The Most Popular of the Small Dog Breeds – Chihuahua

Chihuahua puppies reign as one of the most popular members of the small dog breeds group and we know exactly why!

At Furry Babies, we dote on and adore our Chihuahua puppies because they’re full of personality and always a good time! Take a look at some interesting facts we’ve gathered about Chihuahuas.

• Chihuahuas are called either a “Chi” or “Chis.”
• The Chihuahua Club of America was founded in 1923.
• The Chihuahua is the smallest purebred dog of small dog breeds. In 2014, there was a Chihuahua named Milly that was recognized in the Guinness Book of World Records because she was a mere 3.8 inches tall!
• Speaking of their sizes, full-grown Chihuahua puppies are 2 to 6 pounds. They’re so tiny and so cute!
• Chihuahuas’ popularity rose in the 1960s.
• The average size of a Chihuahua litter is 4 pups.
• These small dog breeds are typically born via cesarean sections because of the width of the Chihuahua puppies’ heads. Their birth canals are utterly too small for the passage.
• The Chihuahua is in the small dog breeds and toy breed group and classified as a lapdog companion. The latter couldn’t be further from the truth!
• Chihuahua noses are various colors. Chihuahuas come in over 30 variations and colors. They include black, brown, gray, and pink. Some are two-toned, as well. All white Chihuahuas of the small dog breeds group are the rarest of all the colors.
• Chihuahuas are known to be such loyal and devoted dogs, that they’ve actually been known to tragically die of a broken heart when their owners die.
• It has been proven that Chihuahua puppies originated from the ancient Techichi dogs of Mexico.
• One of the famous Taco Bell dogs was a Chihuahua and she lived to the age of 15 years old!
• Aztec people believed that the early ancestors of Chihuahua puppies had the power to transfer diseases from human to themselves and that this was a noble and honorable sign of protection to their owners. This myth is actually still very prevalent today.
• They got their name from the state of Chihuahua, Mexico.

At Furry Babies, we always have Chihuahua puppies! Take a look at our puppies for sale by clicking here furrybabiesinc.com , we hope to see you soon.