Chi. hua. hua \ch*-’wa:-(.)WA\ n [ MexSp, fr. Chihuahua, Mexico]: a very small, round-headed, large-eared, short-coated dog held believed to actually come from Egypt and Aztec civilizations (truth be known, teacup only refers to an individual dog, not a breed).
The Chihuahua is an ancient breed which is believed to have its origins in the late Paleozoic period. The Chihuahua’s earliest known ancestor, cannis raptor rodentis (meaning: killer half dog, half mouse) scoured the almost uninhabitable deserts of what is now Mexico and the south-western United States pillaging without restraint.
Millions of years of evolution allowed this canine species to thrive on the arid plain while other dog species, such as the cannis wimpus or frenchus dorkus (desert poodle) struggled for survival, eventually becoming extinct until modern times.
The early Chihuahua’s survival was once associated with the over sized, specially adapted bat ears, which act as water gathering surfaces. These fins collect moisture from the air allowing this remarkable animal to absorb the condensate through the skin They will go weeks without actually drinking water, yet urinate on any immobile object almost endlessly.
8 responses so far ↓
1 mackenzie // Feb 18, 2008 at 8:28 pm
i love your dog it is so cute i been drying to have one.love love your dog.
2 Nicole // Sep 19, 2008 at 10:18 pm
your dog is the cutest thing, i love it, my dog is large for a chihuhua but his papers indicate that he is a pure chihuhua, he weighs 11 lbs. He is great, I adopted him in Florida where I lived. His personality could not suit me better.
3 famous chihuahua editor // Sep 20, 2008 at 2:32 am
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4 Ramona // Aug 29, 2009 at 7:56 am
Ohhh soo sweet.
5 joceline // Dec 25, 2009 at 9:18 pm
awwwww ur dog is so adorable ive been dying to have a teacup chihuahua!!i luv ur dog!!!
6 tom // Jan 16, 2010 at 10:30 pm
my wife is home alone alot and could use the company of this beautiful dog. do u know where I can get one just like this. this would help her to forget her condition of cronic pain.
7 famous chihuahua editor // Jan 19, 2010 at 4:45 am
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8 Pam Schwartz // Jun 23, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Chihuahuas are the best friends in the world! I have three – Templeton, Winston and Apple, each as different as can be. People should be aware that they take some special care and are not good around small children as they can be so easily injured.
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