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Peek-a-poo

Pekingese / Poodle Mixed Breed Dogs

Information and Pictures

Side view - A shaved black Peek-A-Poo dog is laying on a wooden deck looking up and forward. It has longer hair on its ears and tail.

Guido the Peek-a-poo at 3 years old

Other Names
  • Pekepoo
  • Peke-A-Poo
  • Peke a Poo
  • PeekaPoo
  • Pekapoo
  • Peka-poo
  • Pekeapoo
Description

The Peek-a-poo is not a purebred dog. It is a cross between the Pekingese and the Poodle. The best way to determine the temperament of a mixed breed is to look up all breeds in the cross and know you can get any combination of any of the characteristics found in either breed. Not all of these designer hybrid dogs being bred are 50% purebred to 50% purebred. It is very common for breeders to breed multi-generation crosses.

Recognition
  • ACHC = American Canine Hybrid Club
  • DDKC = Designer Dogs Kennel Club
  • DRA = Dog Registry of America, Inc.
  • IDCR = International Designer Canine Registry®
  • DBR = Designer Breed Registry
Recognized Names
  • American Canine Hybrid Club = Peke-A-Poo
  • Designer Dogs Kennel Club = Peke-A-Poo
  • International Designer Canine Registry® = Peekapoo
  • Designer Breed Registry = Peke a Poo
Close up front view - A shiny coated, wavy, black Peek-A-Poo puppy is laying on a blue dog bed looking forward.

Guido the Peek-a-poo puppy

A brown and white long haired small dog sitting down on a hardwood floor

Bandit the Peekapoo

Front side view - A shaved tan with white and black Peke-A-Poo is sitting in grass and it is looking forward. There is a sidewalk behind it. It has an underbite and its bottom white teeth are showing against its black snout. Its face looks like an Ewok

"This is my dog, a Pekingese and Poodle mix. His name is Gizmo and he's 8 years old in this picture. I like his hair kept short so he goes to the same hairdresser (since he was a baby) every 4 weeks in the summer months and 6 weeks in the winter months. When he was younger going there, the hairdresser's daughter used to read him a book after she got out of school to keep him from whining until I picked him up. He is a momma's boy! He follows me everywhere. My family gets upset with him (as well as others) because they'll say something to him or try to get him to do something and he doesn't acknowledge them or even look their way; they don't exist. When I take him for walks (which he knows he's going when I say the word) he has to hang on to his leash in his mouth. You always know when he's tired because he goes right to bed—that either being his kennel in the family room or in his own bed in my bedroom. Sometimes I think he's part cat because when we go on a trip he climbs up my neck and lies there between my neck and the seat. He is the best dog. Everyone wants him. I bring him into work and he stays right by my side. He stays in my office until I go out and then he'll follow me wherever I go, just like glue. Although, every time I take him in people are always telling me he needs braces because of his under-bite. I tell them that's how he gets the girls. Anywhere I take him people offer me money to buy him. He is so well behaved. I took him to the mall to get his picture taken with Santa Claus and he ended up being on the front page of the Lansing State Journal. He loves to have his picture taken."

Close up front side view - A curly haired light brown Peke-A-Poo is sitting on a hardwood floor and behind it is a wooden couch. It is looking forward.

"This is Lucky when we got him... I thought he was a light brown dog."

A shaved, wavy-coated light brown Peke-A-Poo dog is sitting on a couch that is covered in a white sheet that has little orange flowers all over it looking to the left. It has an underbite.

"This is Lucky after TWO baths and a close shave at the groomer, to get rid of all the dirt, fleas and matted hair. He actually turned out to be a cute little white dog!"

Front side view - A long haired, tan with white Peke-A-Poo dog is standing on a tan carpet under a table looking forward. Its head is slightly tilted to the right.

Tobey the Peek-a-poo at 1 ½ years old

Close up side view head and upper body shot - A longhaired tan with white Peke-A-Poo is laying in grass and it is looking up and forward next to a lawn chair.

Tobey the Peek-a-poo at 1 ½ years old

Close up front side view - A long haired tan with white and black Peke-A-Poo is sitting on a persons lap looking to the right.

Queenie the Peek-a-Poo at 2 years old—"She is playful, loves her walks and has retained the aristocratic carriage and coloring of her Pekingese parent. You already have many pictures of Peek-a-Poos, but as you can see from Queenie's picture, they all are different; one of the advantages of the hybrid. She was bred in a private home in Denver, CO."

A soft-looking tan with white and black Peke-A-Poo is sitting on a tan carpet looking forward.

Koby the Pekeapoo

Front side view - A tan with white Peke-A-Poo is wearing a red collar sitting on grass looking forward. Its head is slightly tilted to the right. The bottom row of its teeth are showing because of a large underbite.

"This is our 10-year-old Pekepoo, Maggie. My mother rescued her as a pup. Maggie went to my brother's after mom passed away. Later, after my sister-in-law passed away, my brother was downsizing (he had 4 Poodles and Maggie) I brought her home with me. She is such a sweetheart, very even tempered, loves my grandkids. She has never shown aggression toward anyone. Does well other dogs with her size and even our Lab / Shepherd mix and friend's large Golden Retriever. She has a major under-bite but she's such a cutie. This picture was taken while we were camping which she really loves, and jumps at the chance to go for a car ride."

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