Chinese Crested: A Comprehensive Guide to Owning and Caring for Your Dog (Kennel Club Dog Breed Series) (Hardcover)

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Distinctive for its hairlessness, the Chinese Crested is the world's most popular breed of hairless dog--a curious distinction, for certain. Beneath its sometimes purple skin is a rare and delightful canine. Compared to a graceful prancing pony in miniature, the Chinese Crested, with its tufted head, feet and tail, makes a feisty, fun-loving pet for those folk clever enough to fall in love with a near-naked dog. The breed, in actuality, comes in two varieties, with the Powderpuff coated in a soft veil of hair. For the right owners, the Chinese Crested makes a loyal and enthusiastic pet, happily praticipating in sports, outdoor outings, shows and the like.

This book provides the kind of information Crested owners require. The author shares her insight into the breed's characteristics and personality plus handy first-hand advice about caring for the breed's skin, coat and teeth. Owners will welcome the detailed chapter on house-training and obedience training, all based on positive training techniques.

Whether it's housebreaking problems, acne, sunburn or toothaches, this new volume provides the necessary guidance from puppyhood through the Crested's senior years.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 155 pages
• Publisher: Kennel Club Books; illustrated edition edition (May 30, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1593783051
• ISBN-13: 978-1593783051
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #404,035 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really very informative about every subject!, September 25, 2005

By	R&R 4ever - See all my reviews

This Book is just great because it has a lot of good structured information in it about almost every thing. I also like a lot that it has a lot detailed medical info with tips and advise about (even natural) treatments and preventions. I think its oneof the best dog books I ever read without the book being too huge/redundant.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book about Chinese Crested!, March 4, 2006

By	Connie "Connie" (Tacoma, WA) - See all my reviews

I am going to be owning one of these dogs very soon and I wanted to have as much information about them as possible. This book provided history (such as all American line Chinese Crested can be traced to Gypsy Rose Lee!) as well as health, grooming and training information. I would recommend this book to anyone who wanted to learn more about this wonderful breed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent information, May 27, 2008

By	Brenda Pink "snorkelgeek" (Lethbridge, AB, CAN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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Having a 5 month old Crested puppy, I purchased this book to find out more about the breed, and I did. Yes, you can surf the web and get info, but in this book, the information is all together in one spot. The book is well organized and gives general information on almost every topic. What I liked about this book over other books is the fact that the book gives the differences between the hairless and the powderpuff, which is what my puppy is. For every new Crested owner, this is a great reference book.