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peke
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n. inf.
a Pekingese dog.
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Plea made in Pekingese neglect case.
Newspaper article from: AZ Daily Star (Tucson, AZ); 5/21/2006; 700+ words
; ...Elizabeth Hamilton, 61, was keeping her 68 Pekingese in a 28-foot travel trailer in Avra...eyes, but in her report Lilley said Pekingese were prone to eye-health issues...veterinarians who treated some of the Pekingese dogs after Lilley's initial exam said...
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Pekingese Dog Handler Makes Strides
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/11/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...it, too. He proved that Monday night when he guided his Pekingese to win the toy group at the prestigious Westminster Kennel...Stewart holds Ch Yakee Leaving Me BreathlessAtFranshaw, a Pekingese, after winning the toy group in the Westminster Kennel Club...
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Pekingese Handler Makes Strides
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/11/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...it, too. He proved that Monday night when he guided his Pekingese to win the toy group at the prestigious Westminster Kennel...Stewart holds Ch Yakee Leaving Me BreathlessAtFranshaw, a Pekingese, after winning the toy group in the Westminster Kennel Club...
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$1,500 Pekingese stolen from pet store
Newspaper article from: Concord Monitor; 10/15/2008; 271 words
; The State Police are looking for whoever stole a $1,500 Pekingese from a Newington pet store. Stephanie Bowes, manager of the Pet Connection in the Fox Run Mall, said the white female pup was...
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Beijing Is Going to the Pekingese
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 2/7/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...ranging in price from about $1,000 to $10,000. Among the most expensive are poodles and short-legged, flat-faced Pekingese. Wang said an exhibition hall at the shop is for educating schoolchildren in the proper care, treatment and understanding...
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MX-Pet Adopt Box; This 6-year-old female Pekingese needs a home.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 7/26/2007; 316 words
; ...org, and click on "Calendar of Events." The site also shows more pets that are available for adoption. To adopt the Pekingese, refer to her tag number, 160. Humane Society officials suggest any children in a potential home for this small dog should...
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Pekingese handler makes strides at Westminster
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream; 2/12/2003; ; 577 words
; ...says. There' s nothing I'd rather do. He's really good at it, too. He proved that Monday night when he guided his Pekingese to win the toy group at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club event, and into a spot in Tuesday night's best-in-show...
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Pekingese Handler Strolls at Westminster
News Wire article from: AP Online; 2/12/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...said. There' s nothing I'd rather do. He's really good at it, too. He proved that Monday night when he guided his Pekingese to win the toy group at the prestigious Westminster Kennel Club event, and into a spot in Tuesday night's best in show...
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Chicago's top dog // 5-year-old Pekingese wins 21st career best-in-show
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/14/1996; ; 525 words
; A Pekingese born in Scotland won his 21st career best in show title at the International Kennel Club of Chicago's fall dog show at Navy Pier...
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To Adopt an Animal; Binkie is a neutered Pekingese. Cosmo is a domestic shorthair.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/30/2009; 218 words
; The Fauquier SPCA is at 9350 Rogues Rd., Casanova. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and noon to 4 p.m. Sundays. For information, call 540-788-9000.
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Pekingese
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Pekingese , breed of small toy dog developed over...and tail. It may be any color. The Pekingese is believed to have existed in its present...court; the punishment for stealing a Pekingese was death. When the imperial palace...
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peke
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
peke / pēk / • n. inf. a Pekingese dog.
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toy dog
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...griffon , Chihuahua , English toy spaniel , Italian greyhound , Japanese spaniel , Maltese , miniature pinscher , papillon , Pekingese , Pomeranian , pug , Shih Tzu , silky terrier , toy poodle , toy Manchester terrier , and Yorkshire terrier . See dog .
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Shih Tzu
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...sent as a gift by the Tibetan Dali Lamas to the Chinese emperors as early as the 16th cent. In China it was crossed with the Pekingese, both breeds being referred to there as "lion dogs." In its relatively short history in the United States, the Shih Tzu...
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