Because after the Tang and Song Dynasties, dog meat was no longer a commonly used meat in ordinary people's homes. People's demand for dog meat began to increase. However, dogs were small in size and grew and reproduced slowly, so the supply could not keep up with demand.

Slowly, people began to seek alternatives to dog meat. In addition, nobles were also looking for other delicacies. Meat livestock such as pigs, cattle, and sheep, which were delicious, larger in size, and had short growth cycles, became

Entering people's horizons, they began to replace dog meat and became the favorite on the table.

At the same time, dog meat has become one of the symbols that distinguishes the upper and lower classes of society, because as the upper class, they do not eat dog meat that is commonly eaten by the common people.

Ordinary people eat dog meat that either causes death from old age or illness, and also secretly eats other people's dogs. This "problematic" dog-eating scene is naturally not liked by the upper class. In addition, it is not suitable for eating.

Clean dogs may develop rabies, so people from the upper echelons of society began to refuse to eat dog meat.

As the leader of social customs, the attitude of the upper class towards dog meat slowly and subtly affected the lower class, which also led to dog meat being slowly removed from the menu of formal banquets.

Although the status of dog meat has declined, it has not been withdrawn from the food list of ancient people. Dog meat has been leading the dining table fashion since the Zhou Dynasty, and it has not fallen behind until the Qing Dynasty. Dogs have always been among the six domestic animals.

It is not only people's housekeeping expert, field hunting helper, but also one of people's food.

However, there is also a theory that the decline in the status of dog meat is related to ethnic minorities who do not eat dog meat, because they often nomadic in the grasslands and raise hunting dogs to protect their cattle, sheep and horses at home rather than for food, so they have developed a different culture.

The habit of eating dog meat.

During the period of great ethnic integration in the Tang and Song Dynasties, many ethnic minorities integrated into the Central Plains. In addition, after the Tang and Song Dynasties, a large number of ethnic minorities entered the customs. More and more people like to eat pork, beef and mutton instead of dog meat.