I thought I had to post some information after I had just finished reading a post on here.
Chinese Crested Powderpuffs are not throwbacks from a Chinese Crested LOL
There is 2 distintive varieties of Cresteds.
The powder puff Chinese Crested is born in the same litters as the hairless Chinese Crested; the powder puff is a recessive gene off of the dominant hairless gene.

If 2 hairless Cresteds are bred together, Statistically 1/4 of the litter will be powder puffs, however, if two puffs are bred together - the entire litter will be powder puff as both parents are lacking in the hairless gene.
There are 3 gene expressions in the Crested breed; Hp, pp, and HH.
"Hp" is a hairless Chinese Crested (One dominant hairless gene and one recessive puff gene - one gene inherited from each parent) This gene expression can occur if one or both parents are hairless.
"pp" is a powder puff (two recessive puff genes - one gene inherited from each parent) This gene expression can occur if one or both parents is a powder puff.
"HH" is a hairless puppy born from two hairless parents that inherited a hairless gene from both parents.

To also put the record straight Powderpuffs are usually less value than a Hairless

ah that's interesting to know, thanks

I'm quite fond of the powderpuff but then i'm smitten for fluffy dogs

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thanks for that info i learnt something new today

Do you own both types? If so can I be cheeky and ask for pictures, very interesting post by the way.

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I love the powerpuff ones!!

Oh I have a question, how are the powder puffs for people with dander allergies?

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R.I.P Barney, I had 4 wonderful years with you, Thank you-29/04/06-25/11/09
The dog who saved my life
Proud owner of Maya, the Rescued Alaskan Malamute

http://www.dog-breeds-plus.com
Mine and My husband's Dog breed website

Thats really interesting. I like the powder puffs the hairless look a little too weird for me.

Yes I have both. 2Puffs and 8Hairless
This is Hairless


Powderpuffs

IMO Every dog has dander The Puffs do not shed but do have a soft undercoat thats needs grooming to remove dead hairs etc...

Thanks for showing the lovely pics, your dogs are stunning.

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gsds (Henrick and Bella), the cats (Syd, Lilly, Elvis and Dizzy), the gerbils (Honey, Lisa, crusty, Millhouse, Flanders, Bart and Homer), the rats (Valentine, Flower, Petal, Blossom, Koda, Cava, George), the mice (Minnie, Pop, Seudag, Caraid, Silver, Trouble, Athena, Pandora, Aphrodite, Meep, and Springtime)