Wire Foxingese

Although the Wire Foxingese has been around for a couple of decades, they have not built up enough of a background so you need to examine the histories of the Pekingese and Wire Fox Terrier for their characteristics. The Pekingese is a pampered pooch from China that first showed up in the Tang Dynasty sometime around 750 A.D. They were developed in Peking, China to be lap dogs to the royal family. The story claims that they are the offspring of a monkey called a marmoset that fell in love with a lion. Many call them Lion Dogs because they resemble the lions that guarded the Chinese courts. The statues of these lions still stand all over China and you can see the resemblance to the Pekingese. These dogs were treated as royalty, had their own servants, and the punishment for stealing one was death. In the old days, when a royal family member died, their dog was put to sleep and buried with them so they could go with their master into the afterlife. Luckily, that tradition ended before the breed became extinct. Several of these dogs were confiscated during the invasion of the Chinese Palace and one was gifted to Queen Victoria. They became popular with the royal women and were even nicknamed Sleeve Pekingese because they were carried in the ladies’ large flowing sleeves. The Pekingese was accepted by the American Kennel Club in 1906 where they are the 93rd most well-liked dog in America. From England, the Wire Fox Terrier is a descendent from the Black and Tan Rough-Coated Terrier, combined with other Terriers from Shropshire and Cheshire in the 1800s for hunting purposes. They were popular for fox bolting and hunting rats, mice, and other pests and were owned by many royal hunters including Edward VII, who owned a Wire Fox Terrier named Caesar. In fact, when Edward died in the early 1900s, his beloved pet walked right alongside the casket. The American Kennel Club recognized this wonderful breed in 1885 and it is the 101st most common breed of dog in America.