A - There are two varieties of Chinese Crested, often both whelped in the same litter. There is the HAIRLESS Chinese Crested which can vary from totaly naked with only a small amount of sparse hair on the head, called a "true hairless" to a dog with quite a bit of body hair, a mop of hair on the head and lavish socks and tail plume, called a "hairy hairless". A chinese Crested fully covered in coat is referred to as a POWDER PUFF. The powder puff has a dense double coat - a soft, wooly undercoat and an overcoat of ong silk hairs. The only real difference between the two varieties, besides coat, is in the dentition (teeth). A powder puff has a full set of teeth like any other dog set in an even or scissors bite. The hairless Crested often has  "primitive" dentition and may be missing teeth. The Hairless Cresteds teth are often pointed and conical in shape angling forward with conical, forward facing canines referred to as "tusks". Both varieties are 'Chnese Cresteds" and are shown in the same rng. All that having been said, when a hairy hairless is shown in the ring, yes, any body hair not on the head, lower leg/ foot or last two thirds of the tail is is shaved off or plucked to give the correct hairless look.

 

 

A - Yes, for some, but no - not for everyone. There is no such thing as the "perfect pet" as there are as many individual personality and lifestyle combinations as there are breeds of dog! There are pro's and con's tp every breed. Chinese Cresteds are generaly very good natured, uniquely attractive and quite inteligent - however, they can be hard headed from time to time and even though the hairless variety is "naked', they still require much grooming and care. The CHinese Cresteds skin is similar to human facial skin and is prone to blackheads, pimples, dryness/ oiliness and sunburn. They must be bathed frequently, rubbed with lotion to keep the skin supple (never use a lotion that contains lanolin) and pimples and blackheds must be treated in the same fashion and with the same products as sensitive human skin would use during a "breakout". The powder puff variety must be brushed several times a week from head to toe to prevent matting of the dense double coat and should be bathed at least monthly, preferably more often. The face should be hsaved at least twice monthly to prevent food from collecting at the mouth area and to prevent eye dischanrge from accumulating at the corners of the eyes.

 

 

A. - Every dog is diffrent, but in general, Chinese Cresteds are very user friendly dogs who strive to please their people and have the intelligence to quickly figure out what it is their people want them to do. The key to potty training any dog is patience and persistance. No puppy potty trains over night, in a few days, or even in a few weeks. When your puppy comes home it is a baby - a toddler, and will take time to learn to control is bladder and bowels, not just learn whats expected of it. Patience and repetition is the key to teaching any dog anything.

 

 

A - Hairless Cresteds get cold at the same point you would if you weren't wearing clothes. If the house is chilly to you, your hairless Crested is more than likely chilly as well. If it is snowing outside, your hairless is just as cold as you would be if you were outside naked. At H&H Cresteds, we make ample use of widely available pet clothing; t:shirts, sweaters, one piece fleece pajamas, etc. Just remember that many cresteds are alergic to wool and it is best to make sure you never dress them in it. Most hairless Cresteds are very fond of sleeping under the covers in bed with you at night - snuggly warm. When it comes to ped beds, most prefer the hooded, cuddle style cat beds as opposed to the open, shallow dog beds.

 

 

A. - Every animal has it's own uique personality, just as evry person has their own unique persnality, but as a whole all Cresteds have the same easy going, clownish "love my family, but just a little wary of strangers" temperment, Coat or lack of coat makes no difference. A Crested is a Crested.

 

 

A. - MAYBE. We feel that it is in the best interest of our dogs and the breed as a whole to insure that only the best examples of the breed may be bred and allowed to produce future generations of Cresteds. The only reason to place a dog on unlimited regsitration is so that it may be eligible for the conformation ring and so that it may be bred. Though the Crested you purchase may be an excellent example of the breed and fit for both show and reproduction, it is simply unethical to place that dog in a home that may use it for breeding if that buyer does not intend test the pup before it bred .if you plan to test the pup before its bred then i will give you full regsitration only with a contract saying this will be done before the pup is bred i feel that show people should not be the only one to have a nice pet alsothe pup will not be bred before 2 years of age after all test is complete

 

 

A. - ABSOLUTELY! I am more than happy to introduce any new fancier to the sport of showing purebred dogs and to help them "learn the ropes" of the show ring.

 

 

A. - They aren't - and let me tell you why, Following is a breakdown of the costs involved in producing and raising an average litter of Chinese Cresteds (four (4) pups with normal delivery - 50% powder puff/ 50% hairless)

 

1 YEAR OF SHOWING ($25.00 entry fee, 2 hours of grooming @ $20.00 per hour = $40.00, Handling Fee - $50.00 - X 10 SHows per year) $1,150.00

 

HEALTH TESTING (Patellar Luxation screening - Vet $145.00, OFA fee $25.00 = $170.00. Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease - Vet $145.00, OFA fee $25.00 = $170.00

Progressive Retinal Atrophy/ Glaucomo/ Juvinile Cataracts - Vet - $45.00, CERF fee $15.00 = $60.00, BAER test for congenital haring loss/ deafness - Vet $75.00,

General pre-breedng health exam with blood screening for thyroid and organ function $125.00) Total Health Screening cost - $600.00

 

STUD FEE - $700.00

 

PRENATAL/ POST NATAL HEALTH CARE (Confirmation of pregnancy by palpation at 24 days post breeding - $45.00. Sonogram to view health of pregnancy at  7 weeks gestation - $100.00.Xray to get a head count and check on health of puppies at 8.5 weeks - $125.00. Eaxamination of newborn pups and postpartum exam for mother - $45.00. Six (6) week shots with worming & well puppy exam - $245.00. Eight (8) week shots & worming - $200.00. Ten (10) week shots & worming - $200.00.) Total - $960.00

 

FOOD FOR MOTHER AND BABIES (Supplemental formula - 3 cans X $22.00 per can = $66.00. High quality food for babies and extra food for mother untill ten (10) weeks - $60.00. Total $126.00

 

BASE TOTAL - $3536.00. This is the base cost of producing/ raising a litter which does not include any emergency medical care for mother and babies (an emergency ceserean can exceed $1000.00) time off from work to deliver babies and care for newborns & mother, time and energy involved in care and socializtion of puppies or time and effort involved in screening homes and showing puppies. With the base cost being $3536.00 and an average litter being 4 pups - half of which are hairless the other half of which are powder puff, if the hairless were sold for $1500.00 each and the power puffs sold for $600.00 each for a total of $4200.00 - that leaves the Breeder with $664.00 for the time, effort and care mentioned in this paragraph. IS three months of work worth $664.00?

 

Responsible Breeders breed for the love of the breed and to obtain their next show dog not because they think they can make money. They know better!