Like a few of the ancient breeds (including their relatives, Chow Chows), Shar-peis have black mouths. As with Chow Chows, it was believed in ancient times that the dark mouth, exposed when barking, helped to ward off evil spirits.
Shar Pei's.
Well its part of their characteristics. Its like how all other dogs(besides Shar Pei's) have PINK tongues. Its just the way they were created.
No, Chinese Shar Peis also have black tongues. Dogs of other breeds may have black spots, as well, but only the Chow and Shar Pei is known for its solid black/blue tongue.
they are called flowered.
"Pei" in "Shar-Pei" means skin in Cantonese.
Not usually but some do have a few black dots.
The plural of Shar-Pei is "Shar-Pei". "Shar-Pei" was originally a Chinese word and Chinese words do not have separate singular and plural forms.
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Two interesting facts about dogs are: * Dogs are not color blind, but don't see colors as bright as humans do. * All but 2 breeds of dogs have pink tongues; the Shar-pei and the Chow Chow have black tongues.
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Actually there the same Shar-Pei is just shorter than Chinese Shar-Pei
The Shar Pei has deep wrinkles and its tongue is blue-black and its coat feels bristly. Though its expression approximates a frown, it is an affectionate dog.