I just received a pair of Toscano Foo Dogs for my birthday and I'm confused. They are identical in looks but they are mirror images of each other. Which is the male and which is the female and what is the correct placement of these on the inside of the home?
Thank you for your help
LeAnne

Dear LeAnne,
I searched this forum and came up with a previous article, I wrote on stone lions. (Often, if the fu dogs are suppose to resemble the lions, then, the items held under their paws should be similar.)
If you want to view some of the .gif files mentioned below, please go the the conference below and search for the subject (below).
Warmest Regards,
Cecil
Posted in: Info :: Feng Shui Tips & Guidelines
on Thursday, April 18, 2002 09:41 AM
Subject: How to properly place a pair of Chinese Stone Lions
We have seen many pictures of buildings with the Lion figurines.
In many of the ancient Chinese buildings, one hardly notice that:-
1. The Male Lion
1.1 This Lion sits on the left side of the building.
1.2 The Male Lion will have it's mouth open. Showing in traditional Chinese society, MALE is `dominant'.
1.3 It is holding a ball.
2. The Female Lion
2.1 It sits on the right side of the building.
2.2 It has it's mouth closed. Here, the FEMALE is considered submissive.
2.3 The Female Lion holds a lion cub.
You can view the pair of MALE and FEMALE lion under this URL:
http://www.geomancy.net/mypictures/cgi-bin/mypictures.cgi?search=lion&img=8&cat=all&bool=and
The pictures in the above link are:-
lions1-1.gif (Showing the FEMALE lion with cub)
lions2-1.gif (Showing the MALE lion with ball)
3. Do click on the thumb-nail picture for a larger view.
4. I hope you now better understand the symbolism of the `ORIGINAL' pair of Lions.
Does your pair of LION STATUE have this description? YES / NO ? If not, yours is just an `ordinary' lion.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 5/31/2003 6:52:21 AM, Anonymous wrote:
I just received a pair of
Toscano Foo Dogs for my
birthday and I'm confused.
They are identical in looks
but they are mirror images of
each other. Which is the male
and which is the female and
what is the correct placement
of these on the inside of the
home?

Thank you for your

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help
LeAnne