Matgo Law: Bought his first Shar-Pei from a basket on the streets of Hong Kong for 80 Hong Kong dollars. His second Shar-Pei was Down-Homes Sweet Pea, pictured left, which was a gift from a dog fighter. Sweet Pea was his foundation dog and a primary ancestor for almost every known Shar-Pei in existence today. Mr. Chung and Mr. Law were busy assembling a plan for the rebirth of the Shar-Pei and trying to acquire a solid, however small, foundation stock containing the traits of what they thought the breed should possess.

A note of interest for later discussion is that Sweet Pea was what is now classified as a "flowered" Shar-Pei. This will bring up some interesting debate and issues later.

Quite by accident a May, 1971 issue Dogs Magazine fell into the hands of Mr. Law. This issue carried an article on rare breeds which included a photo of a Shar-Pei and claims that it was possibly among the last surviving specimens of this rare breed.

Mr. Law, seizing on this opportunity wrote to editor Margaret Fansworth enclosing pictures, plans and a plea for compassionate US breeders to assist in helping rescue this breed. His cry for help appeared in the April 1973 issue and he did not expect much response as his earlier attempts to get people involved were met with little interest. The exact number of responses reported varies but a reported 200 concerned enthusiast answered his plight and volunteered their assistance. So many in fact that supply would not be able to keep up with demand.