Foo Dog - Chinese Lion Dog Statue

Foo Dog or Fu Dog may refer to:

Statues

Fu Dogs - Heather James Fine Art is pleased to offer this superb pair of stone Fu Dogs Fu Dogs take their name from the Chinese term for Buddhism, fojiao, but are also known as 'Fu Lions', a homonym...

In statues and figurines:

• Chinese guardian lions (石獅; Shishi)
• Komainu, Japanese statues
• Shisa, Okinawan statues

Dog breeds

Carved Solid Volcanic Stone Foo Dog Guardian Lion Statues. Source : www.tradewindstatues.com

In dog breeds, which resemble the figurines:

• Chow Chow, referred in China as Songshi Quan or "Fluffy Asian-dog"
• Japanese Chin
• Pekingese
• Pug
• French Bulldog
• Shar Pei
• Shih Tzu, referred in China as Shizi Gou, or "foo dog"
• Tibetan Spaniel
• Tibetan Mastiff
• Lhasa Apso

In media

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

See also

Tall Antique White Marble Foo Dog Guardian Lion Statues from Hubei .... Source : www.tradewindstatues.com

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

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