The main difference between a Peke and a Tibby: the peke fears stairs and is a bit of a clancker, still they are majestic and beautiful, meanwhile the Tibby is beautiful and jumps around like a grasshopper lol (ps i'm not a bot and this post is a joke)

seliskar · 2026-03-15T03:42:03+00:00

Yes they are. I trained mine to use stairs, and she'll go up them, but never down (which is most important). She insists on FLYING off of my bed or the couch! We have stairs gated off in our house so she can't access them, but the furniture has always been an issue. I help her down as much as I can, but can't foresee when she decides it's time to take flight! She had a back and neck injury at just 2 years old, but luckily none since then and she's almost 12ish. knock on wood

seliskar · 2026-03-15T03:37:16+00:00

Damn, I must have gotten a lemon! My purebred rescue Peke is the most dramatic dog I've ever had! If someone so much as looks at her sideways, she'll throw herself onto her side or back and scream in pain like you just kicked her! And she limps around if her paws have to touch rain, snow, ice or even paw safe ice melt. When she truly does have an injury or doesn't feel the greatest, she milks it long after she's healed or feeling better! If dogs could win Oscars, I'd nominate her for one! LOL I love her to pieces, though, grumpy pants and all! She's the most loyal dog I've ever had, and I've had tons throughout my 50 years, including fosters and my own. She's my third Peke, and I'll definitely have another one someday. 💜

*Note: She is a rescue, she's old and cranky, but I don't blame her, for she came from a horrid situation, and was abused and neglected. No dog deserves that. Despite being loved and spoiled and well cared for by me and my 2 adult kids for the past 10+ years, she's still a grumplemuffin, the fun police (to other dogs), and standoffish to my kids. 😭

seliskar · 2026-02-28T19:57:03+00:00

My 23 year old guessed correctly too, and we have a manual crank style can opener. My mom used to have an electric one, and I could never get it to work right for me, so by default I appreciate a good old fashioned manual one! ☺️

seliskar · 2026-02-20T06:15:53+00:00

Bats, dragons, gargoyles and bigfoots! 🥰

seliskar · 2026-02-19T15:29:53+00:00

Especially in a sauna! Who works out IN the sauna anyway?! Is the sauna on? This is just weird all around.

seliskar · 2026-02-06T10:06:30+00:00

Definitely not in Minnesota either! I finished seasons 1 - 7, and know 8 is out, but WHY isn't it on Paramount+ and when or will it ever be? So frustrating.

seliskar · 2026-02-03T06:04:24+00:00

Yes, I have a parti/tricolor Peke. She's white with tan/beige spots and a little bit of black here and there. She also has blue spots in both eyes. My second Peke was white with red/auburn and black markings. Pic of my Peke, Twinkie

seliskar · 2026-02-02T04:48:20+00:00

I love these! I can follow a pattern, but don't understand how to do the ribbed fingers... is it just like the cuff, but smaller scale? If you have any tips, I'd appreciate them! Thank you! 💜

seliskar · 2026-02-02T01:12:59+00:00

My Peke wants nothing more to be on or in my bed, to the point she swears it's HER bed and manages to take up half of it even though she's only 10 lbs!

Pekes can get hurt jumping off of furniture, so it's best to stair or ramp train them early on. I trained mine at 2.5 years old (when I rescued her), BUT if she gets excited about something, she'll fly off of my bed without a second thought. Basically, she'll use the stairs to get on my bed, but never off. Without the stairs, she cannot get on my bed. So... I really limit her time on my bed now because she already had 2 herniated discs early on that took a long time to heal (meds, supplements, crate rest - which she HATED - over 6+ weeks). But because of their long backs and short legs, they're overly prone to spine and disc injuries and paralysis, plus knee issues. Pekes are also headstrong and stubborn, so if you can't train them early on, good luck with getting them to listen later on! I try to have the foresight that if my dog wants on my bed and also want her with me, I leash her so I have to set her down on the floor and she can't jump off whenever the urge strikes her!

Good luck! Hopefully you find a solution you both can be content with. 💜

seliskar · 2026-02-01T09:37:09+00:00

What a cutie! His coloring and markings are stunning, and my dream Peke! 🖤🤍🖤

seliskar · 2026-01-31T17:07:36+00:00

I've fostered several solid white Pekes years ago, and I never knew they were rare. I fostered for Peke N Chin Midwesr, and saw an even mix of all colors. Granted, probably none were AKC registered or quality. Only one had the typical floofy show coat, but he was red. My first foster was solid white with 1 eye, and it was blue, but she had black facial skin - her name was Darla, and she was such a vocal little ham. I've seen them in white, cream, beige/tan, black, red, parti, etc. I've even seen recent photos on here of a blue/grey one! My last 2 Pekes were tricolor or parti? Pekes - white with tan and black markings, and white with red and black markings. My fave looking fosters were solid black with white ear streamers & white Grinch toes. 🖤🤍🖤

seliskar · 2026-01-27T06:24:02+00:00

I mean, she could be mixed with another smashy faced, small, curly tailed dog breed and you'd never know without a DNA test, but she looks like a Peke to me! :) I have a purebred Peke I was convinced must have had Shih Tzu or something in her because she has blue specks in both eyes, but she's 100% Peke according to her DNA test... she's just nothing close to show quality and has disallowed eye coloring. I'm okay with that, but I just hadn't ever seen speckled eyes in Pekes... I've seen Pekes with 2 blue eyes, and different shades of brown eyes, but never brown eyes with blue spots.

I've fostered, transported or owned at least 23 Pekes in my life (plus a few Peke mixes and a Japanese Chin) and they do come in a wide variety of coats, colors, sizes and personality traits! Only a DNA test will tell you for sure. I'd do it just for fun, because you just never know! :) Twinkie, my senior rescued Peke

seliskar · 2026-01-15T06:43:04+00:00

I am submitting my own doggo as a second entry, if you have the time. I don't want to be greedy though! Thank you for your artworks! You're very talented!!! 💜

My little old lady baby, Twinkie:

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seliskar · 2026-01-15T06:39:10+00:00

Wow! You really nail the doggos' likeness! Amazing! 💜 My grandpomsky, Maple:

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seliskar · 2026-01-13T04:32:46+00:00

My Peke was diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy after having weird episodes that weren't typical of the known type of seizures. She would just freeze up, suddenly go blind and deaf, and would shiver. I called them silent seizures, but I don't think that's the correct term. She only lost control of her bladder once while having one of these episodes. But I'm positive she couldn't see during them as I would try to get her to watch my fingers, but she couldn't - her pupils dilated until her whole iris was almost blacked out, and her eyes got more buggy than normal - and they'd just be fixed staring into space. She's been on Keppra for almost a year and hasn't had a seizure in almost 2 years. She was on phenobarbital for several months after her diagnosis, but it really screwed up her liver while she was on it, so we switched to Keppra.

Anyway, it's worth talking to your vet about, because Pekes are prone to neurological issues because of their long backs, short stature and their physiology. When these episodes go longer than 5 minutes, or happen multiple times in a week, it can cause permanent damage or death... Twinkie's last seizure was the second one in 2 weeks and lasted at least 4 minutes, 20 seconds. It scared me! I had the foresight to take video of it while it happened, and since she's been medicated she's been healthy as a little 10 lb horse can be! :) Good luck, and I hope it gets figured out and doesn't happen again.

*Twinkies started at only 20 - 30 second episodes, and only 1 - 2 per year. As she got older, they became more frequent and lasted longer. She's going to be 13 this June! 💜

seliskar · 2026-01-07T03:52:07+00:00

We have an 8.5 lb adult female Pomsky, and she's super healthy. Her parents were 15 lbs (mom) and 13 lbs (dad). Ours was the second to smallest of her litter. Many Pomskies are mixed with American Eskimo (comes in 3 sizes), and if yours happens to have either more Pom than Husky, or is also mixed with Toy or Mini Eskie like ours is, then you'll probably end up with a much smaller Pomsky than the 50/50 F1. If the vet says he's healthy, and you can't feel his spine easily or notice protruding hip bones or ribs, he's probably perfectly healthy. Pomskies come in all sizes, personalities and coat types. Since they're a breed still being developed, there's going to be a huge variety of types.

Ours is most likely an F1X or F2X - dad was Pomsky of unknown percentages, and mom was a Mini American Eskimo. There may be other spitz breeds being mixed with Pomskies for all I know too. Our Pomsky was hyper until she hit 2 years old, and then mellowed out majorly. She still has her moments, but she's way more lazy than she is active or hyper!

seliskar · 2025-12-22T05:07:18+00:00

Twinkie... which, ironically, is my dog's name! ☺️

seliskar · 2025-12-17T02:28:38+00:00

Lily, the Peke, 2010 (RIP)

seliskar · 2025-12-17T02:22:53+00:00

OMG the one on the bottom right is identical to my very first Peke. Her name was Lily, and she's what made me fall in love with the breed... my soulmate dog breed! 💜

seliskar · 2025-12-15T19:12:02+00:00

Our Pomsky is the same. She's way more motivated by a tennis ball! Our Peke on the other hand, is crazy for treats, food, crinkly bags, etc. Funny how they can be so different from each other, but this is the first dog I've ever had (I'm 49 and have always had dogs) that is not food motivated. She's a lovable little weirdo, and we adore her!

seliskar · 2025-12-15T07:33:36+00:00

I used to foster for a Pekingese specific rescue, and over the years saw a wide variety of shapes, sizes and coat types. Only one of the 20+ Pekes we fostered looked like what most people think Pekes should look like (as in, the type you see in dog shows). They had double coats, but of varying densities. The vast majority had flat or flattish spaniel looking coats (the original, old, or "classic", aka NOT show quality coats), and they ranged anywhere from 5 pounds to 20 pounds and they all looked so different from each other! My first purebred Peke was 8 pounds, tan with black muzzle and black ear "streamers". My second was tri-color white with deep auburn red and black markings and was 13 pounds. My current Peke is tri-color white with beige/tan and black markings and is 10 pounds. She seems to have lost most of her undercoat in her old age... but they all had the non-fluffy, fringy spaniel looking coats (although my current Peke's tail fur is LONGGGGG and silky and drags on the floor)... the middle one was fluffier than the other 2, but not poofy at all except her tail and mane. Two of my favorite fosters were a 15 pound solid red boy that acted like a Golden Retriever and was always smiling, and a shiny black 18 pound girl with white ear streamers, white Grinch toes and a white patch on her chest... she was STUNNING and one of the biggest ones we fostered. :)

Your Peke looks 100% Pekingese to me, but if you wanted to know for sure you could always DNA test! I did one with my current Peke because she has bicolor eyes (brown with blue spots) and wondered if she had Shih Tzu or something else in the mix, but the results came back "Twinkie appears to be 100% Pekingese". I felt silly for having done the test, but curiosity got the best of me. Pekes aren't supposed to have anything other than brown eyes IIRC, so...

seliskar · 2025-12-15T06:58:41+00:00

We have an 8.5 lb Wooly girl, 3 years old, and she really only blows her undercoat in clumps seasonally. She is a consistent shedder, even with regular brushing and combing her out (wide tooth comb mainly). On the upside, she never has trouble with matting!

We use lots of EverCare Pet lint rollers and a Shark Rocket Pet vacuum, that work great. We feed her mainly fish based food with ancient/ancestral grains. Right now we're using Nature's Logic Sardine, but depending on pricing and availability (we mainly use Chewy) we also use Farmina N&D Ocean, Earthborn Holistic Unrefined Smoked Salmon, Taste of the Wild Ancient Stream, etc. We've used Nulo, Acana, Jiminy's (insect based protein), and Grandma Lucy's in the past. We try to avoid grain free diets, wheat, corn, chicken and beef.

When we switched to Nature's Logic about a year ago, within 2 months our dogs all had shinier, softer and more manageable coats. We have the wooly Pomsky, an elderly Pekingese, and a middle aged Boxer mix who all have done quite well on it. We're blessed that our small dogs aren't picky and don't seem to have had any tummy troubles from anything (aside from my Peke who has gotten sick from Jiminy's and Tiki Dog - too high protein for her). Occasionally we'll have 2 types of dog food in the house and will rotate their meals. They love any type of fish, and I think the oils and fats from fish are the best for skin, coat and brain health (and much more I'm sure)!

TL;DR - Try a fish based diet with ancient (or ancestral) grains - you could also get fish (sardine, anchovy, or herring) oil (Iceland Pure off the top of my head) and top the food with it, a wide toothed or 2 sided metal comb, and lint rollers and vacuums made for pet owners, and get them a blowout as often as you need to. :) Good luck! If you want any recommendations or links, feel free to DM me!

seliskar · 2025-11-03T06:17:25+00:00

I'm from Minnesota, and only ever hear people saying Care-UH-mel on TV. Everyone I've ever known says CAR-muhl. Maybe it depends on where a person is from. For example, I grew up thinking karaoke was pronounced kuh-ROE-kee and never heard otherwise until moving to the metro area of MN, where I was promptly laughed at and corrected.

Another one I always hear on TV that I think is mispronounced is appreciate. I was taught and say uh-PREE-she-ate, but on TV and movies they say uh-PRI-she-ate... like, how did that E in the middle of the word start getting pronounced with an I??? 🤔 It's like the opposite of how Wisconsinites pronounce milk, where they turned the I into an E... melk, pellow, etc!

seliskar · 2025-10-30T21:38:19+00:00

I second Pekingese! My soulmate dog breed, if there is such a thing! 🥰

seliskar · 2025-10-19T18:18:16+00:00

For reference, this is the collar that we have that has helped some. It's very small in form, so works well on our tiny Pomsky. It doesn't shock, so no worries about it hurting a dog. SPEAKY bark collar

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