my Chandler (blue) is very nearly hairless, so is her darker blue sister. she has hair everywhere she is supposed too but is so short as to be almost not there
On Thu, Oct 23, 2008 at 6:27 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > there is a genetic issue that can cause thin hair/baldness...aplocecia > or > however it is spelled...it is related to the blue gene, but it doesn't > cause this degree of hair loss, lol. > Marsha > > > You are right that they are not Chihuahuas. They were thought to have > > originated from Chihuahua Mexico like Chihuahuas did but they are a > > different breed. They might share common ancestory but they are not > > Chis. > > I think when people are talking about hairless Chihuahuas, they are > > referring to some who are (very rarely) born hairless due to a genetic > > disorder (can't remember the name). But the Xoloitzcuintli is not a > > hairless Chihuahua. > > > > Stefanie > > > > --- On Thu, 10/23/08, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <ruffles%40prtcnet.org> < > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <ruffles%40prtcnet.org>> wrote: > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <ruffles%40prtcnet.org> <[EMAIL > > PROTECTED]<ruffles%40prtcnet.org> > > > > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Mexican Hairless Dog (Picture) > > To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com <Chihuahuas%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 12:20 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have heard of these...very rare to my understanding, but still, they > > are not the same breed as a chi, thus not a "mexican chi". They are an > > entirely different breed. > > Marsha > > > >> Here's a pic of a Mexican Hairless dog, also sometimes called a > >> Xoloitzcuintli (I know, wierd, huh?). I personally think they are > >> ugly but that's just my opinion. > >> Stefanie > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." --Galileo Galilei Glenda Poquita, Molly, Isabella, Chandler, Joy Joy and all the fosters and angels
