Foo Dog

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Foo Dog or Fu Dog may refer to:

Statues

Chow-Chow copy

In statues and figurines:

• Chinese guardian lions (石獅; Shishi), representation of the lion in imperial China
• Komainu, Japanese statues
• Shisa, Okinawan statues

Dog breeds

Pekingese puppy

In dog breeds, which resemble the figurines:

• Chow Chow, referred in China as Songshi Quan or "Fluffy lion dog"
• Japanese Chin, a dog acknowledged for its importance to Japanese nobility
• Pekingese, an ancient breed of toy dog, originating in China
• Pug, dog with wrinkly, short-muzzled face, and curled tail
• French Bulldog, a small breed of domestic dog
• Shar Pei, dog known for its features of deep wrinkles and a blue-black tongue
• Shih Tzu, referred in China as Shizi Gou, or "foo dog"
• Tibetan Spaniel, a breed of assertive, small, intelligent dogs
• Tibetan Mastiff, a large Tibetan dog breed
• Lhasa Apso, a non-sporting dog breed originating in Tibet

In media

Japanese Chin after film "Servant of People-2"

• Fu Dog (American Dragon: Jake Long), a character in the animated series American Dragon: Jake Long

See also

• Rhodesian Ridgeback, African dog breed bred for hunting lions
• Buddhism, the religion the lion statues originated from