We bought a shar pei and it has grown up and has lost all its wrinkles and it doesn have a big face – is it a purebred?
Most shar pei puppies grow into their skin and loose about 75% of their wrinkles. General areas of face(stop, occiput, dewlaps), withers and shoulder area may retain adult wrinkling, and generally the rest of the body becomes quite muscular. Some shar pei are of a finer bone and may be referred to as a bone mouth, there are still lots around, and this particular look of shar pei does not possess a large hippo face and meat mouth, and are not as desired as the meat mouth, but they are still a purebred shar pei, as long as they are registered.
