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Our teacup and standard chihuahuas come in wonderful colors:
blue, chocolate, black, brindle, tan, white, lavender( yes, purple),
black and tan, pied / spotted, cream, chinchilla,
basically any coat pattern or color
of any dog you could point to on a dog breed chart!
Our prices on our chihuahuas range from 175.00 to 1200.00 thru out the year,
The puppies priced under 300.00 go very quickly!
We are located in Drain, Oregon. We are Easily reached on the
I-5 freeway corridor
from anywhere on the west coast:
Oregon : Portland, Salem, Eugene, Bend, Medford, Grants Pass,
Roseburg, springfield
Washington : Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, Tri-cities,Spokane
California : Redding, San Francisco, Sacramento
****** Click on any topic below and you can take a short cut to that section *****
*Our website does not view well on i-phones,
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it is formatted for microsoft based systems.
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THERE IS REQUIRED READING IF YOU ARE PURCHASING
A PUPPY FROM US:
IF YOU ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING, PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT US.
WE ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN BEING
PREPARED FOR A NEW PUPPY!
Topics Covered In Required Reading:
** NEW PUPPY INSTRUCTIONS **
** PUPPY LITTERBOX AND MAKING
A SAFE PLACE FOR YOUR PUPPY **
** CHIHUAHUA HEALTH CONCERNS **
** CHIHUAHUA BREED QUESTIONS **
** CHIHUAHUA CARE **
** CHIHUAHUA GROWTH CHART **
** CHIHUAHUA GENETICS
SIZE, COAT AND COLOR **
** THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
BOYS AND GIRLS - SPAY AND NEUTER **
** OUR HEALTH GUARANTEE AND SALES CONTRACT **
** WHAT COMES WITH MY NEW PUPPY? **
** WHAT TO BRING WHEN PICKING UP YOUR PUPPY **
** THE COST OF DOG OWNERSHIP, ARE YOU READY? **
** A LETTER FROM YOUR PUPPY **
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Chihuahua Did You Know?
The Chihuahua comes in two varieties: long and smooth coat.
The Toltecs, who existed in what is now Mexico as early as the 9th century AD,
possessed a breed of dog called the Techichi. The breed was small, but not tiny,
and heavy-boned. This breed, regarded as indigenous to Central America,
is the progenitor of the Chihuahua that exists today.
The breed derives its name from the Mexican State of Chihuahua,
where the earliest specimens of the breed were found.
The Chihuahua is clannish, preferring companions of his own breed.
Pictures of dogs resembling the modern Chihuahua appear in ancient paintings in Mexico.
It is assumed that the small size of the modern Chihuahua results from a cross of the
Techichi with the small hairless dog brought from Asia to Alaska
over the land bridge that is now the Bering Strait.
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Chihuahua Breed Standard
Toy Group
General Appearance
A graceful, alert, swift-moving compact little dog with saucy expression,
and with terrier-like qualities of temperament.
Size, Proportion, Substance
Weight
A well balanced little dog, ranging in size from 2.5 pounds to under 20 pounds.
Proportion
The body is off-square;
hence, slightly longer when measured from point of shoulder to point
of buttocks, than height at the withers.
Somewhat shorter bodies are preferred in males.
Head
A well rounded "apple dome" skull, with or without molera.
Expression
Saucy.
Eyes
Full, round, but not protruding, balanced, set well apart-luminous
dark or luminous ruby.
Ears
Large, erect type ears, held more upright when alert, but flaring
to the sides at a 45 degree angle when in repose,
giving breadth between the ears.
Stop
Well defined. When viewed in profile, it forms a near
90 degree angle where muzzle joins skull.
Muzzle
Moderately short, slightly pointed. Cheeks and jaws lean.
Nose
Self-colored in blond types, or black.
In moles, blues, and chocolates, they are self-colored.
In blond types, pink noses permissible.
Bite
Level or scissors. A missing tooth or two is permissible.
Neck, Topline, Body
Neck
Slightly arched, gracefully sloping into lean shoulders.
Topline
Level.
Body
Ribs rounded and well sprung (but not too much "barrel-shaped").
Tail
Moderately long, carried sickle either up or out,
or in a loop over the back
with tip just touching the back.
Forequarters
Shoulders
Lean, sloping into a slightly broadening support above
straight forelegs that set well under,
giving free movement at the elbows.
Shoulders should be well up,
giving balance and soundness, sloping into a level back (never down or low).
This gives a well developed chest and strength of forequarters. Feet
A small, dainty foot
with toes well split up but not spread, pads cushioned.
(Neither the hare nor the cat foot.)
Pasterns
Strong.
Hindquarters
Muscular, with hocks well apart, neither out nor in,
well let down, firm and sturdy.
Angulation
Should equal that of forequarters. The feet are as in front.
Coat
In the Smooth Coats, the coat should be of soft texture,
close and glossy. (Heavier coats with undercoats permissible.)
Coat placed well over body with ruff on neck preferred,
and more scanty on head and ears. Hair on tail preferred furry.
In Long Coats, the coat should be of a soft texture,
either flat or slightly wavy, with undercoat preferred.
Ears
Fringed.
Tail
Full and long (as a plume). Feathering on feet and legs,
pants on hind legs and large ruff on the neck desired and preferred.
(The Chihuahua should be groomed only to
create a neat appearance.)
Color
Any color - Solid, marked or splashed.
Gait
The Chihuahua should move swiftly with a firm,
sturdy action, with good reach in front equal
to the drive from the rear. From the rear, the hocks
remain parallel to each other,
and the foot fall of the rear legs follows directly
behind that of the forelegs.
The legs, both front and rear, will tend to converge
slightly toward a central line of gravity
as speed increases. The side view shows good,
strong drive in the rear and plenty of reach
in the front, with head carried high.
The topline should remain firm and the backline
level as the dog moves.
Temperament
Alert, projecting the ‘terrier-like’ attitudes of
self importance, confidence, self-reliance.
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Our teacup and standard chihuahuas come in wonderful colors:
blue, chocolate, black, brindle, tan, white, lavender( yes, purple),
black and tan, pied / spotted, cream, chinchilla,
basically any coat pattern or color
of any dog you could point to on a dog breed chart!
Our prices on our chihuahuas range from 175.00 to 1200.00 thru out the year,
The puppies priced under 300.00 go very quickly!
We are located in Drain, Oregon. We are Easily reached on the
I-5 freeway corridor
from anywhere on the west coast:
Oregon : Portland, Salem, Eugene, Bend, Medford, Grants Pass,
Roseburg, springfield
Washington : Seattle, Tacoma, Vancouver, Tri-cities,Spokane
California : Redding, San Francisco, Sacramento
****** Click on any topic below and you can take a short cut to that section *****
*Our website does not view well on i-phones,
i-pads or any apple systems,
it is formatted for microsoft based systems.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
THERE IS REQUIRED READING IF YOU ARE PURCHASING
A PUPPY FROM US:
IF YOU ARE UNABLE OR UNWILLING, PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT US.
WE ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT YOUR PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY IN BEING
PREPARED FOR A NEW PUPPY!
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Topics Covered In Required Reading: ** NEW PUPPY INSTRUCTIONS ** ** PUPPY LITTERBOX AND MAKING ** CHIHUAHUA HEALTH CONCERNS ** ** CHIHUAHUA BREED QUESTIONS ** ** CHIHUAHUA CARE ** ** CHIHUAHUA GROWTH CHART ** ** CHIHUAHUA GENETICS ** THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ** OUR HEALTH GUARANTEE AND SALES CONTRACT ** ** WHAT COMES WITH MY NEW PUPPY? ** ** WHAT TO BRING WHEN PICKING UP YOUR PUPPY ** ** THE COST OF DOG OWNERSHIP, ARE YOU READY? ** ** A LETTER FROM YOUR PUPPY **
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Chihuahua Did You Know?
The Chihuahua comes in two varieties: long and smooth coat.
The Toltecs, who existed in what is now Mexico as early as the 9th century AD,
possessed a breed of dog called the Techichi. The breed was small, but not tiny,
and heavy-boned. This breed, regarded as indigenous to Central America,
is the progenitor of the Chihuahua that exists today.
The breed derives its name from the Mexican State of Chihuahua,
where the earliest specimens of the breed were found.
The Chihuahua is clannish, preferring companions of his own breed.
Pictures of dogs resembling the modern Chihuahua appear in ancient paintings in Mexico.
It is assumed that the small size of the modern Chihuahua results from a cross of the
Techichi with the small hairless dog brought from Asia to Alaska
over the land bridge that is now the Bering Strait.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chihuahua Breed Standard
Toy Group
General Appearance
A graceful, alert, swift-moving compact little dog with saucy expression,
and with terrier-like qualities of temperament.
Size, Proportion, Substance
Weight
A well balanced little dog, ranging in size from 2.5 pounds to under 20 pounds.
Proportion
The body is off-square;
hence, slightly longer when measured from point of shoulder to point
of buttocks, than height at the withers.
Somewhat shorter bodies are preferred in males.
Head
A well rounded "apple dome" skull, with or without molera.
Expression
Saucy.
Eyes
Full, round, but not protruding, balanced, set well apart-luminous
dark or luminous ruby.
Ears
Large, erect type ears, held more upright when alert, but flaring
to the sides at a 45 degree angle when in repose,
giving breadth between the ears.
Stop
Well defined. When viewed in profile, it forms a near
90 degree angle where muzzle joins skull.
Muzzle
Moderately short, slightly pointed. Cheeks and jaws lean.
Nose
Self-colored in blond types, or black.
In moles, blues, and chocolates, they are self-colored.
In blond types, pink noses permissible.
Bite
Level or scissors. A missing tooth or two is permissible.
Neck, Topline, Body
Neck
Slightly arched, gracefully sloping into lean shoulders. Topline
Level.
Body
Ribs rounded and well sprung (but not too much "barrel-shaped").
Tail
Moderately long, carried sickle either up or out,
or in a loop over the back
with tip just touching the back.
Forequarters
Shoulders
Lean, sloping into a slightly broadening support above
straight forelegs that set well under,
giving free movement at the elbows.
Shoulders should be well up,
giving balance and soundness, sloping into a level back (never down or low).
This gives a well developed chest and strength of forequarters. Feet
A small, dainty foot
with toes well split up but not spread, pads cushioned.
(Neither the hare nor the cat foot.)
Pasterns
Strong.
Hindquarters
Muscular, with hocks well apart, neither out nor in,
well let down, firm and sturdy.
Angulation
Should equal that of forequarters. The feet are as in front.
Coat
In the Smooth Coats, the coat should be of soft texture,
close and glossy. (Heavier coats with undercoats permissible.)
Coat placed well over body with ruff on neck preferred,
and more scanty on head and ears. Hair on tail preferred furry.
In Long Coats, the coat should be of a soft texture,
either flat or slightly wavy, with undercoat preferred.
Ears
Fringed.
Tail
Full and long (as a plume). Feathering on feet and legs,
pants on hind legs and large ruff on the neck desired and preferred.
(The Chihuahua should be groomed only to
create a neat appearance.)
Color
Any color - Solid, marked or splashed.
Gait
The Chihuahua should move swiftly with a firm,
sturdy action, with good reach in front equal
to the drive from the rear. From the rear, the hocks
remain parallel to each other,
and the foot fall of the rear legs follows directly
behind that of the forelegs.
The legs, both front and rear, will tend to converge
slightly toward a central line of gravity
as speed increases. The side view shows good,
strong drive in the rear and plenty of reach
in the front, with head carried high.
The topline should remain firm and the backline
level as the dog moves.
Temperament
Alert, projecting the ‘terrier-like’ attitudes of
self importance, confidence, self-reliance.
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Cool K9 Websites! |
Pets Direct Award
DOG LEADS &
STYLISH DOG COLLARS
SELLER UK
Ethical Breeder
Award for
Dogs
