Owning A Chihuahua

Our size makes us a wonderful furry person for owners who live in small city apartments. Our breed is very hardy and adaptable, but we must live inside a home or an apartment, we should not live outside. We are good travellers and can easily go anywhere with our owner.

Our Characteristics

We are graceful, alert, swift-moving little people with saucy expression, compact, and with terrier-like qualities of temperament.

Did You Know?

We comes in two varieties: long and smooth coat. We are graceful, alert, and swift. We are clannish, recognizing and preferring our own kind. As a rule, we do not like dogs of other breeds. Legend and history are rich in tales of the ancestors of the present Chihuahua. We are described as a popular pet, as well as a religious necessity, among the ancient Toltec tribes and later among the Aztecs.

Archaeologists have discovered remains of my breed in human graves in Mexico and in parts of the United States. 

The modern Chihuahua (like me) are quite different from our early ancestors, with our variegated colours ranging from snow white to jet black. Mexico favours the jet black with tan markings, and the black and white spotted. The United States prefers the solid colours. But I am basically an all round popular pooch!