Shih Tzu
Placed on this panel from 5 sequenced dogs, among 258 breeds.
Measured nearest to Pekingese, 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 Shih Tzu.
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 Shih Tzu really is to anything.
Pekingese2
Lhasa Apso3
Tibetan Spaniel4
Chow Chow5
Thai Ridgeback6
Chinese Shar-Pei7
Japanese Akita8
Kishu9
Japanese Chin10
Shiba Inu11
Russian Tsvetnaya Bolonka12
American AkitaCloseness 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.
5 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.