How to tell the Chinese Garden Dog? The Chinese Garden Dog is one of the native dog breeds in China. It is very similar to the wolf in appearance, with a short muzzle and a flat forehead; the ears are high, small and upright or semi-erect. The semi-erect ears are pointed toward the head. The front is semi-drooping; the tail is tilted upward, especially when walking; the hair is mainly medium and thick, and it is easy to keep clean.

The Chinese Garden Dog is one of China's native dog breeds, with a shoulder height of about 40-55 cm and a weight of about 20-25 kg. He is not very carnivorous and his diet is omnivorous. The appearance is very similar to that of a wolf, with a short snout and a flat forehead. The geographical distribution is very wide, mainly distributed in the low-altitude Han gathering areas south of the Great Wall, east of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, and centered on the Central Plains. They are the product of the agricultural social background of the Chinese Han people for thousands of years. The traditional name is "local dog". In some places in the north, it is also called "Shiba Dog" and "Stupid Dog".

There are also small morphological differences between Chinese garden dogs in different regions, but they all have the same main characteristics. Some friends think that pastoral dogs have great regional differences, and their free breeding genetics are unstable, as if they have no characteristics. In fact, as long as you observe carefully, you can still find their commonalities. When you casually recognize a so-called "country dog", you can already identify a pastoral dog through its common characteristics, but most people have not specifically extracted the common characteristics of these pastoral dogs. Just like Tibetan Mastiffs have great individual differences, and some people say that Tibetan Mastiffs are genetically unstable, but when you see a Tibetan Mastiff, you can easily tell it is a Tibetan Mastiff, which means that their commonalities outweigh their individual differences. The same goes for the Chinese Garden Dog.

Head: The head features are closer to the appearance of its ancestor wolf, with a pointed mouth, short mouth and flat forehead.

Ears: The ears are set high, small and erect or semi-erect. Semi-erect ears are semi-drooped toward the front of the head. (Unlike some other dog breeds with large ears that fall to both sides of the head)

Tail: The tail is tilted upward, especially when walking. The tail is mainly money tail and sickle tail. (Obviously different from the straighter and drooping tail of most Western dog breeds)

Hind legs: When standing still, the hind legs are obviously straight and perpendicular to the ground, with no obvious bend in the ankle joint. (Especially compared with the curved hind leg ankle joints of most Western dog breeds)

Coat: Mainly medium hair, thick hair, easy to keep clean. Colors include yellow, white, black, and mixed colors.

Body shape: The body is well-proportioned and compact; medium in size, with a length-to-shoulder-height ratio of approximately 1:1. The hind legs are straight and almost perpendicular to the ground, making the entire body square.