Chinese Crested Dog

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.
BEHAVIOR / 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.
CRANIAL REGION :
Skull : Slightly rounded and elongated.
Stop : Slightly pronounced, but not extreme.
FACIAL REGION :
Nose : A prominent feature, narrow in keeping with muzzle. Any
colour nose acceptable.
Muzzle : Tapering slightly but never pointed, lean without flews.
Lips : Tight and thin.
Jaws/Teeth : Jaws strong, with perfect, regular scissor bite, i.e. the
upper teeth closely overlapping the lower teeth and set square to the
jaws.
Cheeks : Cleanly chiselled, lean and flat, tapering into muzzle.
Crest : Ideally beginning at stop tapering off down neck. A long and
flowing crest preferred, but sparse acceptable.
Eyes : So dark as to appear black. Little or no white showing.
Medium size. Set wide apart.
Ears : Set low : highest point of base of ear level with outside corner
of eye. Large and erect, with or without fringe, except in Powder
Puffs where drop ears are permissible.
NECK : Lean, free from throatiness, long and sloping gracefully into
strong shoulders. When moving, carried high and slightly arched.
BODY : Medium to long, supple.
Back : Level.
Loin : Taut.
Croup : Well rounded and muscular.
Chest : Rather broad and deep, not barrel-ribbed. Breast bone not
prominent. Brisket extending to elbows.
Underline : Moderate tuck-up.
TAIL : Set high, carried up or out when in motion. Long and
tapering, fairly straight, not curled or twisted to either side, falling
naturally when at rest. Plume long and flowing, confined to lower
two-thirds of tail. Sparse plume acceptable.
LIMBS
FOREQUARTERS : Legs long and slender, set well under body.
Shoulders : Clean, narrow and well laid back.
Elbows : Held close to body.
Pasterns : Fine, strong, nearly vertical.
HINDQUARTERS : Hindlegs set wide apart. Angulation of the rear
limb must be such as to produce a level back.
Stifles : Firm and long, sweeping smoothly into hock.
Hocks : Well let down.
FEET : Extreme hare-foot, narrow and very long, with unique
elongation of small bones between joints, especially in forefeet, which
almost appear to possess an extra joint. Nails any colour, moderately
long. Socks ideally confined to toes, but not extending above top of
pastern. Feet and toes turning neither in nor out.
GAIT / MOVEMENT : Long, flowing and elegant with good reach
and plenty of drive.
COAT
HAIR : No large patches of hair anywhere on body. Skin finegrained,
smooth, warm to the touch. In Powder Puffs coat consists of
an undercoat with soft veil of long hair, veil coat a feature.
COLOR : Any color or combination of colors.
SIZE / WEIGHT :
Ideal height in dogs : 28-33 cm (11-13 ins) at withers.
Bitches : 23-30 cm ( 9-12 ins) at withers.
Weight varies considerably, but should not be over 5 1/2 kgs (12 lbs).