50+ Facts About Chihuahuas That You May Not Know (25/55)

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.