Thank you for explaining it! I'm always learning something new in this group. ;)
Jesslan Foster Mom @ Shih Tzu & Fur Baby Rescue - http://www.stfbr.com/ Volunteer @ Chautauqua County Humane Society - http://spcapets.com/ Furever Mom To Doggy - Jaelyn / View Her Photos - http://tinyurl.com/jaelynlove Furever Mom To Kitties - Lucius, Gypsy, Kylee and Ethaniel Visit My Kitties, Doggy & Fosters - http://mdnyhtkyss.com/cattitude/ ----- Original Message ----- From: Stefanie Brannan To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 9:23 AM Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Here are examples of the apple head/deer heads Yes, the AKC standard calls for "a well-rounded apple-dome skull, with our without molera". So, the "apple-headed" Chis are more within the Chihuahua breed standard than the "deer-headed" ones. If you ever watch an AKC conformation show, you will see that the Chihuahuas shown look very different than most pet Chihuahuas out there. Some breeders who breed strickly for pets don't go by the standard and so a lot of the Chihuahua look has changed throughout the years. Not that we don't love them all the same, no matter what they look like! But all dog breeds need to have a standard so that a Chihuahua will look like a Chihuahua and a Pug will look like a Pug and so on, and so on. Stefanie --- On Sun, 10/26/08, dasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: dasha <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [Chihuahuas] Here are examples of the apple head/deer heads To: Chihuahuas@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, October 26, 2008, 7:00 AM It has to do with breeding and breeding outside the breed standards ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com [mailto:Chihuahuas@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] am.net Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2008 9:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Here are examples of the apple head/deer heads Has anyone ever heard a theory or a fact on why they have either apple heads or deer heads? Or why they're not just all apple heads or all deer heads? (My chi lack of knowledge showing again. LOL) You know, before we adopted Jaelyn I'd read tons of books on Chihuahuas and visited tons of websites to try to learn all I could about them and make sure they were the right breed for us... and it wasn't until the day she arrived and still up to this day that I realize I still don't really know anything about them compared to all the knowledge that's out there. LOL Jesslan Foster Mom @ Shih Tzu & Fur Baby Rescue - http://www.stfbr. com/ Volunteer @ Chautauqua County Humane Society - http://spcapets. com/ Furever Mom To Doggy - Jaelyn / View Her Photos - http://tinyurl. com/jaelynlove Furever Mom To Kitties - Lucius, Gypsy, Kylee and Ethaniel Visit My Kitties, Doggy & Fosters - http://mdnyhtkyss. com/cattitude/ ----- Original Message ----- From: G Chase To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2008 10:53 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Here are examples of the apple head/deer heads Missie, Luna and Coconut have the deer heads - Jaz and Turbo have the apple heads. How that helps! Gloria C 'For I know the plans I have for you', declares the LORD, 'plans to give you hope and a future'. Jeremiah 29:11 -------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg. com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.3/1746 - Release Date: 10/25/2008 5:55 PM ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.3/1747 - Release Date: 10/26/2008 9:27 AM
