Every once in a while, I find a dog whose pictures speak for themselves. I’m going to try not to get in the way, except to say that before I met Mr. White, my ideas about Chinese crested dogs were formed largely by the ‘world’s ugliest dog’ competition. After I met Mr. White, for the rest of my life, my ideas about Chinese crested dogs will have been formed by Mr. White. Needless to say, that marks a huge improvement.
My 'dogs with clothes' attitude does not apply to these guys. We don't want ANY dogs freezing to death in San Francisco.
Aww... love the hairflop over the eye. Don't be sad, emo puppy! We love you.
I wonder how many dogs have cow spots like that, but you can't see them because they're under the fur?
What an expression.
The plouf on the end of the tail is really something.
Their fur is super-soft, too. And the skin, is, well, skin. Nothing exciting.
Another thing this guy made me wonder: do all black-nosed dogs have a splotch of black under the fur near the nose, and around that, pink skin? Weird!
Goodbye, Mr. White. I see a lot of dogs, but I'll remember you. And next time I see you, I'll have a treat for you.
They’re interesting looking dogs, that’s for sure. I’ve never gotten so up close with one. Interesting skin, too. Basenjis don’t have such large swathes of pigmented skin, but they frequently have mottled spots on their skin that’s barely visible through their fur. Not sure if that’s desirable in the show ring or not, but it’s very common. Dunno about other breeds.
Cool. Yeah, I’ve noticed the spots on pit bulls, which also have the really short fur, too. And, of course, many dog breeds (like Corgis) have the spotty-cow-bellies.
I find it funny and fascinating that any given dog I look at might have secret spotty skin under all that fur!
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