Personally, I'm not a big fan of them.  I was almost attacked by one when I was 6.  To make a long story short, we were going through an open house and I bent down to say hi to the cute puppy and had my hand out for him to sniff and was about 3 feet away and he lunged at my face, growling, and I almost fell backwards into their pool.  Needless to say I went hysterical.   
My mom said that growing up one of the family's friends had a chi and it would always nip her heels.  Darn lil ankle bitter!   
I don't know if this makes a difference, but I've never had bad experiences with long haired ones.  Their temperament seems a bit different.     
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