SELECTING A JAPANESE CHIN PUPPY by DALE MARTENSON
T he first step to breeding and recognizing the desired qual- ity of Chin is to be familiar with the breed standard. With the first two descriptive words
being “A small” and the multiple ref- erences to fine boned it is clear the desired traits are with the smaller dog. Our desired size in addition to the eight to 11 inches would be five to
seven pounds as an adult, roughly trans- lated that puts a seven pound adult at no more than two and a half pounds at 12 weeks. The 12 week size can be doubled with one additional pound
52 • T op N otch T oys , J une 2018
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