In America, the Pekingese with the longest language in the world is recorded. The length of the tongue was 11.43 cm.
Pekingese came to Germany, America, and the Netherlands only in 1900.
When the Titanic hit the iceberg, it was carrying 12 dogs, a cat, and some birds (a canary and a few hens), among which was a Pekingese named Saint-Et-Sen. He was lucky to survive in this disaster and to escape with the owners on a lifeboat.