Guest Anonymous Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 I saw a picture of a strange dog in an encyclopedia recently. The dog had a completely bald head and it looked quite ugly. I tried seerching for it on google but didn't have any luck. Does anyone know the name of the breed or where I could get more info on them. Thank you :drinking: Quote
imported_Kat Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 nice description :lol: Was it maybe a mexican hairless? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 No. This one had hair on it's body. Only the head was hair-ridden. This one looks pretty weird too : :o Quote
mouseatthebusstop Posted July 3, 2004 Posted July 3, 2004 the only one I can think of is the chinese crested but he only has hair on his head and paws http://dl.dogomania.com/breeds/chinese_crested.jpg Quote
imported_Kat Posted July 4, 2004 Posted July 4, 2004 Calling Crested for some Ben and Bella pics! :D Quote
Crested Posted August 10, 2004 Posted August 10, 2004 A dog with hair on his body but not on his head?! :o This is the first time I've heard of something like that. Are you sure the head wasn't shaved? Was it a puppy or an adult? American Hairless Terriers have hair when they are born but they shed the hair before 8 weeks when they are completely 100% hairless. They usually have a dark face and a light spotty back. It would help if you could show the pic but... Did it have short or long hair? Was it a big or small dog? Long or short nose? It might be a Chinese Crested who's face has been shaved or any of the other hairless dogs... Mexican Hairless, Peruvian Hairless, American Hairless Terrier... These are my two: Ben: ...and Bella: And it depends on the camera angle on how good they look on photos... ;-) Example 1: Example 2: :lol: Quote
Archetype Posted August 18, 2004 Posted August 18, 2004 Sounds like it could be a Mi-Ki, they have their heads shaved, but have hair on the body.. Jenn Quote
AllAmericanPUP Posted August 19, 2004 Posted August 19, 2004 freaky lil dogs http://dogbreedinfo.com/miki.htm Quote
Archetype Posted August 19, 2004 Posted August 19, 2004 [quote name='AllAmericanPUP']freaky lil dogs http://dogbreedinfo.com/miki.htm Ha, yes.. but cute in a creepy sort of way ;-) And EXPENSIVE!! I talked to a breeder at an IABCA show about 3 or 4 years ago, when the breed was still very new. And according to her, a female with full breeding rights was $7000!!! Quote
Crested Posted August 20, 2004 Posted August 20, 2004 Wow! That's the weardest dog I've EVER seen (and I have two hairless dogs, so I know what I'm talking about :lol:)! I've never even heard of a Mi-Ki. ...but they're not hairless (genetically), just shaved hairless from the head but I have no clue why. I mean... I understand hairless dogs because they're genetically hairless. Cresteds may have hair on their bodies but they're supposed to look hairless even though not shaved (like Bella). Is the head shaved just for fun? Or is there some other reason? I can't see a reason either healthwise or any other why a dog's head would be shaved. The only reason I can come up with is looks and I think it's weird. Spanish water dogs for example were shaved from their bottom and hind legs so that they could swim more easilly. I can understand that that has stuck by with the breed ever since, but shaving heads... That's a totally other ballgame. Why? Quote
Spike Posted December 1, 2004 Posted December 1, 2004 Gizmo? Anyone else see a striking resemblance to that darker color one.... Never heard of such a thing. :o Quote
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