JUDGING THE CHINESE CRESTED
By Pat Franklin
I have been showing and breeding Cresteds since 1995 and have been a Crested judge for several years. This year I had the honor of judging the Chinese Crested Nationals. What a thrill that was! So many well put together dogs. The Crested ring can be very confus- ing. In part because you have both va- rieties being shown together but also because there are many types of Chi- nese Cresteds in the ring. Review the standard before judging. If you have any doubts, look at the illustrated standard which can be found on the ACCC website. Go into the ring with a clear view of what you consider to be an ideal Crested, one that conforms to the standard. For me the first line of the standard is invalu- able, “a toy dog, fine-boned, elegant and graceful.” I think coat is one area that may present a challenge for some judges. In the hairless you can have the full spectrum from heavy furnishings to sparse furnishings. You can also have single and double coated dogs. The hairless should ALWAYS have a single coat and it should be straight, soft and silky. The powder puff should have a double coat. The coat should be straight, soft and silky and be of moderate length. The puff coat should never resemble a Yorkie coat in tex- ture or length. Another area I think judges strug- gle with is body hair in the hairless. The heavily furnished hairless dogs
are very flashy but have a lot of body hair. No one likes a naturally hairless Crested more than me. They have the most supple skin and are very exotic in appearance. While naturally hair- less dogs are not as flashy, they should be given full consideration in the ring. Hairlessness or lack there of should not be a deciding factor in your judg- ing unless it comes down to two dogs that you like equally well. In that case it is preferable to put up the naturally hairless dog. A fad that I am hearing
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