Exercising

Although the Chinese Crested will basically adapt to whatever lifestyle you may have, I would like to stress that a good daily exercise makes my dogs much happier dogs. Everyday (weather permitted),  I pack everybody in the van and off we go to the off-leash area...yes you are reading right...the off-leash area.  Here in Calgary we are fortunate enough that we have an enormous amount of green space...and many of which are "dog-friendly".  Where we go,  the area is by a river and must be close to a 100 acres.  To top it off it is fenced just in case.  All my dogs enjoy going there so much.  Sometimes they are not always nice with big dogs who come close to their little pack but I do try to go in the off-peak hours.  I have many comments on how nicely everybody sticks around me so close.  They also run and run and run!   What a sight this is to watch them developing their muscles with a smile on their face.   I'm a true believer in exercising these little monsters!  This is quite hard on a puff's coat and a the socks on a hairless but what the hell they are the happiest dogs on earth!  They used to have a great time with our  Great Pyrenees Kodiak.

Could you possibly deny them this pleasure??

Living here in Calgary, Alberta Canada, exercising my Cresteds outdoors during the winter is not always possible.  They will take a good spin in the back yard a few times a day while going for their business, but that's about all they get in the winter and get cabin fever after a few weeks.  Remember that our weather often goes to -20 to -30 + the wind factor which sometimes bring it to a very deep cold!  I make sure I stand outside with them and that no accident is permitted to happen.  As a rule they just run out there like fools with no coats or boots on!  They quickly learn to do their business very fast.   I also leave a paper in their room if they wish to do #2 inside.   Sometimes it may be out of question for a hairless dog to do it in that kind of a cold weather.  They all prefer to go out but I can not stress enough on how important that being with them at close range is in these extreme weather is if you chose to let your dog(s) go out.  If I take them for a ride somewhere they definitely wear their coat too!  If I show them during the winter I make them wear their coat until the last minute.  I believe that pampering them is not so bad.  I think they are just like humans...some tolerate the cold better than other...why make them freeze just to prove they are tough??

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