What is Chinese Crested Dog?
[[File:Chinese Crested Dog 600.jpg|250px|right|thumb|A hairless Chinese crested]] The '''Chinese crested dog''' is a hairless dog breed. The breed probably did not actually come from [[China]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Pugnetti |first=Gino |editor1-first=Elizabeth Meriwether |editor1-last=Schuler |title=Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs |url=https://archive.org/details/simonschustersgu00pugn |year=1980 |publisher=Simon & Schuster Inc. |location=New York |isbn=0-671-25527-4 |page=[https://archive.org/details/simonschustersgu00pugn/page/301 301] }}</ref> It is the most common [[hairless dog]] breed. However, some of them do have [[fur]]. Other hairless dog breeds are the [[American Hairless Terrier]], [[Mexican Hairless Dog]], [[Peruvian Hairless Dog]], and [[Hairless Khala]]. Hairless Chinese cresteds often win the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, which takes place every year in [[Petaluma, California]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Ugliest Dogs in the World! |work=People |publisher=Time Inc. |date=27 June 2016 |url=http://pets.people.com/pets/gallery/0,,20606191_21176792,00.html#pets/2016/06/27/photo/sweepee-rambo-2016-3254826 |access-date=6 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702081958/http://pets.people.com/pets/gallery/0,,20606191_21176792,00.html#pets/2016/06/27/photo/sweepee-rambo-2016-3254826 |archive-date=2 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Chinese crested is a friendly, intelligent [[animal]]. ==References== {{reflist}} {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Dog breeds originating in China]] [[Category:FCI breeds]]