We have probably all seen the interesting dog breeds that are
labeled as the hairless breeds. Some would call them disgusting;
some would call them strange, but more often than not the
reactions are due to a lack of knowledge. What do we really know
about the naked dog breeds? For years, scientists have believed
that the hairless dog breeds originate from Africa and Asia.
However there is not much evidence to back up this theory. One
theory states that the Chinese Crested – one of the better known
of the hairless breeds- originated in Africa and then moved onto
Asia. So how did most of the hairless breeds end up in Latin
America? Well scientists believe that all the hairless breeds in
Latin America are descendents of the Chinese Crested that were
brought to the continent in pre-Columbian times. Their
popularity rose, as the Inca’s found that the naked, furless
bodies were good for rheumatoid complaints. Much like a hot-
water bottle!The hairlessness is due to a dominant gene. It is
enough to have even one such