Chinese Crested — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Chinese Crested — breed standard (AKC & FCI: size, coat, temperament, type)

Facts below are extracted verbatim field-values and section headings from the official AKC (American Kennel Club) & FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) breed standard. The standard text is copyrighted by the respective registry; only factual data points and outline headings are quoted, not descriptive narrative. Source: https://www.akc.org / https://www.fci.be.

Facts (verbatim field values from the official standard)

• ORIGIN: China.
• FCI-St. N° 288 / 15.09.2021
• FCI-CLASSIFICATION: Group 9 Companion and Toy Dogs.
• WEIGHT: Ideal height at the withers: Males: 28-33 cm.
• Coat: The Hairless variety has hair on certain portions of the body: the head (called a crest), the tail (called a plume) and the feet from the toes to the front past
• Color: Any color or combination of colors.
• Temperament: Gay and alert.

Standard outline (section headings)

• FEDERATION CYNOLOGIQUE INTERNATIONALE (AISBL)
• CHINESE CRESTED DOG
• DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE OFFICIAL VALID
• CRANIAL REGION:
• FACIAL REGION:
• LIMBS
• FOREQUARTERS:
• HINDQUARTERS:
• COAT:
• SIZE AND WEIGHT:
• DISQUALIFYING FAULTS