Pekingese
Placed on this panel from 3 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.
Measured nearest to Shih Tzu, and nothing among the other 257 breeds is nearer. The smallest branch holding them both covers 0.7% of this tree.
The 12 breeds nearest to Pekingese.
The line starts at the tightest pairing this panel holds and ends at the widest separation measured on it, so how far along these marks sit is the answer to how close Pekingese really is to anything.
Shih Tzu2
Tibetan Spaniel3
Lhasa Apso4
Chow Chow5
Japanese Akita6
Kishu7
Thai Ridgeback8
Japanese Chin9
Chinese Shar-Pei10
Shiba Inu11
American Akita12
Greenland DogCloseness is measured from the genomes, and nothing else. It has no units and no dates. Two breeds sitting close together means their lines separate late in this data. It does not mean either one came from the other.
3 sequenced dogs is a thin sample. This breed’s exact neighbours could move if more were added; the neighbourhood is steadier than the order within it.