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Chinese Crested Dog

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Meet the Chinese Crested

The Chinese Crested Dogs were once favorite pets of the Mandarins. They were also used on Chinese trade ships to hunt vermin. It is possible that Chinese sailors originally obtained these dogs from Africa or Mexico.

Some other names for the breed are Chien Chinois ? Cr?te, Chinesischer Schopfhund, Perro crestado chino, Perro Crestado de China, Hiina Harjaskoera, and Kiinanharjakoira. The Chinese Crested comes in two varieties: Hairless (nu, nackt, sin vello) and Powder Puff with veil coat (duvete, flaumig, velloso).

Chinese Cresteds - What are they like?

Most common hairless dog breed, recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC), recognized Feb 1991, look like little ponies, delightful, lively, very active, but can settle down when needed, intelligent, devoted, affectionate, demand to be cuddled, held and loved, will not let you ignore them, playful, know how to make people laugh, sensitive, may sulk if scolded, people-loving, versatile, very extroverted, sociable, outgoing, attentive, extreme in desire to please, easy to train, ideal companions, humanistic, expressive, very alert, good watchdogs, "houndy" in character and confirmation, may be aloof with strangers, like to chase small animals, howl when extremely excited, any color, solid or spotted, can suffer from skin problems, e.g. pimples, prone to sunburn, tan in the sun, need protection from cold, tolerated by many allergic people, can be pests in their demands, some are hard to housebreak, some genetic problems, dominant hairlessness... comes in two varieties: hairless and powderpuff with double soft and silky coat, on hairless the amount of hair varies from almost totally hairless body to almost coated (hairy hairless), hair on the head is called crest, hair on the tail is a plume, and hair at the feet are socks, primitive mouth, missing molars

For Chinese Crested photos, see the Crested Friends pages (links in left column). For Chinese Crested books, gifts, and web links, see the Crested links page. Read also Chinese Crested breed standards.

Ps. The dogs featured in the Chinese Crested pages title graphic are Phinn and Veda owned by Shannon Adams.