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Saturday, November 13, 2010

Chin!



The Japanese Chin is so cool so why don't you have a look at some facts about them:

#1. "The Japanese Chin is also called the Chin or Japanese Spaniel."
#2. "It is a little spaniel whose only bred purpose is to serve man as a companion."
#3. "The Chin has a large broad head, large wide-set eyes, and a short broad muzzle."
#4. "The ears are small, V-shaped, wide apart, and set slightly below the crown of the skull, and well covered with hair."
#5. "The forehead is quite round."
#6. "The nose is wide with an extremely short nasal canal. The nose is black in black and white dogs, and in other colored dogs the nose color should match the color of the coat markings."
#7. "The eyes are protruding, set wide apart, large, round, and dark in color."
#8. "The bite is slightly undershot."
#9. "The body height and length are about the same."
#10. "The front legs are straight, and fine boned, with the elbows set close to the body."
#11. "The tail is set high and carried arched up over the back hanging to either side of the dog with feathering."
#12. "The coat is white with colored patches. The patches are often black, but can also be red, lemon, orange, sable, black and white with tan points, or brindle."
#13. "The Japanese Chin is a charming, lively, and happy animal."
#14. "Pleasant, loving and intelligent."
#15. "Affectionate and extremely devoted to its master."
#16. "This breed loves everyone it is familiar with, but is known to be reserved around strangers and in unfamiliar situations, socialize this dog well."
#17. "If you do have small children, teach them to be nice and gentle with the dog."
#18. "They are good with other dogs and pets."
#19. "The Japanese Chin has a mind of its own and likes to be the center of attention."
#20. "This breed is not a barker."
#21. "Mild mannered, gracefully, yet playful."
#22. "Sensitive, agile, dainty and clean."
#23. "So long as you set rules the dog needs to follow, limits to what he is allowed to do, providing consistent leadership, the Chin will be obedient."
#24. "They are also good watchdogs."
#25. "The Japanese Chin can be taught to perform tricks."
#26. "Height: 7-11 inches (18-28 cm.)"
#27. "Weight: 4 pounds (2 kg.) - 15 pounds (7 kg.)"
"There are two classes of Japanese Chins: under 7 pounds, and over 7 pounds."
#28. "The Japanese Chin is a good dog for apartment life. They are moderately active indoors and will do okay without a yard. This breed is somewhat sensitive to temperature extremes."
#29. "Chin do not require a great deal of exercise, however they do need to be taken on a daily walk. They will enjoy the opportunity to play in an open yard."
#30. "Life Expectancy: An average of under 10 years."

Info from: http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/japanesespaniel.htm
Face pic from: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/Japanese_Chin_portrait.jpg&imgrefurl=http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Japanese_Chin_portrait.jpg&usg=__P7V7E-obuQ9XpQvkEjkvRb-CgPY=&h=2304&w=3456&sz=2995&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=0bnERXabIZpD_M:&tbnh=130&tbnw=173&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djapanese%2Bchin%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1278%26bih%3D707%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=550&vpy=117&dur=234&hovh=183&hovw=275&tx=101&ty=94&ei=03TeTOSeO4S8lQe67vCTDQ&oei=03TeTOSeO4S8lQe67vCTDQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:3,s:0
Body pic from: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.i-love-dogs.com/dog-breeds/images/Japanese-Chin.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.i-love-dogs.com/dog-breeds/Japanese-Chin.html&usg=__1cWalH_lmsZ9iKqTv3WxUYjJPEs=&h=391&w=385&sz=14&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=SZbaPetQ3zGmyM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=128&prev=/images%3Fq%3Djapanese%2Bchin%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Den%26biw%3D1278%26bih%3D707%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=129&vpy=103&dur=410&hovh=162&hovw=160&tx=112&ty=104&ei=CXXeTPD1EYKBlAfkvvWZDQ&oei=CXXeTPD1EYKBlAfkvvWZDQ&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0

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