Dog and Chihuahua the Chihuahua
Chihuahua
The Chihuahua received its name from the northern part of Mexico. This is one thought
on how the tiny canine received its name but isn't the only theory. Archeologists have
dug up remains of Chihuahuas and have pieced together history that goes back to at least
5th century A.D. This shows the existence of the dogs ancestors in the central and
southern regions of Mexico. The Mayan Indians made clay sculptures of small dogs that
may have been a Chihuahua , they date all the way back to the 5th century A.D. A native
people of Mexico may have also been the first to develop a relationship with the
Chihuahuas. They were the tribe known as the Toltecs, they were said to have conquered
a portion of Mexico, they possessed a dog that was of small stature and heavy- boned,
with long coats. This particular dog was known as a Techichi. It had long legs, with a thin
body, almost fawn-like with a humped back. This dog may have been bred with a dog
that inhabited the mountains of Chihuahua , called the Perro Chihuahueno. It is believed
to be a foraging type of dog that lived in holes in the ground. They had round heads,
long nails and short erect ears. When the Aztecs conquered the Toltecs and became the
ruling class, they also used the dogs in religious ceremonies. From the remains found in
pyramids and in graves, it is believed that these people thought that the dog would
function as guides for the human soul. Another ritual was the burning of a dog with a
human body. They believed that doing this would transfer the human`s wrong doings to
the dog. The story continues with the Spanish conquerors that invaded Mexico, the
Carribean , and South America. It is believed that they had a small, black and tan terrier
type dog. These Spanish dogs were much more friendly with the native dogs than the conquistadors were with the native people. Due to the crossing of the terrier type dogs
The Chihuahua received its name from the northern part of Mexico. This is one thought
on how the tiny canine received its name but isn't the only theory. Archeologists have
dug up remains of Chihuahuas and have pieced together history that goes back to at least
5th century A.D. This shows the existence of the dogs ancestors in the central and
southern regions of Mexico. The Mayan Indians made clay sculptures of small dogs that
may have been a Chihuahua , they date all the way back to the 5th century A.D. A native
people of Mexico may have also been the first to develop a relationship with the
Chihuahuas. They were the tribe known as the Toltecs, they were said to have conquered
a portion of Mexico, they possessed a dog that was of small stature and heavy- boned,
with long coats. This particular dog was known as a Techichi. It had long legs, with a thin
body, almost fawn-like with a humped back. This dog may have been bred with a dog
that inhabited the mountains of Chihuahua , called the Perro Chihuahueno. It is believed
to be a foraging type of dog that lived in holes in the ground. They had round heads,
long nails and short erect ears. When the Aztecs conquered the Toltecs and became the
ruling class, they also used the dogs in religious ceremonies. From the remains found in
pyramids and in graves, it is believed that these people thought that the dog would
function as guides for the human soul. Another ritual was the burning of a dog with a
human body. They believed that doing this would transfer the human`s wrong doings to
the dog. The story continues with the Spanish conquerors that invaded Mexico, the
Carribean , and South America. It is believed that they had a small, black and tan terrier
type dog. These Spanish dogs were much more friendly with the native dogs than the conquistadors were with the native people. Due to the crossing of the terrier type dogs