| Description: The Japanese Chin is a small dog that is | | | | History: There is some evidence that the Japanese |
| found in two sizes: under 7 pounds and over 7 pounds. | | | | Chin descended from a dog called the 'Gobi Desert |
| The weight can range from 4 to 17 pounds. This dog | | | | Kitchen Midden Dog'. After its introduction to Japan |
| will be about 7 to 12 inches at the shoulder. The | | | | probably in the 7th century, the Chin was the exclusive |
| Japanese Chin has an appealing flat face framed by | | | | property of the various noble Japanese families. Each |
| long ears. The single coat is long and there is | | | | family tended to breed the dogs to their own to its |
| feathering on the ears, legs, and tail. The coat of the | | | | own standards, which accounts for the breed variety. |
| Japanese Chin consists of patches of color, usually | | | | The Chin was taken to Europe in the 17th century by |
| black or red, on white. The Japanese Chin will usually | | | | the Portuguese, and several were given to the wife of |
| live to be about 10 years old. This dog is also called the | | | | Charles II of England, Catharine of Braganza. This is the |
| Chin and the Japanese Spaniel. | | | | king of the King Charles Spaniel fame. |