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Welcome to Oregon Cascades
Chinese Crested Website!
Three Sisters
Wilderness area
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The Dog Origin
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The exact
origin of the
Chinese Crested dog is unknown, and there is great disparity
in theories. It is said that the ancient culture of the Aztecs
kept this dog and used it as a bed warmer. There are sources
that say that this breed is a cross between the Mexican hairless
dog and the Chihuahua. Some claim that the breed originated in
Africa, and it was called the "African hairless terrier." There
it was picked up by Chinese trading ships to be used as a ratter
in the 13th century and also used for trading with merchants
throughout Egypt, Turkey, and Central and South America. History
suggests that hairless dog breeds arose by mutation, principally
in Central and South America, but that the Chinese crested
existed in China as early as the 1200s...... Find out more about
this
dog breed.
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