What Is A Chihuahua Like?????
Background:

The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog in the world. A native of Mexico and named after a Mexican province, the Chihuahua comes in two coat types - The Smooth Coated Chihuahua and the Long Coated Chihuahua. Surprisingly enough, this tiny dog will not hesitate to pick a fight with a larger breed, preferring other Chihuahuas to dogs of any other breed. Not particularly tolerant or cold weather or unruly children, the Chihuahua requires some special care in raising it.

Personality:

A lively, courageous toy dog, this is sometimes an aggressive breed due to its willingness to take offense quickly with other animals. Chihuahuas are a good pet and watchdog in an apartment, Chihuahuas require care in winter as they are very susceptible to the cold.

Physical Appearance:

Height 6" - 9" tall at the shoulder
Weight Maximum 6 lbs
Coat Smooth - Soft, short and glossy
Long - Soft, lies flat with an undercoat,not like a pomeranian which stands up.

Color Any color
Head apple domed "skull" with a sharp muzzle, this means every chihuahua has an apple shaped skull, none should be referred to as "appleheads", they all have a round skull compared to the slanted forehead of for example a german shepherd dog
Ears Large and erect
Eyes Full, dark or luminous ruby
Body Small, well sprung ribs
Tail Carried curved or looped over the back

Links to Breed Resources

What To Look For In a Chihuahua

Chihuahuas Come in "Any color, solid, marked or spashed". This is what makes every chihuahua litter exciting! One never knows what colors will pop up! Thats why it is difficult to order a specific colorwhen seeking a chihuahua. Here are the colors listing with AKC but there are many more combinations that exist!If your chihuahua is a rare color many times the breeder will have to get a special color code from akc. Long coat(and sometimes smooth) chihuahuas change colors so much as babies that the color might not be accurately recorded if they are registered under 6 months!
AKC COLORS & CODES

COLORS
S=STANDARD
A=ALTERNATE

MARKINGS
S=STANDARD
A=ALTERNATE
S 007 BLACK
S 018 BLACK & TAN
S 044 BLUE & TAN
S 071 CHOCOLATE
S 072 CHOCOLATE & TAN
S 076 CREAM
S 082 FAWN
S 086 FAWN & WHITE
S 140 RED


A 014 BLACK & RED
A 016 BLACK & SILVER
A 019 BLACK & WHITE
A 354 BLACK SABLED FAWN
A 353 BLACK SABLED SILVER
A 037 BLUE
A 045 BLUE & FAWN
A 356 BLUE BRINDLED FAWN
A 036 BLUE FAWN
A 271 CHOCOLATE & WHITE
A 359 CHOCOLATE BLUE
A 355 CHOCOLATE BRINDLED FAWN
A 358 CHOCOLATE SABLED FAWN
A 077 CREAM & WHITE
A 357 FAWN BRINDLED BLACK
A 091 GOLD
A 092 GOLD & WHITE
A 146 RED & WHITE
A 176 SILVER
A 182 SILVER & WHITE
A 199 WHITE
S 073 BLACK BRINDLING
S 004 BLACK MASK
S 072 BLACK SABLING
S 071 SPOTTED ON WHITE
S 014 WHITE MARKINGS


A 005 BLACK MASK,WHITE MARKINGS
A 006 BLUE MASK
A 044 CREAM MARKINGS
A 008 FAWN MARKINGS
A 023 RED MARKINGS

American kennel Club

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