The hairless variety of the Chinese Crested is another excellent none shedding small breed.
Not exact matches
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hairless dog.
This breed comes in two
varieties: the «
Hairless» which has no coat other than a few tufts
of hair and the Powder Puff which is covered with hair.
Due to the lack
of coat, the
hairless variety may get cold in chilly climates.
Although mostly
hairless, this
variety of Crested does have hair on the top
of its head, the tail and all four feet.
Most
of his competitors were
of the
hairless variety.
The skin
of the
Hairless comes in a
variety of colors, ranging from a pale flesh to black, and is often mottled.
Peterbalds come in a
variety of coat lengths and patterns, including a
hairless version.
There are two
varieties of the breed: the
Hairless, which only has hair on certain parts
of its body, and the Powderpuff, which has a long, soft coat.
There are two
varieties of this breed, the Chinese Crested
Hairless variety and the Chinese Crested Powderpuff.
He is either
of the Powder Puff (with hair) or completely
hairless variety.
The
hairless variety has smooth, soft skin and tufts
of hair on the head, tail, and ankles.
The
Hairless variety has hair on certain portions
of the body: the head (called a crest), the tail (called a plume) and the feet from the toes to the front pasterns and rear hock joints (called socks).
The main difference between the two
varieties is the hair coat,
of course, but the Powderpuffs can also have a drop ear, which is not permitted in the
Hairless variety.
The
hairless trait that makes these dogs so unusual is actually an incomplete dominant gene and many
of the Chinese Cresteds have full coats (Powderpuff
varieties).
Maintenance
of the
Hairless variety's skin is similar to maintaining human skin, it can be susceptible to acne, dryness, and sunburn.
Note that if your dog is
of the
hairless variety, he does not have the typical protection against cuts and scrapes.
The Crested appears in two different
varieties: the
hairless, with tufts
of hair on his head, feet and tail tip (pictured above); and the powderpuff, which has a full coat
of any color (pictured left).
The
Hairless variety can vary in amount
of body hair.
Maintenance
of the
Hairless variety's skin is similar to maintaining human skin and as such it can be susceptible to acne, dryness, and sunburn.
The skin
of the
Hairless comes in a
variety of colors, ranging from a pale flesh to black.
At first look, the
Hairless and Powderpuff
varieties of Chinese crested dogs appear to be two different breeds, but hairlessness is an incomplete dominant trait within a single breed.
This breed comes in the name
of variety; indeed, you may find both coated and
hairless specimens and they can be found in three different sizes: small, medium and large.
In the
hairless variety, the skin can be
of any color.
Descendents
of the prized dogs
of the Aztecs, Xolos are smart and easily trained — plus, there's no hair to clog the vacuum if you have the
hairless variety!