Fu Dog – Day 104

These 3 Fu Dogs are made of fabric.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs are fans of the fabric arts? Luxurious fabrics are like oxygen for these 3!

Fu Dog – Day 103

This Fu Dog ring is by Amy Kahn Russell is made in China.

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Did you know that wearing a Fu Dog on your finger makes it safe to point? Your finger will be protected!

Fu Dog – Day 102

This Fu Dog puppet is by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that Fu Dog Puppets never get paper cuts? – Little known, but true!

Fu Dog – Day 101

This pair of Fu Dogs is about 7 inches tall by an unknown artist.


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Did you know that these Fu Dogs look like Tiki Idols? Well, maybe only to me.

Fu Dog – Day 100

This pair of Fu Dogs is porcelain, of the 17oo’s and by an unknown artist.

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Did you know a colorful pair of Fu Dogs is a happy pair of Fu Dogs? These are happy to have you around any time!

Fu Dog – Day 99

This Fu Dog is bronze, about 15 inches by 7 by 5, by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs can “change their appearance”? Neither did I – this one is very very strange; must be very very powerful too!

Fu Dog – Day 98

This pair of Fu Dogs are ceramic roof tiles of about the 19th century by an unknown artist and are about 1 foot in size.

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Did you know that bulbous eyes on a Fu Dog give it a greater field of vision? All the better to care for those they love!

Fu Dog – Day 97

This little Fu Dog is a seal in jade of about 1-2 inches in size by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs that top seals are always carved at the top of a longer stone (kind of like how an eraser is always at the top of a pencil’s shaft)? That makes such a Fu Dog very important!

Fu Dog – Day 96

This wooden pair of Fu Dogs are late 19th to early 20th century by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that sometimes a Fu Dog could hold an object that is not a cub and not a ball? These have a medallion or badge or some thing similar!

Fu Dog – Day 95

This little Fu Dog is of unknown artist.

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Did you know tiny Fu Dogs like this one are still effective guardians? Yes, they are!

Fu Dog – Day 94

This pair is brass, about 3 inches.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs like to have a pretty home too? This pair have a great looking box!

Fu Dog – Day 93

This Fu Dog is property of the J. M. Davenport collection and is about 2 inches in all dimensions.

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Did you know that stone seals (having an inscription on the bottom that when dipped in ink and pressed to paper represents the owner) are a favorite Fu Dog use? I don’t have one but would like one!

Fu Dog – Day 92

This Fu Dog is carved wood from the early to mid 1800s, about 10 inches by 6 by 6 and stamped by the artist.

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Did you know that wooden Fu Dogs are usually positioned in ways different from stone carved Fu Dogs? Tradition maybe.

Fu Dog – Day 91

These Fu Dogs are somewhere in Thailand I think.

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Did you know some places require so much guarding and good luck that you can never have too many Fu Dogs? I wonder what their names are – maybe Mike, Carol, Bobby, Cindy, Marsha, Greg….

Fu Dog – Day 90

This pair is at the gate of Tengboche monastery, Nepal.

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Did you know that even near the ‘top of the world’ there are Fu Dogs looking out? This pair are watching out near Mount Everest!

Fu Dog – Day 89

This Fu Dog is in Manila. It is of unknown gender and artist.

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Did you know that this Fu Dog is pulling double duty? Both a ball and a cub – and looking out for Plaza Sta Cruz too – !!

Fu Dog – Day 88

This stone Fu Dog is outside of little Potala Palace (somewhere in China, I think) and is female (since there is a cub under paw) by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that some Fu Dogs look like they’ve been to battle? This one is missing claws and possibly teeth, and it's bell – I think it has struggled mightily to protect its charge!

Fu Dog – Day 87

This pair of Fu Dogs are on a rooftop in Hong Kong, I think.

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Did you know that rooftop Fu Dogs have a birds eye view of trouble? It makes them able to keep troubling influences far far away!

Fu Dog – Day 86

These Fu Dogs are on Kinmen Island (between China and Taiwan), are of unknown artist, size, and gender.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs can and do guard the strangest things? This pair seem as vigilant as ever, warding off trouble!

Fu Dog – Day 85

These Fu Dogs are unknown.

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Did you know that a group of Fu Dogs could get together? This group looks like they’re about to enjoy a holiday!

Fu Dog – Day 84

This Fu Dog is in Kathmandu, Nepal. It is by an unknown artist, of unknown age and gender.

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Did you know that a Fu Dog can be just a regular guy, hanging out on the street? This one is sitting pretty with its friends!

Fu Dog – Day 83

This Fu Dog is on Enoshima Island in Japan, is of unknown artist, year, and gender.

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Did you know that animals also take advantage of a Fu Dog’s guardian nature? This cat is one lucky kitty!

Fu Dog – Day 82

This Fu Dog is from about the 1920s, carved in amethyst by an unknown artist is only inches tall/wide/deep.

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Did you know that some stones are harder than others to carve? I think amethyst is much harder than some – makes for a good indestructible guard!

Fu Dog – Day 81

This Fu Dog is in front of a restaurant on North Dale Mabry, Tampa FL.

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Did you know that a Fu Dog can have a happy go lucky attitude as well as a ball and a cub? This one exemplifies my outlook – you can have it all and be happy!

Fu Dog – Day 80

This pair of Fu Dogs are in mammoth tusk?! They are mere inches in tall/wide/deep by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs could be found in mammoth tusk? These were really well disguised but I’m glad the artist found them – I think pieces this small may be referred to as netsuke.

Fu Dog – Day 79

This pair of nickel plated Fu Dogs is of unknown artist and size.

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Did you know that shiny Fu Dogs are reflections of their surroundings? I can see myself, in them!

Fu Dog – Day 78

This Fu Dog is a wonderful tattoo!

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Did you know that having a tattoo of a Fu Dog allows you to always have its protection and good fortune at work for you? Yep, lucky indeed!

Fu Dog – Day 77

This Fu Dog is of unknown artist and gender and is located in Baogua Temple in Zhejiang China.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs have a fire on the inside? Ok, maybe this one is just red by nature!

Fu Dog – Day 76

This Fu Dog is in Mongolia in Ulaan Baatar, is of unknown artist, size, and gender.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs were so brightly colored and delicious looking in Mongolia? Well, this one is!

Fu Dog – Day 75

This pair of Fu Dogs is made of stone by an unknown artist and are about 37 x 24 x 11 inches.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs made of stone last a long time? Yes, these Fu Dogs maybe knew your great great great ancestor!

Fu Dog – Day 74

This Fu Dog is near Wat Dei Doh, Cambodia, by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that a Fu Dog never gets tired? This one looks like it has been on guard for decades!

Fu Dog – Day 73

These Fu Dog vases are about 8 by 3 inches porcelain by an unknown artist circa 1900.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs could be on a vase and not have the vase sticking out of their backs? Yeah, I knew it too!

Fu Dog – Day 72

These Fu Dogs are about 2.5 by 1.5 inches, by an unknown artist.

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Did you know small Fu Dogs could be so intricate and balanced? I sure take inspiration from them!

Fu Dog – Day 71

This Fu Dog is a finial on an enamel bell that is 4 inches by 3 inches. It is by an unknown artist and of unknown gender.

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Did you know that a Fu Dog could make a lovely sound? I’d like to hear it sing out!

Fu Dog – Day 70

This is a Male Fu Dog (because you can see the ball under his paw). It is 4 x 4 x 2 inches, jeweled, by an unknown artist.


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Did you know a Fu Dog makes a great gift? This one makes me want to give you a present!

Fu Dog – Day 69

This is a Female Fu Dog (because you can see the cub under her paw). It is 4 x 4 x 2 inches, jeweled, by an unknown artist.

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Did you know a Fu Dog could have such riches? I would love such a Fu Dog!

Fu Dog – Day 68

This Fu Dog is a graphic image possibly by Yukie Nagai, Yutaka Ohtake and Hiromasa Suzuki in their paper “Noise Robust Surface Reconstruction by Combining PU and Graph-cut” of 2009.

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Did you know a graphic Fu Dog could look so three dimensional? It looks like a beautiful sculpture!

Fu Dog – Day 67

This Fu Dog is about 2 inches by 2 inches by 1 inch and is gold plated solid brass, by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that a Fu Dog would have such friends as a Pi Yao and a Chi Lin? In this case it is important to note that good friends are like gold and should be cherished!

Fu Dog – Day 66

This bronze male Fu Dog is by an unknown artist of an unknown time.

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Did you know that a Fu Dog can have a tail like a fan? This one looks like it would create a great breeze when happily wagging its tail!

Fu Dog – Day 65

This is a Japanese bronze of 7 Fu Dogs! Maybe of the Meiji to Taisho period, by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that the Peony (or Botan) is usually associated with the Fu Dog (per image source)? I bet they are having fun playing in and around the flowers!

Fu Dog – Day 64

These Fu Dogs are topiary – they were reportedly made for the 2008 Beijing Olympics by an unknown artist.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs could be rooted to a spot – literally? I wonder if these would bloom in the spring – I hope they make beautiful flowers together!

Fu Dog – Day 63

This Fu Dog is probably somewhere in Ngoya, Japan. It is of unknown size, gender, artist.

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Did you know Fu Dogs could be Dare Devils? This one looks like it relishes life on the edge!

Fu Dog – Day 62

This Fu Dog is on a plaque, possibly at the Buddha Tooth Relic Temple and Museum, Singapore. It is of unknown size, artist, gender, and date, probably made of wood.

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Did you know Fu Dogs like to be decorated? This one looks to me like it is wearing tiny parasols and soaring through the air!

Fu Dog – Day 61

This Fu Dog is male (because of the ball under his paw) and is probably ceramic, by an unknown artist of unknown date and size.

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Did you know a Fu Dog could light up your world? This one certainly could make my nights more illuminated!

Fu Dog – Day 60

This pair of Fu Dog door pulls is of unknown artist, size, material, gender.

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Did you know that Fu Dogs are effective guardians even if they only have a head? I can imagine these two releasing their ‘bite’ on the door pull ring for anyone they deemed not worthy of entry!

Fu Dog – Day 59

These Fu Dogs are of cast bronze, over six feet ! tall, location unknown, artist unknown, of the late 19th century.

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Did you know that both Fu Dogs can have a ball? This pair each have a ball (very strange to see – a first for me) and the female one even has two cubs; a unique and beautiful pair!

Fu Dog – Day 58

This Fu Dog is of unknown gender and artist and size and location. It is carved of stone depicting Manjusri Bodhisattva astride a Fu Dog.

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Did you know Fu Dogs could be ridden? I want to ride!

Fu Dog – Day 57

This Fu Dog is male (due to the large ball under his paw)  and located in Taiwan outside Chung Tai Chan monastery. It is of unknown artist and material.

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Did you know that sculpted Fu Dogs do not normally have very detailed eyes? This Fu Dog is the exception having very detailed eyes – don’t you feel them protecting you – I do!

Fu Dog – Day 56

To quote the source: “Qing Imperial yellow embroidered panel for a nine-fold screen. Imagery includes Fu Dog and female deities in the heavenly garden. 18th-century Chinese.”

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Did you know that Fu Dogs and deities were pals, hanging out together in heavenly gardens? I’d like to have as cool a pal to hang out with!

Fu Dog – Day 55

This pair of Fu Dogs is unknown for everything!

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Did you know Fu Dogs could have a low profile? These look squashed and on the prowl!