Breed standards
Chinese Crested Dog
Standard FCI N288
Nationality: China.
The country that approved Breed: Great Britain.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION: A small, energetic and graceful dog, the backbone of medium to thin, with a smooth hairless body and hair only on the limbs, head and tail hanging down or covered with soft fur.
DEER STYLE: full-blooded dog with fine bone.
Type of horse: a more compact build, with a heavier body and bone.
Temperament: Cheerful, never malicious.
HEAD: Skull slightly rounded and elongated.
Muzzle: Lean and flat towards the nose tapers. Go Stop is easily identified. Head length from occiput to the transition from forehead to muzzle is the same as from stop to nose. Muzzle slightly tapering at the same time should not be pointed, dry, with a close fitting thin lips. Nose well developed, and the width is the same as the end of the muzzle. Allowed any color of the nose. Crest begins to transition from forehead to muzzle and down further by the scruff the neck. It can be any length, long flowing crest preferred.
Breed Standard (ENG)
Chinese Crested DogFCI-Standard No 288/11.05.1998/GB
ORIGIN: China.
PATRONAGE: Great Britain.
DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE ORIGINAL VALID STANDARD: 24.06.1987.
UTILIZATION: Toy Dog.
CLASSIFICATION FCI: Group 9 Companion and Toy Dogs. Section 4 Hairless Dogs. Without working trial.
GENERAL APPEARANCE: A small, active and graceful dog; medium-to fine-boned, smooth hairless body, with hair on feet, head and tail only; or covered with a soft veil of hair. Two distinct types of this breed: Deer type, racy and fine-boned, and Cobby type, heavier in body and bone.
BEHAVIOUR / TEMPERAMENT: Happy, never vicious.
HEAD: Smooth, without excess wrinkles. Distance from base of skull to stop equal to distance from stop to tip of nose. Head presenting graceful appearance with alert expression.











