Chihuahua Dog Introduction

A brief description of Chihuahua

Place of Origin: Mexico, Chihuahua state.

Body height: 12 ~ 20 cm, the smaller the more loved by others.

Weight: 0.5 ~ 2.7 kilograms.

【】 Clever temperament, there is the dog's qualities.

Chihuahua small dog breeds are the most compact, elegant, alert and prompt action in order to symmetry of the physical and petite body is widely loved the people. Chihuahua dogs is not only a cute small toy dogs, but also with large dogs for hunting and guarding against instinct, with similar Terrier temperament. The dogs were divided into species and Short-haired long-haired species. Petite size of this dog to other dogs are not timid, very exclusive owner of the heart. Short-haired long-haired different species and lies in the rich luster to the skin, supple short coat. In addition to long-haired chihuahua species rich dorsal hair, the same species as the shorthair has a tendency to tremble, do not think a cold.

The world's smallest dog is a Chihuahua. Chihuahua dolls also known as qi, Qi Flower Toy dogs.

Body height: 12 ~ 20 cm, the smaller the more loved by others.

Weight: 0.5 ~ 2.7 kg.

The origin of Chihuahua 2

With regard to the history of Toltec people we know very little, in the 9th century AD, they have existed in the present, Mexico, in the last several centuries, they raised a called "Techichi" in Canis Minor. This dog is small, with strong bones, hair is very long, the biggest feature is not known.

Techichi born and raised in America, is now very popular in the United States chihuahua dog ancestors. Chihuahua dogs in the United States has been a great development. No AD 9th century ago on the Techichi records, but it appears earlier than the ancestors of the Mayan tribes appear, Mayan tribes appeared in the 5th century AD.

Prove Techichi is evidence of Toltec people to cultivate some of the paintings carved in stone, these stones are in the off-trillion high in the west (Huejotzingo) found in the monastery, the monastery is located in Columbia City, two from Mexico to the Pa Bola (Puebla) of the the highway. The monastery of St. Francis Xavier's religious monks were built in 1530, the materials used were built from the Toltec pyramid. Stone on the dogs and is very similar to today's Chihuahua. Also found were the remains of the pyramid, and some exist on the remote You Kata Techichi state evidence.

Toltec civilization, the center of the earth pulling away from Mexico City, close to the present, where they found a large number of relics of this ancient nation. With regard to the origin of Chihuahua dogs have also generated speculation. 1850, near the ancient ruins of Casas Grandes discovered the remains of such a dog, these ruins is said to be Mongolian Dog Zuma (Montezuma) I, Emperor's palace.

A Mexican scholar, K. de Blinder, spending several years riding through Mexico, he considered that Chihuahua is Techichi and a small hairless dog hybrid offspring. This Canis Minor from Asia across the Bering Strait to Alaska now, and in China, found a non-hair Canis Minor is very similar to a Chihuahua dogs taller than Techichi small it is precisely because of such Canis Minor lineage.

Toltec ruler who Aztecs civilization as early as more than Hannah Coates (Hernaudo Cortes) civilizations, flourished for centuries. The degree of civilization is very high and very rich. Chihuahua is the rich people's favorite objects, the blue Chihuahua was considered sacred dogs. But the ordinary people think this dog is useless, and even legends was such a dog to eat.

1519-1520 years, great changes took place in Mexico, the Aztec's civilization and left little fiscal residence. Mongolia Taizu the property of the royal family did not Mary, and his dog has thus disappeared for centuries.

Techichi's hometown in Mexico, but Columbus in a letter addressed to the Spanish emperor, referring to the dog so when the description: This is a Canis Minor, but will not ask; This is a domesticated dogs. Christopher Columbus discovered the island in Cuba is such a dog. However, this dog has never been brought to the island of Cuba Aztecs, because they never sailing.

About Chihuahua ancestral legends, a lot. It was described as a popular pet, in the ancient Toltec and Aztec tribes of people, this dog have religious significance. Building scientists in Mexico and the United States, a number of tombs found in the remains of such dogs.

This phenomenon and the Aztecs given the religious significance of this dog, chihuahua dog is thought to lead the human soul through the underworld. At the memorial ceremony, the dogs and the human body with the burning, supposedly on the person's sins can be transferred to dog him, God have the sinner's anger has shifted to dog him.

Modern Chihuahua is quite different to their ancestors. It has a wide variety of colors, from white to true black. Mexicans like to have brown patches of black and white spotted chihuahua dog. Americans prefer a solid color of the Chihuahua. Chihuahua dogs are very exclusive, do not like the other types of dogs.

3 Body Description

[Size]

The weight of preferably not more than 6 pounds. The proportion of the body oblong; Therefore, from the shoulder to the buttocks slightly greater than the length of the shoulder high. Shorter number of male body ideal. Weight loss of more than 6 pounds for both grid.

[Head]

Best round of the "apple-shaped" head. Beautiful expression. Big eyes, but not prominent, well-proportioned, the best showing bright black or red (light yellow or white dog allowed to have white eyes). Ears large, vertical ears, in a more upright when alert, but the rest, the ears will be separated between the ears was 45 degrees. Tone short, slightly pointed. Black, blue and chocolate-colored varieties, nose color are consistent with your own body color. Pale yellow varieties allowed pink nose. Bite or a scissors-like clamp-like bite. Overshot or undershot is a serious flaw. Cut ears will be disqualified.

[Neck, back line, body]

A slight curvature of the neck, the perfect combination with the shoulder. The level of back-line. Rounded ribs prop up the chest, so well built strong (but not the formation of barrel-shaped chest). Tail length is moderate, was sickle-shaped holding or out, or roll in the back, just touched the tip of its tail back (must not be caught in between the legs). Short-tailed or tails are a disqualification.

[Forelimb]

Shoulder narrow down gradually widened, forelegs straight, so that the activities of unconstrained elbow. Shoulder should be up, balanced and strong, to tilt back (shoulder can not be down or too low). Kuanxiong and robust before the bust, but not as "Bulldog" chest. Foot slender, beautiful feet toes in just right on the benefits of separate points but not too open, floor mats thick (not like a rabbit foot or cat feet). Slim ankle.

[Hind]

Muscular, distance appropriate, not by a mile or so through things, looking down, strong and sturdy. Enough with the forelimb.

[Coat]

Short-haired type of coat is very soft texture, close and smooth (gross volume is large enough to allow that bottom hair). Dog coat covering the body and have good hair collar tail, and the head and ears on the sparse coat. Hair similar to the fur on the tail. Long-haired type coat texture is soft, smooth or slightly Qu, preferably with bottom hair. Ear hair decorated edge (if the ear is thin, and hair ornaments are more under the ear might have been slightly forward, but not down). Fullness and the tail length (feathery hair). The ideal situation is: feet and legs are decorated hair, back there shorts, hair on the neck collar. Long-haired type Disqualification: Coat sparse, almost naked.

[Color]

Any color, patches or spots.