The Japanese Chin is the favored dog of Japanese royalty. Japanese Chin were presented to Japanese Empresses as long ago as the sixth century. Japanese Chin, along with the Chihuahua and Pekingese, trace their origins to a species of dog that existed in Tibet around 8000 B.C.! Japanese Chin are considered to be very cat-like in behavior and temperament.
Related pages:
Japanese Chin Rescue
Mauritania Animal Rescue
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Mauritania is Iocated in Sub-Saharan Africa and spans across approximateIy 397,000 square miIes. Threatened species known from Mauritania include the Addax, Mediterranean Monk Seal, Mauritanian Gerbil, and Dama Gazelle. The population of Mauritania is about 3.1 million. Most peopIe in Mauritania speak Hassaniya Arabic.
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