Chinese Crested Dog

The Chinese crested dog is a hairless breed of dog.

The study did not find a close genetic relationship between Xoloitzcuintli and Chinese crested dog.

They always have Chinese Crested Dogs available for adoption.

One famous Chinese crested dog was the hairless purebred named Sam.

Chi-chi, common name for a mixed breed Chinese Crested Dog and Chihuahua.

This image is falsely named 'Peruvian-Inca-Orchid' and shows in fact a "Chinese Crested Dog".

Christopher Mintz-Plasse as Giuseppe: a stylized Chinese Crested Dog.

The 2008 World's Ugliest Dog competition was won by a Chinese Crested dog named Gus.

Certain breeds such as the Mexican Hairless Dog and Chinese Crested Dog are bred specifically for alopecia.

Miss Ellie, 17, American Chinese Crested Dog, winner of title World's Ugliest Dog.

Chinese crested dogs comes in two versions hairless, which have hair on the head, feet, and tail; and powderpuff, which have a soft coat over the entire body.

Chihuahuas are believed to mate with Techichi and Chinese Crested dogs (tiny and hairless) to form today's Chihuahuas.

In the 1950s, Debora Wood created the "Crest Haven" kennel and began to purposefully breed and record the lineages of her Chinese crested dogs.

Worldwide recognized breeds at this time are the Chinese Crested Dog, the Mexican Hairless Dog, and the Peruvian Hairless Dog.

At first look, the Hairless and Powderpuff varieties of Chinese crested Dogs appear to be two different breeds, but hairlessness is an incomplete dominant trait within a single breed.

He also meets Giuseppe (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), a Chinese Crested dog who is afraid of everything, and Raisin (Steve Coogan), a highly intelligent but decidedly minute Dachshund.

She also founded one of the first kennels dedicated to breeding Chinese Crested dogs in the U.S.; her dog "Lee" was sold after her death to Mrs. Ida Garrett and Debora Wood.