This breed needs firm obedience training to establish your leadership. Those who see themselves as above humans will be stubborn and bold. The dog must be taught all humans are above him in the pecking order. The Shar-Pei needs a firm, but gentle, extremely consistent authority figure. If you are uncertain, inconsistent, too soft or mild, in the dog's eyes, it will take over as the boss. The Miniature Shar-Pei needs a confident handler. It makes a delightful companion and a good watchdog.
The Miniature Shar-Pei has a frowning expression, but is surprisingly easy-going, calm, independent and devoted. If the dog meets cats and children while it is still young, it usually will not have a problem with them. It bonds with its family, but is not unfriendly toward strangers. The Shar-Pei is very loyal to his owner, intelligent playful, active, dominant and brave. The Miniature & Toy Shar-Pei should be alert, confident, playful, adaptable, affectionate, easily trained and inherently clean and quiet. Both front and rear legs should tend to converge on a center line with strong forward reach and rear drive. A solid color dog may have darker shading down the back and on the ears or darker hairs throughout the coat, as in the sable. Texture may range from moderately harsh to soft, without being wavy or excessively thick. The acceptable coat length may be short horse coat up to a brush length not to exceed 1 inch at the back of the neck. Viewed from the side, the forelegs are straight with adequate bone, the pasterns strong and flexible. Forelegs, when viewed from the front, should be straight, moderately spaced with elbows close to the body. The shoulders are muscular, sloping and well laid back. Tail carriage should be up and over the back. The tail is thick at the base, tapering to a point and should curl. The croup curves slightly downward to the high set tail. The chest is broad, deep, with the brisket extending to the elbow, rising somewhat under the loin. Topline dips slightly behind the withers and rises somewhat over the loin. The neck is of medium length, muscular, set well into the shoulders with abundant dewlap. However in dilutes you will see pinkish- lavender. Tongue and inside of the mouth is preferably bluish-black.
The nose is large and wide and may be darkly pigmented or conform to the general coat color of the dog. The muzzle should have adequate bone with enough padding to give a square appearance to the head with no hint of snipiness. The skull should be flat and broad with a moderate stop, with the plane of the forehead and top of the muzzle parallel. They may show a slight degree of mobility. They should set wide apart and forward on the skull and angle toward the eye. Ears should be small, triangular, thick, lying close to the head and preferably curled back at the edge. In dilute dogs, the eye color may be slightly lighter. Eyes should be dark, clear and almond-shaped, and neither sunken nor protruding. The head should be slightly large in proportion to the body. The most notable characteristic is the abundant, tight wrinkling about the head and body. The Miniature Shar-Pei shall be short, broad and almost square in proportion of body length to height.
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