The Chinese Shar-Pei is a large dog with wrinkled skin. It has a square profile with a broad, flat head.
- The muzzle is wide, padded, full, with a moderate stop. Like the Chow Chow, these dogs have a blue-black tongue.
- The teeth meet in a scissors bite.
- The small, sunken, almond-shaped eyes are dark, but may be lighter in dogs with a dilute colored coat.
- The high-set, triangular ears are very small, and slightly rounded at the tips.
- The tail is thick at the base tapering to a fine point and set extremely high.
- The dewclaws are sometimes removed.
Both heavily wrinkled dogs with large heads and smaller headed dogs with tighter looking skins occur in this breed. Puppies have more wrinkles than adults. Shar-Pei slowly lose their wrinkles as they get older. There are three coat varieties: horse-coat, brush-coat and a rare bear-coat.
The Chinese Shar-Pei will do okay in an apartment if it is sufficiently exercised. It is moderately active indoors and will do okay without a yard.
Shar-Pei are sensitive to warm weather, partly do to the wrinkles on their head holding in the heat.
On hot days shade should always be provided. Water should be available at all times. Provided they get enough exercise, they will be very peaceful indoors.
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