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QUESTION: 

Un membre de ma famille est allergique aux chiens...Est-il vrai que ces chiens sont hypo-allergène?

RÉPONSE:

Non ce n'est pas totalement vrai...Les Chiens Chinois ne sont pas totalement hypo-allergène...en fait aucun chiens ne l'est!...Les dandres de la peau sont la chose la plus courantes à quoi les gens font une réaction allergique...tous les chiens en ont...certains plus ou moins que les autres.....une autre raison qui rend les gens allergique est la salive.  Pour l'amour de votre prochain chien aller visiter un éleveurs de cette race si possible avant votre achat.  Certaines personnes qui sont venues ici ont eu des réactions....donc avant de vous attacher à un chiot faite une visite pour voir si vos allergies sont sévères ou non.  Cela vous sauvera vous, votre famille et votre chiot la deception d'avoir à le retourner chez l'eleveur.  Pour plus d'information visitez ce site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/7845/AllergieF.html

QUESTION:

Les rasez-vous comme ca?

RÉPONSE:

Des fois oui des fois non.  Ca dépend du degré de "nudité" qui varit entre chaque chiens.  Les chiens que vous voyez à l'exposition ou annoncé dans les revue sont souvent ceux qui ont une longue crinière, de longs poils sur les pattes et la queue.  S'il vous plait allez voir à ma page de toilettage pour voir à quel degré il faut souvent toilletter ces chiens pour qu'ils soient comme sur la photo.  En général le plus de poils aux extrémités, le plus de poils sur le corps ils ont.   Ceux qui sont vraiment nus et qui n'ont pas beaucoup besoin de soin n'ont souvent presque pas de poils aux extrémités.  Une des mes amie m'a dit une fois qu'elle comparait l'entretient d'un chien nu un peu comme avoir une troisième jambe.  Avoir un chien tres nu qui n'a pas toute la spendeur de ceux qui en fait de son pas totallement nu n'est en fin de compte beaucoup plus facile...ca n'enlève rien à leur personalité!  Souvenez vous qu'un chien nu "poilu" est beaucoup plus difficile à prendre soin qu'un houpette.  Faites vos recherches avant d'acheter.  Si vous décider de quand même vouloir le look du chien flamboyant, il faudra que vous appreniez à utiliser les tondeuses....allez à ma page de toilettage je vous décris tous ce que vous aurez besoin.

QUESTION:

Sont-ils de bons chiens d'appartement?

RÉPONSE:

Oui et non.  Les Chiens Chinois s'adaptent a votre style de vie aisement, mais ont besoin d'un certain degre d'exercise comme tous les chiens d'ailleur.   Il n'y a rien d'aussi deplaisant a regarder qu'un chien nue qui a trop de poid.   I live in the city and I find that my dogs do fairly well in the back yard (it's fairly big) chasing each other,  but really are at their finest when we go to the off-leash area.  They become different in their temperament (happier) and develop some stunning looking muscle.  There is nothing prettier to look at a hairless dog who is all muscled up and nothing more satisfying to put your hands on a hard bodied powderpuff.  This goes to my opinion to ALL BREED of dogs.  I truly believe this will add some more wonderful years in your dogs' life as well.

QUESTION:

How big are they?

ANSWER:

There is a great deal of size difference in our breed still.  As per our breed standard they should be between 9 to 13 inches tall (in Canada) and (10 to 13 in USA).  However for some reasons sometimes there will be dogs who are born which will stay pretty small and some who will grow to be very tall...again it doesn't take away anything as far as their personality goes.  If you plan on breeding you should however stick to what our breed standard ask for.  Please don't email or call me to ask if I breed T-Cup size dogs.  To my opinion breeders who choose to do so are simply doing it for the benefit of their pocket...not for the benefit of the dog.  It is well known that smaller dogs have problem having puppies naturally, open fontanels...cute they are,  but please think before buying.  There is already enough to worry about by buying a healthy dog without adding some possible problems.

QUESTION:

 What's their health like?

ANSWER:

Very good in general.  They are a lot more sturdier than they appear.  For more information on the different health problems that are somewhat common to this breed, please refer to my website at : http://www.crestars.com/heath.htm.  You can expect a Chinese Crested to live many happy years without any problems.  My oldest (Goldie) at 13. 5 years old still comes to the off-leash walks, jumps up and down for her cookies and still have all of her sweet personality.

QUESTION:

What is their personality like?...Do they bark a lot? Are they smart?

ANSWERS:

They are very devoted to their owners, very sweet, very smart (they easily learn obedience, agility and tricks).  They may be reserved with strangers but with a good socialization early in life they adapt very well to everything basically.  It is up to the new owner to shape their personality...the more places you can go, the more people you can have them meet, the more other dogs you make them meet the happier you will be with your Chinese Crested.  The less you do, the less you can expect...pretty simple.

 QUESTION:

Are they easy to housetrain?

ANSWER:

It all depends at what age you will be getting them and how much time you will be able to spend with them when they get to your home.  Puppies are like light switch...they are either off or on...when they are on they are so busy playing and discovering new places that the last thing they think of is that they have to go do their business.  When they feel it it's often too late and just do it wherever they are at the time.  Consistency is your best friend when it comes to housetrain your puppy.  Frequent outside visits will help...if you are lucky enough to have an older dog at home the puppy will most likely learn quicker as he/she will copy a lot from the older dogs.  All my puppies are 90% paper train by the time they leave at age 9 to 10 weeks.  It is of course harder to train a puppy in the winter time but Chinese Crested are really smart and will catch on very quickly.  If your puppy need to master stairs to go outside it may take a little longer but a hand from you will help.  You cannot expect any breed of puppies to be housetrain if you work a full time job.  There is NO way a puppy can hold all day.  They do need water at all time and do drink....and what comes in must go out...At first if you want them to last for the night,  you may want to take their food and water away early during the evening.  Common sense is the key...you should try to take your puppy every couple of hours outside, when your puppy get up from a nap either place him immediately on the paper or take him out...patience will be needed...some day they might be just so perfect but the next day they may act as you never taught them anything.  If you are there for your puppy you should expect your new baby to be housetrain within a month or less.

QUESTION:

What colour do they come in?

ANSWER:

They come in all colours.  I do not breed for any particular colours.  When I have happy, healthy puppies, I am satisfied with my blessings.

QUESTION:

When will the powderpuff loose its coat?

ANSWER:

Never, unless you shave it.  Chinese Crested are born either hairless or powderpuff.  All Hairless dog breeds have a coated version of themselves.  However the Chinese Crested is the only breed of the hairless dogs who will produce a "long coated version"...all others are short coated....pretty neat huh?

QUESTION:

How often do you have to bath them?

ANSWER:

Depending on what your lifestyle is with the dog.  They should always remain clean.  My friend takes her shower with hers everyday.  Just like taking care of her own skin he gets some body lotion after getting out.  I bath mine about once a week...My puffs get bath about once every 10 - 15 days.  I brush the hairless only when i bath them as their hair never seem to mat and I brush the powderpuffs about every 4 days...more often when they loose their puppy coat.  It is an excellent time to spend some quiet time with them too.

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