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A Toy Xoloitzcuintle |
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| http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/xoloitzcuintle.htm |
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| Blanchos El Diablo Grande, Diablo for short is a Standard Coated Xolo http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/xoloitzcuintle.htm |
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| Madeena, the coated Xolo. Photo Courtesy of Camino Xoloitzcuintle. http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/xoloitzcuintle.htm |
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| http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/xoloitzcuintle.htm |
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| Pupe, a 2 month old Xoloitzcuntli old puppy - Mexico City. http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/xoloitzcuintle.htm |
Breed Description - "The Xolo comes in three sizes, Toy, Miniature, Standard, and two varieties: The coated and the hairless. The Hairless being the more sought after and popular variety. It is very hairless with or with out a short tuffed of hair on the head and tail. The hairless Xolo should never be hairy, or possess long hair, wire hair or wavy hair. It's skin should be soft and smooth, yet hardy to the elements. The Xolo comes in a variety of colors, from black to slate, gray, bronze, brindle, red, fawn, solid or spotted. The coated variety should have a full coat of hair, short, sleek, clean, like that of a Doberman, and with regular brushing shed very little. The coated Xolo should also not possess long hair, wire, or wavy hair. It has a loyal following to those who love the breed but prefer a coat of hair on their dog. In an average litter of five. Four will be hairless and one will be coated. This is a very robust and hardy breed, with a broad skull and black or skin colored nose. Almond shaped eyes are dark or in keeping with the color of the dog. It's most noticeable character is it's large upright bat like ears, it is very keen and can hear and alert you to danger or stranger. Xolo do change colors as they mature."
Appearance/Size -"The Xolo comes in three sizes, The exact sizes vary from breed club to breed club however in general The sizes are as follows.
Appearance/Size -"The Xolo comes in three sizes, The exact sizes vary from breed club to breed club however in general The sizes are as follows.
Toy: Height 9-14 inches (23-36 cm.) tall at the shoulder.
Toy: Weight 5-15 pounds (2.3-6.8 kg.) In the U.S. the small Xolo is called a toy and in Mexico it is called a miniature, which can be confusing.
Miniature: Height 15-20 inches (38-51 cm.) tall at the shoulder.
Miniature: Weight 15-30 pounds (6.8-14 kg.) In the U.S. the miniature is called a miniature and in Mexico it is called an intermediate.
Standard: Height 20-30 inches (51-76 cm.) tall at the shoulder.
Standard: Weight 25-40 pounds (11-18 kg.) and up to even 60 + pounds (27 kg.)"
Toy: Weight 5-15 pounds (2.3-6.8 kg.) In the U.S. the small Xolo is called a toy and in Mexico it is called a miniature, which can be confusing.
Miniature: Height 15-20 inches (38-51 cm.) tall at the shoulder.
Miniature: Weight 15-30 pounds (6.8-14 kg.) In the U.S. the miniature is called a miniature and in Mexico it is called an intermediate.
Standard: Height 20-30 inches (51-76 cm.) tall at the shoulder.
Standard: Weight 25-40 pounds (11-18 kg.) and up to even 60 + pounds (27 kg.)"
Diet -"The best brands [of food] in my opinion are Orijen, Acana Grain Free, and EVO and these are what I feed my Chihuahua. Wellnness/Wellness CORE, Nature's Variety Instinct, and Taste of the Wild are also great foods. These foods will only be found at a local holistic pet food store though. I never buy brands sold in grocery stores like Beneful,Kibbles N Bits, Alpo, Pedigree, Iams, Purina, Ol Roy, etc. These are full of by products, corn, soy, wheat, animal digest, and artificial flavors, colors, preservatives. Ingredients like these are nutritionally useless and have made plenty of dogs sick. Dogs are meant to eat meat and that is what you will find in high quality foods."
Temperament -"The Xolo is very intelligent, loyal, alert, athletic, and extremely loving to it's family. It is important that all family members play a role in leadership, rearing, training, and feeding the Xolo, or it will bond to the one person or people who do. It is naturally protective and aloof to strangers. With proper socializing it is very good with company and children. It is a myth that Xolo's are vegetarian's, however they do love veggies. This breed is easy to house train, and learns very quick. You must be the leader and teach the Xolo, or it will lead, and run the house for you. This breed is becoming very popular as an obedience dog, therapy, agility, great pet, and conformation. Many swear they have learned more from their Xolo than any other breed, because they are so intelligent and in tune with their family. The Xolo is often called a velcro dog, staying with it's owner at all times, it very seldom runs off or away. One owners testament claims she called and called for her Xolo only to look down and find it sitting right there looking up as if to say here I am. So she learned quickly to simply look down first and there it will be. another owner claims her Xolo loves to climb trees with the kids and ride the horses with the owner. Xolo can escape anything, climb anything only to get to were you are. However since they are so smart they can also learn to stay were you want them as long as it is not forever. Being a primitive breed with great survival skills, A Xolo will not tolerate abuse, or an unstable environment. With no shedding, no dander, and no fleas, the hairless variety is very popular with the clean, neat person, those with allergies and asthma, and with people who suffer from pain, arthritis type ailments. Being hairless, they radiate a warm, soothing, healing heat. This is only because they are hairless and not hotter. This is not a yappy or hyper breed so do listen when your Xolo alerts you. Do not let the Xolo fall victim to Small Dog Syndrome, human induced behaviors where the dog believes he is pack leader to humans. This will cause varying degrees of behavior issues. Do not treat the dog like a human. Learn canine instincts and treat the dog accordingly, not forgetting the ever so important daily pack walk. You will be rewarded many times over with a stable, well balanced dog."
Shedding -"The Xoloitzcuintli is known for its hairless body, but there is a short-haired variety, which has sleek, straight hair. It can be any color and sheds little." And, "The coated and the hairless variety of Xolo are very easy to groom and care for. For the Hairless: Most skin problems arise from poor breeding, neglect, or over bathing and over lotioning, stripping natural protection's and clogging pores. A well bred hairless Xolo will have very fine soft skin, yet hardy. Bathe and lotion once or twice a month, or only as needed. Sunscreen as needed as you would yourself in very sunny weather. We do not recommend a ton of products to keep the skin nice, as you might read on the internet today. Products need not be expensive. An owner claims she buys her Xolos bath and lotion products at the dollar store with great success. Top breeders recommend hypo allergenic gentle human products, a nice bath, exfoliating cream, lotion and sun screen. Keep it simple. Favorite products are: Johnson's baby bath and lotion. favorite is the bedtime bath and lotion with chamomile and lavender. Very calming and soothing to skin and smells great. For the winter dry ear tips and feet,: Bag balm or udder butter. For the occasional acne or pimples especially in teenage Xolos, and to keep skin soft and remove dead skin build up: St.Ives exfoliating scrub or similar product. Exfoliate with a buff puff and bath a needed, then lotion with a nice hypo allergenic light product. There are some nice lotions with sun screen in them. Or a favorite is bull frog for baby's. People who show or if you are planning an outing and want your Xolo to look his best. Almond oil is nice, also palmers spray on oil is great for shiny skin and smells nice too! Always bath after a day out at a show or park to remove unwanted germs and or dirt and oil build up. In between baths at home a warm water rinse is best, wash dirty face and feet with warm water and wash cloth. For the coated: Bathe the coated dog as you would any coated breed, brush daily or at least weekly to keep shedding at bay. For both varieties: Clip toe nails and brush teeth weekly. Although the dark solid colors do not burn, it is wise to sunscreen any hairless breed as we would ourselves in hot weather. The spotted and white marks can and do sun burn if not protected. The hairless variety is ideal for allergy sufferers, because there is no hair to shed. The coated variety, with regular brushing sheds very little."
Health/Allergies/Vaccines –"The Xolo is a very long lived healthy breed. About 15 and up to 20 years is very common." And, "The Xolo is a very hardy and healthy breed possessing no known breed related health concern. A top breeder will keep it that way by Breeding only those specimens who have these health qualities, fine skin, temperament and conformation. A breeder who breeds for money and not the health and welfare of the breed may not be concerned with these health quality's, breeding only what they have on hand and not what they should. Breeding is a very big responsibility by the very dedicated fancier. We all know what has happened to many of our very popular breeds in the past and so we all know better than to breed for any other purpose other than the complete health and welfare of this Very rare a magnificent breed. Skin health is very important to the hairless variety, a sweater in very cold climates is recommended. Despite what many have read on the internet, the Xolo's skin is very hardy and requires very little care. In fact Over bathing can strip the skin of natural protection causing more harm than good. Also over lotioning and sun screening can clog pores and damage skin, causing acne and such. So only bath and lotion or sun screen as needed. Let the Xolo's natural protection do it's job. Dark colored and solid colored Xolos have the hardiest skin, Spotted and light colors require more care: See Grooming."
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