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Compare Japanese Chin
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Japanese Chin
Small · 1.8–3.2 kg
- Intelligent
- Elegant
- Aristocratic
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Size and lifespan
- Size
- Japanese ChinSmall
- Typical adult height
- Japanese Chin20–27 cm
- Typical adult weight
- Japanese Chin1.8–3.2 kg
- Typical lifespan
- Japanese Chinfrom 10 years
Exercise and care
- Exercise
- Japanese ChinLow: usually content with short daily walks
- Energy
- Japanese ChinModerately energetic
- Grooming
- Japanese ChinSeveral times a week
- Shedding
- Japanese ChinModerate shedding
- Training
- Japanese ChinGenerally trainable with consistency
- Barking
- Japanese ChinTends to be quiet
Home life
- Home
- Japanese ChinOften adapts to flats and smaller homes
- Garden
- Japanese ChinA secure garden is strongly advised
- Time alone
- Japanese ChinUsually copes only with short periods alone
- Owner experience
- Japanese ChinOften suits first-time owners
Living with others
- Children
- Japanese ChinUsually better with older, calmer children
- Other dogs
- Japanese ChinVaries with the individual dog
- Cats and small pets
- Japanese ChinVaries with the individual dog
These are typical breed tendencies from reviewed sources, never a promise about an individual dog. Read each guide for the detail and ask the breeder or rescue about the dog you are considering.