Toys on the windowsill? Not a problem for Gigi. Gigi had a dream and a mission, and she wasn't about to let her teeny-tiny ...

The mane-like hair gained favor with 17th-century Chinese royals who bred them and kept them as companions. Queen Elizabeth owned a Shih Tzu called Choo Choo. Shih Tzus were also associated with a ...

But in the early 19th century, a remarkable pirate ruled the South China Sea - and that pirate ... and the respect of the Qing establishment. Ching Shih was born around 1775 in Canton (now ...