The Chinese Crested is as exotic looking breed that originated in China. It is a very small dog that only stands between 9 and 13 inches tall and it weighs less than 12 pounds. It comes in two coat variations. The first variation is the hairless version. This version is bald except for section on its head, tail and feet. Here this breed has long silky tuffs of hair. The second variation of the Chinese Crested is the Powderpuff version. In this version the coat has two parts. The undercoat is silky downy undercoat and a long straight outercoat.
To care for this breed you will need to groom it according to the type of coat that it has. For the hairless variation you will want to massage their skin with cream to keep it moisturized. If the hairless will be outside you may also want to use a sun block to help reduce the chances that they will develop a sun burn. This variation should not be left outside for very long as they are more susceptible to the elements. To groom the powderpuff variation of this dog you will want to brush their hair on a weekly basis.
The Chinese Crested is a toy dog, that has fine-boned, elegant and graceful features and movements. There are two distinct varieties that are born in the same litter. One is the hairless variety with its body mostly hairless with hair only on the head, tail and feet and the other is the Powderpuff, which is completely covered with hair. Any color or combination of colors is allowed, either solid, mixed or spotted all over.
Its size is ideally 11 to 13 inches. However, dogs that are slightly larger or smaller may be given full consideration. Its body shape is rectangular and allows for freedom of movement. The head of the Chinese Crested is wedge-shaped when viewed from the top and the side. The muzzle has a slight stop, and tapers nicely into the cheeks.
As with many breeds there is some dispute over the origins of the Chinese Crested Dog. However, it is almost certain that despite its name, the Chinese Crested Dog did not originate in China. It is believed that Chinese mariners sailed from African territories with this breed on board.
Chinese brought the dogs on board their ships to hunt vermin. Eventually, they renamed the dogs “Chinese Crested” and the name stuck.
Both varieties require certain amounts of grooming. The Puffs have a very soft and fine double coat that requires frequent brushing to avoid matting. Although a Puff’s coat does not continuously grow like that of some other breeds, it can grow to be quite long at full length. This breed has little to no shedding
The advantage of owning a naked dog is that it has no body odor, no heavy shedding and no fleas. And people who are allergic to other, hairier breeds, may find that this one causes them no problems.
Chinese Crests become very attached to their owners. They love lots of attention, affection and togetherness. The breed serves as a loving companion, playful and entertaining.
They are delicate and happy little dogs and are very loyal and devoted to their owners. Alert and highly intelligent, they can easily be trained for obedience and tricks.
The breed can fit in any lifestyle and environment. They get along very well with other small animals and children. They do not bark loudly or often and because of that they don’t make very good watchdogs.
Standoffish by nature, Chinese Crests need extensive exposure to people and to unusual sights and sounds. Otherwise their natural caution can become shyness or suspiciousness, which is difficult to live with.
The Chinese Crested breeds are difficult to housebreak. Consistent crate training is mandatory. Some owners are not able to fully housebreak them even as adults. However, if you start early and condition your dogs to eliminate in specific areas, they will eventually get the idea.
Play will take care of a lot of their exercise needs, however, as with all breeds, play will not fulfill their primal instinct to walk. Dogs that do not get to go on daily walks are more likely to display a wide array of behavior problems.
Hi,
I have a 7 month old Chinese Crested who is completely lovable and very spoiled. She is great with my other two dogs and very patient with my 2 year old daughter. The issue I am having is we had two incidents where she peed on me. I woke up to her on top of me and peeing through the blanket and did not stop even though she saw me wake up. The other night she jumped up on the couch with me and peed on me again through the blankets. She does have accidents throughout the house on the carpet but I do take her out quite often outside to try to get her used to going outside instead of inside. If you can give me some insight for why this is happening or how to change this reaccuring habit please let me know.
Thank you,
Chelsey
Hi Chelsey,
I have a Chinese Crested Powder Puff boy he is 2 and a half now and we have had since he was 10 weeks old. He is a beautiful boy and loves us and my other dog and the cats and the kids. I have to say though that I am so cranky and really over his toilet issues. He also has peed on my partner like yours peed on you. He just stands there and pees on her, pees where she sits pees where she lays and he also pees where the cats lay and if we do not walk him for one day he pees all through the house to let us know he is “PISSED” off, pardon the pun..we have a female 3 year old Chihuahua and she is 100% toilet trained even runs out to the yard in the pouring rain and does her business, she is so well behaved and was easy to toilet train. We fostered another Chinese Crested and we rehomed him 4 months ago and his toileting was horrific..he would pee everywhere and poo everywhere even on the kids beds it was bad, he went to a lovely lady but she still has bad issues with the toileting..I have been told by vets and breeders that Chinese Crested are known to be dirty like this and it is because they are very primitive in nature, they come from Africa and are a really old breed so I guess we will never really get that wild dog out of them!! I am torn about what to do with our boy as he is destroying our house but we love him…let me know how it is all going for you and your CC.
Cheers
Renay
Chinese Crested are not dirty dogs by any stretch of the imagination. Your dog peeing on you sounds like a dominance issue and I would like to know if your dog has been neutered. My Crested is house trained for both inside on papers when we can’t be home and outside when we’re home. Whatever vet you took your dog to has no experience with the breed at all. I think you should find a crested group like the one I listed above and actually learn from people who know the breed.