Bulldogs World

Holy Moly that Shar-Pei is stunning!!!!

No help on the introducing part but I wanted to say how beautiful the dog is....I always wanted two....I had names picked out and everything!

First of all, I think they're beautiful too.

A woman I knew in my hometown had two of them, a fawn and a black.  Niether of them was very friendly at all.  Not aggressive or anything, just really cold.  And they are very territorial and "one owner" kind of dogs, according to her.  So don't really take to other people apart from their owners.  Don't know about other dogs though.

This experience with them kind of cooled me towards them in terms of ever owning one. 

Of course, I'm into goofy, silly, fun loving dogs who thrive on attention  :)

I always wanted two as well....funny so many people have that on their wish list, not a Shar Pei, but TWO Shar Peis..

Anyway, about 5 years ago we came across a breeder that we knew that was finally going to have two available.  So we got a chocolate boy, and a black girl,  The boy looked ALOT like this one!  About 6 weeks later I knew I had made a mistake and we gave the black girl to a friend who had always wanted one.  They still have her, she has been in MANY fights with their lab, she is very territorial.  I had the boy for about 2 years, he became extremely territorial.  He would stand in my doorway and not let anyone into my bedroom.  I talked to a Shar Pei rescue and this is very common, we found a home for him with a single, retired Marine, and every Christmas I get a card from them, they are doing well...he rarely has anyone in his house, and never any other pets---this works well for Tai (the male)

They have skin issues, I think far worse than Bulldogs...possibly because they are more active and more sweat and dirt and such gets in the wrinkles.

Sorry I dont have a more positive spin on it, but I would think it would be best as a single dog, and maybe even a singe household..or extreme training from the get go in order to establish Alpha status before they do

This breed has a very different disposition and I personally would never own one.  Of the people I have known that have had them they would not get another.  Most were not good with other dogs, extremely possessive and fighters and could not be trusted with people outside of the family.  One was a bad biter.  Odd non-warming personalities.

What I will say about bulldog bitches is they are usually sweet, sweet until they get past their first heat cycle and on to a year old.  Then watch out the beotch can come out, LOL.  They are not always the best with other girls, so I would highly recommend you get the opposite sex if you do decide to add to your family.

My parent's neighbors moved in to their home when I was about 10, they had a 5 year old Shar Pei that came with them (as well as 3 young daughters...at the time they moved I think the girls were 6, 5 and 18 mos).  As a kid who loved dogs I was PUMPED (we didn't have a dog at the time so I was looking for a new buddy).

Simply put...that dog was aggressive.  She did everything within her power to GET YOU and attack you (she would go bonkers if you were in the house and she was outside and realized someone not in the family was inside).  She somehow managed to get out of their backyard and during the 2 hours she was out (the family was searching for her the entire time) she ended up biting an animal control officer.  I'm not sure how the neighbors saved her life (our city has a zero tolerance policy on aggressive dogs with a history of biting people)...but she was labled a "menace" dog and they were told if she ever got out again she would not receive another chance (bites or not).

I'm not trying to "brand a breed" but I did want to share my experience as well.

So thanks for verifying that a Shar-Pei would be a good choice, LOL.  Well, anyway, thanks for the advice and even though she seemed friendly in person, I really don't want to deal with an agressive dog in the long run.  Seriously, thanks for sharing your experiences and sparing me issues in the future.  I truly do appreciate it.  My wife and kids really like Basset Hounds... does anyone have any experiences with them?  Hopefully these experiences will be slightly more positive, haha :)

now THAT couple would be a hoot!  I can see it now!

My close friend has a basset, he has had them all his life, this last one I found at a rescue for him.  They are sweet, and loyal.  They just want to please you, and they dont seem to be territorial.

Had one named Chloe when I was younger.  Other than the ear infections and the hemotomas she would give herself shaking her head under the table she was AWESOME!   

She is in New Jersey, where are you located?  Maybe I could help hook you up?

She has two and they are great dogs.  Only thing - they can howl.  And boy, when they howl is it loud!!  But they don't do that all the time, of course.  :)

like that. I also had a samoyed, and when he died had a little dog that was dropped off, and Matilda, my shar pei was fine with both of them. She was a great watch dog, and loved everyone! I lost custody of her when I left the a-hole, and he never fed her right the vet said she had the worst intentines he'd ever seen, my stupid ex-boyfriend was feeding her ppl food, like pizza and wings and CRAP! He ended up putting her down. 

like that. I also had a samoyed, and when he died had a little dog that was dropped off, and Matilda, my shar pei was fine with both of them. She was a great watch dog, and loved everyone! I lost custody of her when I left the a-hole, and he never fed her right the vet said she had the worst intentines he'd ever seen, my stupid ex-boyfriend was feeding her ppl food, like pizza and wings and CRAP! He ended up putting her down. 

sharpeis are mean and eat children! just kidding... any dog, any breed ,personality will just depends on how the last owner treated and trained them.. however, i do think that the energy and personality traits between the breeds are very different.  These were bred as protecting , fighting dogs! and unfortunately if they werent trained right from the get go, they tend to snap.

i just rescued a beagle and didnt do my research first and holy cow!! she can hooowwwllll at any cat, small fast moving object. our neighbors think someone is being murdered on the streets every time she sees a cat! it is really that bad. like night and day! so loud she makes my bully drop her toy while we are walking... but indoors, copper beagle is the sweeetest most loving thing in the world. just read the descriptions.. there are some beagles that dont howl or chase cats! they are the perfect size for eachother, and they cuddle together too.

I really like mutts too, they have so many less problems.... better yet, any breed, just as long as they are senior! they are the best! look for an older dog if you can.. they need you!! i like cattle dogs.. or i always wondered about frenchies too.