Every Home

If you thought ordering a fountain drink was easy - will that be small medium or large, finding the right size shar pei for your family, is just about as easy. There really is a size for everyone. Whether you are older and don't want the power of a big dog or you have a small yard and would prefer a smaller dog to those that just can't picture having anything other than a large dog in their life there is a pei for you.

The Chinese shar pei comes in the following sizes:

toys 12" to 15" tall when full grown
minis 15" to 17" when full grown
standards 18" to 20" when full grown

You can see by this breakdown that there is a shar pei size for every owner. Don't be fooled though - just because they might be a toy or a mini doesn't mean they have any less personality or that they are any less shar pei. They're just shorter, with a smaller body, but they are 100% shar pei.

Coat

The bear-coat, has an undercoat and a topcoat exceeding 1 inch. The popular theory about the bear-coat is that it's a "throwback" to the chow-chow. The horse-coat is rough to the touch, and can feel extremely prickly. It can be irritating when it touches your skin. The brush-coat has longer fur that's softer

Color

Coat colors include all solid colors, sables. Apricot, Red Fawn, Black, Brindle, Albino, Blue, Silver, Brown, and Red.

This is a loyal breed that trains quickly and has many cat like characteristics.