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- Chihuahua, long-haired
- Chihuahua, långhårig
- Chihuahua pl.
- Chihuahua, poil long
- Chihuahueño, pelo largo
- Chihuahua, langhaarig
- Chihuahua Langhåret
- National kennel clubs and breed clubs (see, e.g. Breeding/Health Strategy Documents, below)
- Population-level statistics (see, e.g., Swedish Insurance Data, below)
- Research articles
- Breed club surveys
- Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.
- The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 2)
- Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
- Finland: JTO: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/RotuPDF.ashx?R=218.2&T=2
The Chihuahua tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/ (Spanish: chihuahueño) is the smallest breed of dog and is named for the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Chihuahuas come in a wide variety of sizes, head shapes, colors, and coat lengths.
Source: Wikipedia
Links to Breed Descriptions
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See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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CHIHUAHUA CLUB OF AMERICA, INC., Study Guide: https://chihuahuaclubofamerica.org/images/2014-pdfs/2011-12-03_CCAillustrated_standard.pdf
(Internal for archiving purposes - Illustrated Standard -- Chihuahua)
Other Names for Breed
Country of Origin and Parent Breed Club
Country of origin: Mexico
Health and Well-Being
Some sources of health information include:
Breed-Specific Articles
Breed Standards
There are numerous breed standards.
The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.
Three of the major international standards are:
Breed-Specific Statistics
1. Swedish Insurance Data
| Chihuahua: | 2006-2011 | 2011-2016 |
2. Finland: Finnish Kennel Club Database - Long Coat Chihuahua:
https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=218.2
Breeding/Health Strategy Documents
Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:
Breed-Specific DNA Tests
Other Breed-Specific Webpages
Breed-Specific Research
O’Neill, D.G., Packer, R.M.A., Lobb, M. et al. Demography and commonly recorded clinical conditions of Chihuahuas under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016. BMC Vet Res 16, 42 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-2258-1
Breed Clubs
We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.
Canada: Chihuahua Club of Canada
UK: British Chihuahua Club
USA: Chihuahua Club of America
Finland: Chihuahua ry
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