Breed Description

The Chinese Crested comes in two different styles, one long coated, (powder puff) and another hairless excluding feet, head and tail. Two styles, numerous colours. Chinese Crested dogs come in a variety of solid colours, mixed, spotted in places or all over and the powder puff variety holds a soft long luscious coat, that requires regular grooming to stop from knots and tangles forming. The hairless of the breed, said to be the most popular are still very rare and are not, as many would think created from a alternative litter, they are however the making of the same litter as the long coated Chinese Crested. Both breeds of Chinese Crested dogs are sweet, playful, enjoy cuddles and are lively when out walks or playing. They are energetic, so as much as an owner may feel protective over this little dog, he/she must be allowed to walk and run to burn this energy off. Saying that, these dogs love to be held and stroked on there owners knee as many toy/lap dogs do. Assuming children are brought up to respect the dogs size and taught to play gently with the Chinese Crested, they are incredibly affectionate towards children as they are naturally friendly dogs. Due to size the Chinese Crested is perfectly suitable for apartment living, however, they should not be kept indoors alone for long periods of time daily as they may become destructive. When out walks in the cold weather care should be taken to apply a dog jacket or sweater.