SOME INTERESTING
THING TO NOTE ABOUT THE BREED:
THEY ARE FEISY, AFFECTIONATE AND LOYAL, FRIENDLY AND OBEDIENT.
IF SOCIALISED PROPERLY, THEY GET ON WELL WITH CHILDREN (PREFERABLY OVER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS) AND OTHER PETS.
THEIR IDEAL HEIGHT IS BETWEEN 12 – 14 INCHES BUT YOU DO GET THE ODD DOG THAT GROWS TO 16 INCHES.
THEY ARE DOGS THAT DO NOT LIKE TO BE LEFT ALONE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
THEY DO NOT NEED A LOT OF SPACE AND APARTMENT OWNERS CAN ALSO KEEP THEM. OF COURSE THEY DO ENJOY GOING FOR A WALK.
THEY ARE INDOOR DOGS – MUST LIVE/SLEEP INDOORS.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE OVERFED BECAUSE THEY TEND TO PUT ON WEIGHT EASILY AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT HEALTHY. DO NOT FEED THEM TABLE SCRAPS OR FOODS WITH A HIGH FAT CONTENT BECAUSE THE BREED IS PREDISPOSED TO PANCREATITIS (VERY PAINFUL AND LIFE THREATENING IF NOT TREATED AS A MATTER OF URGENCY) AND HYPERLIPIDAEMIA (LIKE HIGH CHOLESTEROL IN HUMANS).
A BLESSING IS THAT THEY NOT NOT SHED AND ARE HYPO-ALLERGIC.
THEIR COAT NEEDS MINIMAL GROOMING BUT SHOULD BE BRUSHED DAILY SO THAT THEY DO NOT GET MATTED FUR – PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE LEGS AND THE BEARD.
PROFESSIONAL GROOMING IS RECOMMENDED EVERY 6 – 8 WEEKS TO KEEP THEM IN TIP TOP CONDITION.
THEY TYPICALLY LIVE FOR 12 – 14 YEARS.
THEY ARE FEISY, AFFECTIONATE AND LOYAL, FRIENDLY AND OBEDIENT.
IF SOCIALISED PROPERLY, THEY GET ON WELL WITH CHILDREN (PREFERABLY OVER THE AGE OF 5 YEARS) AND OTHER PETS.
THEIR IDEAL HEIGHT IS BETWEEN 12 – 14 INCHES BUT YOU DO GET THE ODD DOG THAT GROWS TO 16 INCHES.
THEY ARE DOGS THAT DO NOT LIKE TO BE LEFT ALONE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
THEY DO NOT NEED A LOT OF SPACE AND APARTMENT OWNERS CAN ALSO KEEP THEM. OF COURSE THEY DO ENJOY GOING FOR A WALK.
THEY ARE INDOOR DOGS – MUST LIVE/SLEEP INDOORS.
THEY SHOULD NOT BE OVERFED BECAUSE THEY TEND TO PUT ON WEIGHT EASILY AND THIS IS OBVIOUSLY NOT HEALTHY. DO NOT FEED THEM TABLE SCRAPS OR FOODS WITH A HIGH FAT CONTENT BECAUSE THE BREED IS PREDISPOSED TO PANCREATITIS (VERY PAINFUL AND LIFE THREATENING IF NOT TREATED AS A MATTER OF URGENCY) AND HYPERLIPIDAEMIA (LIKE HIGH CHOLESTEROL IN HUMANS).
A BLESSING IS THAT THEY NOT NOT SHED AND ARE HYPO-ALLERGIC.
THEIR COAT NEEDS MINIMAL GROOMING BUT SHOULD BE BRUSHED DAILY SO THAT THEY DO NOT GET MATTED FUR – PAY SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE LEGS AND THE BEARD.
PROFESSIONAL GROOMING IS RECOMMENDED EVERY 6 – 8 WEEKS TO KEEP THEM IN TIP TOP CONDITION.
THEY TYPICALLY LIVE FOR 12 – 14 YEARS.