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05/11/2023

24/10/2023

This guy in Maryland won the lottery 3 times this year... https://buff.ly/3J2rrUZ

24/10/2023

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24/10/2023

~ Lao Tzu

24/10/2023

Looks like it would be good anytime!

🥰🎄☃️🎅

07/10/2023

Betty is 15 weeks old and getting more beautiful every day! She can finally wear a collar and is 3.4 pounds! If you are looking for a loving, smart, companion you are in the right place.

07/10/2023

Betty sleeping with her chicken!

04/10/2023

Jon Meredith we need this kitten!

28/09/2023

World Smile Day is coming soon! Are you ready?
As the years passed Harvey Ball became concerned about the over-commercialization of his symbol, and how its original meaning and intent had become lost in the constant repetition of the marketplace. Out of that concern came his idea for World Smile Day.

27/09/2023

Betty uses her sister as a step ladder!!! :)

26/09/2023

So sad!

Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man From U.N.C

21/09/2023

With their spotted pink skin, spiky 'crested' hairdo, furry socks and feathery tail, you can't mistake the sweet and slender Chinese Crested for any other breed. This frolicsome, ultra-affectionate companion dog is truly a breed apart. The Chinese Crested, a lively and alert toy breed standing between 11 and 13 inches high, can be hairless or coated. The hairless variety has smooth, soft skin and tufts of hair on the head, tail, and ankles. The coated variety, called the 'powderpuff,' is covered by a soft, silky coat. Besides the coat, there's truly little difference between the powderpuff and his undressed brother. Both varieties are characterized by fine-boned elegance and graceful movement. Cresteds are as fun as they look: playful, loving, and devoted to their humans. The hairless has its advantages: there is no doggy odor, and for obvious reasons shedding isn't much of a problem. Both varieties are attentive housemates, totally in tune with their family.

21/09/2023

Betty hanging out on the stairs with her brother and sister from other mothers :)

19/09/2023

What is Betty? Bat, skunk, or dog?

17/09/2023

Care

Contrary to popular opinion, the Hairless does not need to wear sun block, moisturizing lotion, or any other substance applied to the skin at any time; often that just causes problems. The skin has a better chance of staying healthy if nothing is put on it. Cresteds do need to be bathed regularly, however, every one or two weeks. The body hair must be kept shaved to keep the skin healthy. Letting it grow out is often excused as a way to keep the dog warm, but the long coat doesn’t perform this function and instead triggers skin problems (sweaters are a better option for warmth).

Hairless Chinese Crested’s skin may become sunburned. It is good for them to spend time outside on a sunny day, but you may need to limit their exposure to the sun by providing shady areas, and/or protective clothing. Some dogs are not as sensitive to the sun and others may build up a base tan towards the end of the summer, so they do not burn as easily. In general, young puppies that have never been exposed to the sun will burn very quickly. If your dog is sunburned, use an after sun after-sun lotion to help soothe the skin. If you are concerned about the severity of the sunburn, take the dog to a veterinarian.

Conversely, he has absolutely no tolerance for cold. Some people try to “harden” their Crested by exposing him to cold, as though he were a seedling. This doesn’t work.

17/09/2023

Betty spending a lazy day with her sisters, her brother is just out of the shot!

17/09/2023

Other names for Chinese Crested

In earlier times, the Chinese Crested was known by several different names: the Chinese Hairless, Chinese Edible Dog, Chi­nese Ship Dog, and Chinese Royal Hairless. Even locally, the breed took on different nicknames depending on where it was found. In Egypt, the breed was sometimes called a Pyra­mid or Giza Hairless. In southern Africa, it was called the South African Hairless, and, in Turkey, a larger version was known as the Turkish Hairless.

16/09/2023

This is Betty before she got to us. She is with one of her brothers LOL not a St. Bernard!!!! LOL

15/09/2023

This is Betty, she is the site mascot, and you can watch her grow!!

15/09/2023

This guy was born June 24, 2023, he's 3.6lbs very playful and loves water. As you can tell will eat anything that will stand still long enough.

15/09/2023

This is the little guy with the fracture. It's all healed, and the wrap is to protect it from him banging around. He was born June 24, 2023. He weighs about 2.5 pounds and will have his first shot and current health certificate.

14/09/2023

Chinese Crested Dog

Chinese Crested Dog is believed to have evolved from African hairless dogs that were acquired by the Chinese and reduced in size. At one time it was known as the Chinese Ship Dog since Chinese sailors often took the breed along on voyages to hunt down shipboard vermin. Pups were often traded with merchants in port cities and even today the breed can be found in ancient port cities around the world. Spanish explorers found the Chinese Crested Dogs in Mexico and parts of Central South America as early as the 1500s. The breed was also found in Africa and Asia in the 1700s and 1800s. They first appeared in European paintings and prints in the mid-19th century. They first appeared at dog shows on this continent in the late 1800s.

Though the origins of the Chinese Crested may be questionable, the breed's popularity is not. Famous entertainers like Gypsy Rose Lee and her sister, actress June Havoc, have owned and promoted the breed.

In the early 1900s, the respected Chihuahua breeder and judge Ida H. Garrett experimented with breeding Chinese Cresteds and authored several articles about hairless dogs in general, but there was still no formal organization for the dogs and type varied widely. From 1920 to 1950, Ms. Garrett collaborated with Ms. Debora Wood in collecting and promoting examples of Chinese Cresteds, but it wasn't until 1959 when Ms. Debora Wood created the Crest Haven Kennel and began to refine and develop the breed that an official breed standard was created.

It is believed that hairless Xolo-type dogs as well as various coated toy breeds were used as outcrosses in the early years, though Ms. Wood kept her stud books mostly private. However, it wasn't until Gypsy Rose Lee, a popular burlesque dancer and actress, also began promoting Chinese Cresteds that the general public began to take an interest in them. Crest Haven eventually incorporated Ms. Lee's dogs into it's own lines, and these two kennels were the foundation for every Chinese Crested alive today.

Ms. Wood also created the American Hairless Dog Club in 1959, which eventually became the American Chinese Crested Club (ACCC) in 1978. The breed was very rare and wasn't recognized by the AKC until 1991

The Chinese Crested received official American Kennel Club recognition in 1991.