Pug and Pekinese- Related?

[Dogz]

I have heard that Pugs and Pekineses are related, and also that if you shave a Pekinese, it will look like a Pug. Is this true?

[Dogz]

Here's a pekinese-

[GoldenRetrLuver]

I guess they could look the same if the peke was shaved, but i dont think they are realted.

[Zero]

Well, All dogs are related, 1 Their ALL dogs, 2 They ALL Came from Wolves, (My dog has a higher Percentage of wolf, His mother was 83 percent wolf, The rest German Shepherd, Father was pure Shepherd)But yeah, I Think their CLOSELY related. Alot more close than others.

[cocker_luva]

i love wolf hybrids! i think i like them because they're different.

[wolfsoul]

All breeds are related, but I assume you mean more closely related..

I'm not sure about how close they are with the pug , but I know that the pekignese is most closely related to the shi tzu That's because in the early 1900's, shi tzus started to look more and more like lhasa apsos, and so breeders started breeding them with pekigneses to make their faces flatter.

[Dogz]

Thanks so much wolfsoul! that straightened it out! It gave me a lot of info too!

[wolfsoul]

no problem Glad my pointless research actually comes in handy lol

[Layka3000]

There snouts look alot alike, but I dont know about the whole entire body.