The Han dynasty (206 BC - 220 AD) had an official charged with rearing the emperor's hunting dogs, and in the Tang dynasty (618-9O7) there was even a special imperial kennels which raised hunting dogs for the emperor.
漢代還設有飼養皇帝獵犬的官員﹘ ﹘狗監；唐代更有狗坊，是專為皇帝飼養獵犬的官署。