The Mexican Hairless Dog, or Xoloitzcuintle, is a rare, intelligent, and calm breed of dog. The Xolo comes in standard, intermediate, and miniature sizes, and also has a coated variety. The coated variety has a short, flat coat, and both varieties come in dark colors. The Xolo is the national dog of Mexico and was revered as a sacred dog by the Aztecs, Toltecs, and Maya. The Xolo is often buried with its family to travel with them to the underworld.
LadyLoverGal on
theyre like sphinx
Just_Getting_By_1 on
Most handsome canines, but without fur are they sensitive to temperature changes?
Gonzo_B on
The *Coco* dog!
yamimementomori on
“*One of* the most ancient”? So these Anubis statues are not so Xolo.
pretentious_couch on
They are unfortunately not ancient.
The ancient breeds died with the illnesses that came with the Columbian exchange, which affected dogs even more than humans
DNA studies show that breeds like the Chihuahua or the Xolo have almost no New world DNA, they were bred to replicate the old breeds.
schwarzmalerin on
Anubis.
Assistant_Yuki on
This breed of dog is over 3,000 years old and is native to Mexico
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The Mexican Hairless Dog, or Xoloitzcuintle, is a rare, intelligent, and calm breed of dog. The Xolo comes in standard, intermediate, and miniature sizes, and also has a coated variety. The coated variety has a short, flat coat, and both varieties come in dark colors. The Xolo is the national dog of Mexico and was revered as a sacred dog by the Aztecs, Toltecs, and Maya. The Xolo is often buried with its family to travel with them to the underworld.
theyre like sphinx
Most handsome canines, but without fur are they sensitive to temperature changes?
The *Coco* dog!
“*One of* the most ancient”? So these Anubis statues are not so Xolo.
They are unfortunately not ancient.
The ancient breeds died with the illnesses that came with the Columbian exchange, which affected dogs even more than humans
DNA studies show that breeds like the Chihuahua or the Xolo have almost no New world DNA, they were bred to replicate the old breeds.
Anubis.
This breed of dog is over 3,000 years old and is native to Mexico
I have pet one of these once. He was very soft