Peruvian Hairless Dog

Utility

Coat

Solid: Due to being hairless, this breed's colour is determined by skin tone rather than fur colour. Several skin tones can be used for the same 'colour'. If all else is equal, the darker colours are the most preferred.
Black:
Blue:
Liver:
Isabella:
Red:
The muzzle (may include the whole face), and/or feet (may include ankles/wrists) are allowed to be darker than the rest of the body. Another darker colour within the same 'colour group' should be used.
Coated topknot/tailtip (if present): Uses one of the colours in the respective colour groups. Black dogz may use . For all colours, the coated areas may be part or solid .
White Markings: Any pattern is allowed, ticking is allowed in any degree. White in this breed must be represented by using pale pink on all hairless areas, while coated areas must use .
Because of the lack of fur, this breed does not fully follow the traditional white guidelines. The dog is allowed to have smaller pink spots to any degree (even if it has no white spotting elsewhere). If the spots are sparse, they should be limited to mainly the legs and/or front of chest. If they are many, they can be all over the dog. Pale pink feet, tailtip or front of chest are not required if the dog has these spots.

Eyes

(preferred) or in black dogz, and in red dogz if they have black noses. or (yellow is faulted) in others. Livers and blues may have .

Nose

in black dogz.
in liver dogz.
in blue dogz.
in isabella.
Dogz in the Red group can have any of these.

Faults

Solid white. Wrong nose colour. Wrong eye colour.

Disqualifications

Albinism.

Varieties

Standard, Intermediate, Miniature

Notes

This is an ancient breed. Although it is often perceived to be an Incan dog because it is known to have been kept during the Inca-imperium, they were also kept as pets in pre-Inca cultures from the Peruvian coastal zone. Ceramic hairless dogs from the ChimĂș, Moche, and Vicus culture are well known.

The peruvian hairless is an elegant and slim dog, whose aspect expresses speed, strength and harmony. This breed has, as a fundamental characteristic, the absence of hair all over the body. Of noble and affectionate nature with those nearest to the peruvian hairless, it is reserved towards strangers, lively, alert and a good guard.

Breed Files

Filename: Peruvian hairless
Offset: 235D
Base: Mutt
SCP: Mutt
Accepted: April 25, 2006
Notes: Standard variety. Four tail variations, two leg lengths, comes with or without head tuft. Two ear variations. Addball moles, angled legs, addball ears and tail. Various addballz to help with the shape. Update August 2007: There is now also a variation of this file with tufted tail variations. They are accepted.