Snorting when drinking water is not really a Chi mannerism as several of my MinPins have done it. Ratties are larger then Chis so he might be a Toy Fox Terrier or Chi. A small TFT can be 8.5" and are colored like that with a docked tail. But the body types are slightly different and a Chi more cobby than a TFT. Since your pup isn't the correct apple head from the pic it is possible he is one or the other or a combo but extremely cute and if going to be a neutered pet what difference does it make. All of my dogs are rescues and only Axel from a top breeder the rest are all BYB dogs. Unless going to be shown, titled and bred IMHO temperament and health is more important. Monte is the incorrect "deerhead" but has a better front then apple head Alice. Which would only be an issue with her if she was headed for an agility competition lifestyle. Her front could break down from constant jumping. She was a Craig's list purchase by a friend's niece as an 8 week old pup and they knew it was a BYB. Monte probably was a BYB stud and since he most likely had problems after he broke his pelvis they kicked him to the curb.
Robin, Dobe Axel CGC, TT, German Pin Ranger CGC, TT, Chihuahuas Alice CGC , Monte CGC, and MinPins HoneyB and Brutus Www.minpinrescue.org Www.chi-rescue.com Http://chihuahua.rescueme.org/Florida kc8...@hotmail.com wrote: > > >[Attachment(s) from kc8...@hotmail.com included below] > > >Hello. I am trying to figure out if our Rudy is actually the chihuahua that I >purchased him as or if he is a rat terrier; He has the familiar ears, >mannerisms.... even the snorting that sometimes accompanies drinking water.... >but I'm just not sure. <p></p><div>What do you think?</div><div>Thank >you,</div><div>B</div> > > > ><!-- #ygrp-mkp { border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-family: Arial; margin: 10px >0; padding: 0 10px; } #ygrp-mkp hr { border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; } #ygrp-mkp >#hd { color: #628c2a; font-size: 85%; font-weight: 700; line-height: 122%; >margin: 10px 0; } #ygrp-mkp #ads { margin-bottom: 10px; } #ygrp-mkp .ad { >padding: 0 0; } #ygrp-mkp .ad p { margin: 0; } #ygrp-mkp .ad a { color: >#0000ff; text-decoration: none; } #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc { font-family: Arial; >} #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc #hd { margin: 10px 0px; font-weight: 700; font-size: >78%; line-height: 122%; } #ygrp-sponsor #ygrp-lc .ad { margin-bottom: 10px; >padding: 0 0; } #actions { font-family: Verdana; font-size: 11px; padding: >10px 0; } #activity { background-color: #e0ecee; float: left; font-family: >Verdana; font-size: 10px; padding: 10px; } #activity span { font-weight: 700; >} #activity span:first-child { text-transform: uppercase; } #activity span a { >color: #5085b6; text-decoration: none; } #activity span span { color: #ff7900; >} #activity span .underline { text-decoration: underline; } .attach { clear: >both; display: table; font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; padding: 10px 0; >width: 400px; } .attach div a { text-decoration: none; } .attach img { border: >none; padding-right: 5px; } .attach label { display: block; margin-bottom: >5px; } .attach label a { text-decoration: none; } blockquote { margin: 0 0 0 >4px; } .bold { font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; } .bold >a { text-decoration: none; } dd.last p a { font-family: Verdana; font-weight: >700; } dd.last p span { margin-right: 10px; font-family: Verdana; font-weight: >700; } dd.last p span.yshortcuts { margin-right: 0; } div.attach-table div div >a { text-decoration: none; } div.attach-table { width: 400px; } div.file-title >a, div.file-title a:active, div.file-title a:hover, div.file-title a:visited { >text-decoration: none; } div.photo-title a, div.photo-title a:active, >div.photo-title a:hover, div.photo-title a:visited { text-decoration: none; } >div#ygrp-mlmsg #ygrp-msg p a span.yshortcuts { font-family: Verdana; >font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; } .green { color: #628c2a; } .MsoNormal >{ margin: 0 0 0 0; } o { font-size: 0; } #photos div { float: left; width: >72px; } #photos div div { border: 1px solid #666666; height: 62px; overflow: >hidden; width: 62px; } #photos div label { color: #666666; font-size: 10px; >overflow: hidden; text-align: center; white-space: nowrap; width: 64px; } >#reco-category { font-size: 77%; } #reco-desc { font-size: 77%; } .replbq { >margin: 4px; } #ygrp-actbar div a:first-child { /* border-right: 0px solid >#000;*/ margin-right: 2px; padding-right: 5px; } #ygrp-mlmsg { font-size: >13px; font-family: Arial, helvetica,clean, sans-serif; *font-size: small; >*font: x-small; } #ygrp-mlmsg table { font-size: inherit; font: 100%; } >#ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea { font: 99% Arial, Helvetica, clean, >sans-serif; } #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code { font:115% monospace; *font-size:100%; } >#ygrp-mlmsg * { line-height: 1.22em; } #ygrp-mlmsg #logo { padding-bottom: >10px; } #ygrp-msg p a { font-family: Verdana; } #ygrp-msg p#attach-count span >{ color: #1E66AE; font-weight: 700; } #ygrp-reco #reco-head { color: #ff7900; >font-weight: 700; } #ygrp-reco { margin-bottom: 20px; padding: 0px; } >#ygrp-sponsor #ov li a { font-size: 130%; text-decoration: none; } >#ygrp-sponsor #ov li { font-size: 77%; list-style-type: square; padding: 6px >0; } #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 8px; } #ygrp-text { >font-family: Georgia; } #ygrp-text p { margin: 0 0 1em 0; } #ygrp-text tt { >font-size: 120%; } #ygrp-vital ul li:last-child { border-right: none >!important; } -->