Chinese Crested
Learn about the temperament and personality of the Chinese Crested. Discover what he's like, his traits and how he behaves. And look at lots of Chinese Crested photos.
Chinese Crested hairless variety:
Chinese Crested powderpuff variety:
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| Ease of Training |  | Explain rating |
| Intelligence | | Explain rating |
| Shedding |  | Explain rating |
| Watchdog | | Explain rating |
| Guard Dog | | Explain rating |
| Popularity |  | Explain rating |
| Size |  | Explain rating |
| Agility |  | Explain rating |
| Good with Kids |  | Explain rating |
Chinese Crested Temperament
The Chinese Crested is an elegant little toy dog who craves human companionship. They are loving, lovable, cuddly, affectionate, and love to give kisses. They do well in families with gentle children. They are comical, happy, lively, entertaining, and love to play. They even invent their own games. Sometimes they think they are a cat: they love to sit in high places and paw at their toys. They aren't good watchdogs and may or may not bark at the presence of a stranger on your doorstep. They are not yappy. They do howl, and can sometimes be trained to "sing" on command. They are often aloof with strangers and can be overly timid. They should be socialized when they are young to help with this. If your Chinese Crested shivers when it's not cold out, it just means he is nervous or excited. If it is cold out, they love to wear fashionable sweaters. They have minimal exercise needs and will be very happy with about an hour a day of play. They excel at agility, obedience training, and rally. These little guys are truly people dogs and they don't like to be left alone. Their job is to be your loving companion. (This is one of the reasons they make such great therapy dogs!) They don't like to be left alone, and might just chew your favorite slippers.
Chinese Crested Training
The Chinese Crested is harder to train than most other dog breeds. He learns new commands more slowly than the majority of other breeds. You will need to be extra patient when Training him.
Chinese Crested Shedding
The Chinese Crested sheds practically no hair at all. You'll virtually never find a hair in your home!
Chinese Crested Grooming
Pet coat (less work): Cut his coat short every few months and then it only needs to be brushed every so often.
Show coat (more work): Professionally groom his coat to the breed standard. Brush it daily.
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Rating: Ease of training
Tells you how easy or difficult a breed is to train.
A higher rating means the breed is easier to train, a lower rating means the breed is harder to train.
An easy to train breed require less time and patience to train.
Rating: Intelligence
Tells you how intelligent a breed is in terms of how quickly it can learn commands from humans. A higher rating means the breed will learn your commands faster (and is therefore generally considered to be more intelligent), while a lower rating means the breed will learn your commands more slowly (and is therefore generally considered to be less intelligent).
Keep in mind that this is only one way to measure a dog's intelligence and a low rating might still mean the breed is highly intelligent in other ways.
Rating: Shedding
Tells you how much hair the breed sheds. The higher the rating the more hair the breed sheds.
Rating: Watchdog
Tells you how good the breed is at being a watchdog and raising the alarm when a stranger approaches. A higher rating means the breed will bark vigorously to warn you of a stranger's presence on your property. A low rating means the breed probably won't bark much if a stranger enters your property.
Rating: Guard dog
Tells you how good the breed is at being a guard dog due to the appearance, size, and strength of the breed. A breed with a high guard dog rating will make an intruder think twice before stepping foot on your property.
Rating: Popularity
Tells you how popular the breed is in terms of ownership. A higher rating means that more people own the breed. The more popular a breed is the easier it is to find and purchase one because there are more breeders breeding it.
Rating: Size
Tells you how large or small the breed is. A lower rating means the breed is smaller and a higher rating means the breed is larger. It gives you a quick idea of how physically large or small the breed is compared with all the other breeds.
Rating: Agility
Tells you how agile the breed is. A higher rating means the breed is fast and nimble on its feet while a lower rating means the breed is heavier and slower on its feet.
Rating: Good with kids
Tells you how good the breed is with children. A higher rating means the breed is good with children. Note: all breeds are generally good with kids when they're raised with them.