Chinese Crested Coat Types

What Types of Coats Can a Chinese Crested Have?

There are two main types of coats a Chinese Crested can have, Powderpuff and Hairless. There are 3 different types of hairless's tho depending on the degree of baldness the puppy has.

There is the Powder Puff Coat, that consists of a full body of hair that is double coated just like any other long haired breed would have, such as Yorkshire Terrier.

The Hairy Hairless has a single coat over its entire body but you can see some skin in between the hair follicles.

The Ideal Hairless still has hair on their body but is mostly bald on the sides of its body with the majority of the hair growing down the spine the head and legs.

The True Hairless is the most hairless a Crested comes in. The majority of the dog has very little to no hair.

Are They All Still Purebred Chinese Cresteds?

YES, they are still Purebreds.

It is normal for Cresteds to come in all of these different coat types.

In fact, every liter can have every coat type unless two powder puffs are bred together. Powder Puff bred to Powder Puff will produce only Powder Puffs.

Are Chinese Cresteds Hypoallergenic?

Chinese Cresteds do not shed. They are considered to be hypoallergenic, making them an excellent choice for people with allergies.

About 10% of the population is allergic to animals, but is there a breed that does not trigger an allergic reaction to occur?  Honestly, there no such a thing as an actual hypoallergenic dog.

What triggers allergy flare-ups are: dander (flakes of the dog's skin), saliva and urine.

And no matter what you do, EVERY dog produces these. To find the right dog breed, an allergy sufferer should consider a kind that has the least amount of dander and does not shed, slobber or drool a great deal.

Every person will have their own allergic severity to particular dogs, their saliva and dander they produce.  Cresteds, don’t shed a lot plus they get groomed frequently. This frequent grooming washes away some of the loose dander allergens from their skin, they also do not drool and slobber a lot. This is why this breed is considered to be hypoallergenic, and therefore would be a much better choice for allergy sufferers than other dog breeds.

Chinese Cresteds are on the top 10 best dog breeds list for allergy sufferers.

Luckily, Chinese Cresteds are less likely to cause an allergy reaction. So there is no reason why allergy sufferers have to live a life without a loving companion as a friend.

Powder Puff Coat

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The Powder Puff shares the crest and build of the Hairless, but in addition has a full coat of long, silky hair.

Requires brushing about once a week to maintain a fresh-groomed look
The look of the Powder Puff varies according to how it is groomed. You can easily groom your Powder Puff to have a hairless appearance for easy upkeep and an adorable look.

Hairy Hairless

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A Hairy Hairless: In most cases has thick plush furnishing with lots of body hair that will need to be groomed.

Head (crest): Thick hair- flashy appearance

Tail (plum): Thick hair  - flashy

Feet  (boots): Thick Hair- flashy

Often a hairy hairless is show quality, it will have a single coat over the entire body but you should be able to see the skin on the puppy, if you cannot see the skin on the young puppy then it would be considered a powder puff. A lot of breeders get this wrong.

Ideal Hairless

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An Ideal Hairless: In most cases has nice furnishings with some body hair that will need to be groomed.

Head (crest): light to thick hair

Tail (plum): light to thick hair

Feet (boots): light to thick hair

Often Ideal hairless is show Quality

True Hairless

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A True hairless:  A true hairless has little to no furnishings

Head (crest): Little to no hair

Tail (plum): Little to no hair

Feet (boots): Little to no hair

The true hairless is pet Quality