50+ Facts About Chihuahuas That You May Not Know (45/55)

Some say that Christopher Columbus believed this breed was mute when he first came across them. The facts are just a little bit different. Historians agree that he must have been surprised by his discovery of the Chihuahua; a dog never previously seen by the Europeans. However he didn’t make a written record that the dogs were mute. He must have came across a Chi that was a bit shy; and he did make a note in his journal that the breed seemed rather quiet.