The uprising at the end of the Ching dynasty allowed a eunuch to smuggle out several specimens of Pekingese and sell them to outsiders.
清末混亂時期，飼養在北京郊外萬壽山頤和園內的狗群，有許多被負責管理的宦官，私自攜出宮外轉售，而結束了宮廷犬﹘﹘北京狗二千年來，在歷代皇宮內嬌生慣養的舒適生活。