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- A Chihuahua is as closely related to a Wolf as a Husky.
- Did you know that the Chihuahua has a cheese named after it? It is called 'Chihuahua cheese' available in the USA similar to Montgomery jack cheese.
- Chihuahua Grand prix !
There is even a Chihuahua racing championship held in Texas every year. This year, congratulations go to Ms. Dream, 9-pounds and 6- inches long who has been crowned the world's fastest Chihuahua. Ms. Dream beat out a pack of 64 to take the third annual Chihuahua World Cup round a local greyhound track. Well considering that the greyhounds would go round the track in about a minute, I expect the tiny Chihuahuas would probably be able to make it round the circuit in about an hour and a half...
- Some people believe Chihuahuas can cure asthma. (myth)
- Chihuahuas are the longest lived breed of dog often living into their late teens and even early twenties.
- A Chihuahua is thought to be fully grown at 6 mths
- Chihuahuas are extremely intelligent
- Chihuahuas were often buried with their owners in ancient times in Mexico
- A Pure black Chihuahuas was believed to have magical powers and because of this they were revered and buried with kings to bring the good luck in the after life
- The Rare blue chihuahua was considered sacred and holy.
- Chihuahuas appear to be able to recognise their own breed.
- Chihuahuas love to bury themselves in blankets they love to be warm and cosy
- The most famous Chihuahua is the taco bell Chihuahua.
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| Possibly one of the smallest Chihuahuas..! |
- One of the biggest Chihuahuas weighed in at a whopping 16lbs
- In America longcoat and smoothcoat chi'st are classified as the same breed where as in the UK they are two separate breeds.
- Christopher columbus told the king of spain that he had seen what is now
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thought to be the ancestors of the chihuahua. We are able to find evidence of this techichi as it was called as far back as 9century AD.
- The first chihuahua to be registered with the American Kennel club was in 1905 and little dog called Midget.
- Chihuahuas as we know them today were found in 'chihuahua mexico in 1850, although the greatest concentration of artifacts can be found in neighbouring Mexico city.
- Chihuahuas have taken pride of place on many stamps from around the world, namely Antigua,Bulgaria,Cuba to name just a few.
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