50+ Facts About Chihuahuas That You May Not Know

A legend of an Aztec princess during the time the Aztecs ruled the Mexican states that she kept over a thousand tiny dogs (believed to be the ancestors of today’s Chihuahuas) and each dog had it’s own servant. After the dog died, the servant was killed so she could continue to serve the dog in death.

Though both apple-headed and deer-headed Chihuahuas are popular today, the CCA (Chihuahua Club of America) states that the standard of the breed is the Apple-headed Chi.

In over 100 years of the show’s history, a Chihuahua has never won Best in Show at the Westminster Kennel Club Show.

The Chihuahua has the largest color combinations of any breed. Chihuahuas can come in just about any color combination. The color varieties are as big as you can imagine. Their hair also comes in long, short or mid-coat. It can be wiry or silky, and can be a single coat or double coat.

The Aztec Indians wiped out the Toltec nation during the 12th century but spared their dogs which were called the Techichis. They admired the dogs because their “job” was to guide their owner’s soul to safety in the afterlife. They kept the dogs so they could help them reach the after life when they died.

Unfortunately for the dogs, when an owner died, he was burned and so was the dog.