Grooming cost reference

Chinese Crested grooming prices

What it actually costs to groom, board, and train a Chinese Crested - a small-sized breed with a hairless coat, groomed weekly.

$32–$52
Full groom
$20–$32
Bath & brush
$8–$12
Nail trim
8–12 lb
small · hairless coat

AKC coat cost desk

Sheet CHINESE-CRESTED · Chinese Crested $32–$52 · hairless · small

GROOM-$32-$52 · COAT-HAIRLESS · SIZE-SM · FREQ-WEEK · RANK-LOWER · PHOTO-FINISH · ANNUAL-$2184 · BOOK-FULL

  • GROOM-$32-$52 $32–$52 full groom
  • COAT-HAIRLESS hairless · 0.80×
  • SIZE-SM 8–12 lb
  • FREQ-WEEK Weekly cadence
  • RANK-LOWER #71/140 AKC
  • PHOTO-FINISH ±0.00× Xoloitzcuintli
  • ANNUAL-$2184 ~$2,184/yr groom
  • BOOK-FULL 7/7 fields

Nearest coat/cost peer: Xoloitzcuintli (+ 0 coat-complexity points)

Instrument codes from this breed’s modelled full-groom, coat, size, cadence, AKC rank, peer gap, annual groom budget, and desk book, not a moving recommendation.

Coat/cost neighbourhood around Chinese Crested

Chinese Creste · this breed …0.80×Xoloitzcuintli · near0.80×French Bulldog · near$1Bulldog · near$1Rottweiler · near$1Mudi · highest1.40×

The verdict

According to the American Kennel Club popularity rankings used on /breeds, Chinese Crested ranks #71 of 140 published breeds (most popular first). A full groom typically runs $32–$52 for this small-sized, hairless-coated breed (groomed weekly).

#71 of 140
AKC popularity · /breeds
$32–$52
Full groom range
$20–$32
Bath & brush range
Weekly
Recommended cadence

Popularity ordinal matches the /breeds listing; price estimates model size and coat complexity against national grooming-rate tiers. See methodology for corpus placement and the price model.

Chinese Crested vs all breeds by full-groom midpoint

Where this breed's modelled full-groom midpoint sits among every published breed (price depth, not a virtue ranking)

$42 140th of 140 the lowest of 140 breeds

Breeds, banded by modelled full-groom midpoint

Each bar is a $0.001K-wide band; taller bars hold more breeds. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source PlainPetCare grooming price model · 2026

small hairless coat 8-12 lbs 13-18 years

Temperament: Affectionate, alert, lively · Grooming frequency: weekly

Coat mix among small breeds

Exclusive coat-family partition of the 44 published small breeds (same size band as Chinese Crested). Parts sum to that cohort total.

Price estimates by service

Service Price Range
Bath & Brush $20-$32
Overnight Boarding $30-$50
De-shedding Treatment $24-$40
Flea Bath & Treatment $20-$32
Full Groom $32-$52
Nail Trim $8-$12
Teeth Brushing $6-$10
Training Session $50-$100

Chinese Crested price ranges by service

$6$100Bath & Brush$26Overnight Boarding$40De-shedding Treatment$32Flea Bath & Treatment$26Full Groom$42Nail Trim$10Teeth Brushing$8Training Session$75

Grooming guide: Chinese Crested

Hairless variety needs sunscreen and moisturizer. Powderpuff variety has full silky coat.

What the Chinese Crested pricing tells you

The Chinese Crested (8-12 lb) is priced as a small dog; bath, dry, and finish time all scale with that body mass.

Groomers also price the hairless coat on this breed, weekly appointments stack into a larger annual budget than the per-visit quote suggests.

Budget for the full 13-18 years window: Chinese Crested temperament (Affectionate, alert, lively) plus the grooming, boarding, and nail lines above compound into a predictable ownership cost.

Related breeds

Nationwide breeds with similar coat work or AKC rank

Two data-derived peer sets for Chinese Crested, both outside the small size band so the neighborhoods are not size-containment.

Similar coat complexity

Nearest other-size breeds by coat-complexity multiplier (0.8 here).

Similar AKC popularity

Nearest other-size breeds by AKC popularity rank (#71 here).

Every figure on PlainPetCare is rendered directly from AKC breed data and industry pet-service pricing surveys, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on AKC breed data and industry pet-service pricing surveys, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.

Sources: AKC breed standards (breed size and coat profile); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics regional cost-of-living data (regional index calibration - verify with BLS →); published national grooming-chain and industry rate surveys (base service prices). See our methodology and the grooming-price guide for how each estimate is built.

Disclaimer: Prices are modelled estimates for informational budgeting only and do not constitute professional advice. Confirm with a local provider before making decisions.