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<p>[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 348211, member: 308"]Hi Greg - I borrowed the following from a website called goodlucksymbols.com</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The male Foo dog can be recognized as the one resting his paw on the ball which may represent the world. The male is Yang. He protects everything outside. He is protector of the building itself. He is power and supremacy.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>The female Foo dog is shown with one paw on a cub. She protects everything inside the home or house. The female is the one who also protects the people who reside or work in the house. She is the Yin. She represents compassion and support.</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>I think, though, that the traditional representations have broken down a bit over the years. I had a pair of Foo Dogs that were carved from wood and were mirror images. Both had balls under their paws. For years they resided under my coffee table. They were crudely done but I liked them. Unfortunately, I had a male schnauzer who thought they made the perfect substitute for a fire hydrant. I didn't realize right away what was going on. Dog urine and wood don't mix very well and the finish on the wood spotted. I thought about refinishing them but put them in the garage for a couple of years and ran them through auction at some point. As I remember they did very well. </p><p>Don[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dgbjwc, post: 348211, member: 308"]Hi Greg - I borrowed the following from a website called goodlucksymbols.com [B]The male Foo dog can be recognized as the one resting his paw on the ball which may represent the world. The male is Yang. He protects everything outside. He is protector of the building itself. He is power and supremacy. The female Foo dog is shown with one paw on a cub. She protects everything inside the home or house. The female is the one who also protects the people who reside or work in the house. She is the Yin. She represents compassion and support. [/B] I think, though, that the traditional representations have broken down a bit over the years. I had a pair of Foo Dogs that were carved from wood and were mirror images. Both had balls under their paws. For years they resided under my coffee table. They were crudely done but I liked them. Unfortunately, I had a male schnauzer who thought they made the perfect substitute for a fire hydrant. I didn't realize right away what was going on. Dog urine and wood don't mix very well and the finish on the wood spotted. I thought about refinishing them but put them in the garage for a couple of years and ran them through auction at some point. As I remember they did very well. Don[/QUOTE]
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