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Size and lifespan
- Size
- Shar PeiMedium
- Typical adult height
- Shar Pei46–51 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Shar Pei20–27 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Shar Peifrom 10 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- Shar PeiModerate: typically around an hour a day
- Energy
- Shar PeiUsually calm
- Grooming
- Shar PeiAbout once a week
- Shedding
- Shar PeiTends to shed a lot
- Training
- Shar PeiCan be independent-minded; patient training helps
- Barking
- Shar PeiTends to be quiet
Home life
- Home
- Shar PeiUsually happier in a house
- Garden
- Shar PeiA secure garden is strongly advised
- Time alone
- Shar PeiCan usually learn to settle alone for a few hours
- Owner experience
- Shar PeiBest with an experienced owner
Living with others
- Children
- Shar PeiUsually better with older, calmer children
- Other dogs
- Shar PeiCan be selective about other dogs
- Cats and small pets
- Shar PeiVaries with the individual dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.