- Any colour or combination of colours
About the Chinese Crested Dog
Origin: ChinaChinese Crested Dog
- FCI status
- Recognised by FCI
- FCI groupFCI divides this breed into varieties, and our sources don’t record which one a breeder works. Ask them which variety their line is.
- Companion and Toy Dogs
- Origin
- China
- Also called
- Perro Crestado Chino
- Known hereditary risks
- Not researched yet
About
What the breed standard says
- Bred for
- Companion Dog
- Behaviour and temperament
“Happy, never vicious”
Quoted from FCI standard n°288. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
Characteristics
- Size
- —
- Exercise needsRead from what the breed was bred to do, in the registry’s own words: “Companion Dog” That is a working purpose, not a measured exercise requirement — an individual dog’s needs depend on its age, health and household.
- 2 of 5
- Easy to train
- —
- Amount of shedding
- 3 of 5
- Grooming needs
- 4 of 5
- Good with children
- —
- Cost to keep
- —
- Tolerates being alone
- —
- Intelligence
- —
- Health of breed
- Not researched yet
Pros & cons
Pros & cons for the Chinese Crested Dog
What you get with the Chinese Crested Dog
- Purpose stated in the standard: “Companion Dog”
- The standard describes the breed as: “Happy, never vicious”
What you are taking on
- High grooming needs — the standard’s own description is “A long and flowing crest preferred, but sparse acceptable”
Drawn from sources rather than written as an opinion — cited health research, the registry’s own standard, and peer-reviewed longevity. FCI breed standard. One breeder’s animals can differ from any of it, and an empty column means we hold nothing for that side rather than that there is nothing to say.
Characteristics
FCI standard · Chinese Crested Dog
Coat and colour
As the FCI standard sets it out. Every line below is the standard’s own wording.
Coat
No large patches of hair anywhere on body.
A long and flowing crest preferred, but sparse acceptable
ideally beginning at stop tapering off down neck.
In Powder Puffs coat consists of an undercoat with soft veil of long hair, veil coat a feature
Colour
- Preferred
- Permissible
- Undesirable
- Disqualifying
Preferred, permissible, undesirable and disqualifying are FCI’s own words about the breed. They describe what the standard asks for — not an assessment of any individual dog, and not ours.
Shortened from FCI standard n°288 — each label is the standard’s own wording with the verdict lifted into the tag beside it. Read the full clause at source.
What the breed standard says
- Size
- “Ideal height at the withers: Males: 28-33 cm. Females: 23–30 cm”
- FCI distinguishes an ideal from what is permitted.
Quoted from FCI standard n°288. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.
FCI varieties
FCI divides the Chinese Crested Dog into these varieties, listed in the registry's own words. Depending on the breed they separate colour, coat, size or line — they are not a full list of colours, which no registry we hold publishes. Ask a breeder which variety their line is.
- HAIRLESS
- POWDER PUFF
Breed-level information from The Dog API. It describes the Chinese Crested Dog in general; any individual animal can differ.
Health guide
What to ask for in a Chinese Crested Dog
No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Chinese Crested Dog on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.
Gallery
No photographs yet
This is where Chinese Crested Dog owners’ own photographs will go, from the pet profiles they keep here. Nobody has added one to a public page yet.
A photograph in a pet profile stays private to its owner. We will not put one here unless they ask us to.
Puppies
No puppies listed right now
No Chinese Crested Dog breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.