• Height: 6-9 inches
• Weight: up to 14 pounds
• Life Expectancy: 12-14 years
• The thick double coat of the Pekingese requires a good bit of maintenance.

• They are fairly sedate most of the time and have only modest exercise requirements.
• Pekes are affectionate and intelligent and develop very strong connections to their people.

• There were 12 dogs on the Titanic and only two survived, one of which was a Pekingese.
• Does better as an indoor dog.
• They get along well with other dogs and/or pets.