Great explanation, Shanna. Thank you. Guess my babies are really cute deer heads.
Laura Sent from my iPad On Dec 22, 2010, at 10:57 PM, Shanna Machanpalli <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > Many people think that a deer head Chihuahua is a breed of dog. But it’s not, > there is only one breed of Chihuahua and that is simply a Chihuahua. But a > deer head Chihuahua does exist as does an apple head Chihuahua. These are > both descriptions of how Chihuahuas can look. > When someone talks about a deer head Chihuahua or an apple Chihuahua, they > are talking about the shape of head the dog has. An apple head Chihuahua has > a head that looks like an apple and a short nose. The upper part of the head > is wide and the lower part or jaw area is narrow, making it look exactly like > an apple in shape. There can even be a sunken in area on the top of the > skull, like the place where the apple stem originates. This can be visible > throughout life or can disappear after puppyhood. Usually the spot disappears > as the dog gets older and gains weight. This sunken spot is called a molera, > which is Spanish for fontanel. > Technically, a deer head Chihuahua is any Chihuahua that is not apple-shaped. > Only the apple-shaped Chihuahua is acceptable to meet the breed standard of > the AKC (American Kennel Club). That means a deer head Chihuahua cannot be in > the show ring. The deer head Chihuahua has a long nose and ears that reach > outward like those of a deer. Many people prefer the look of the deer head > Chihuahua to that of the apple head Chihuahua, and if you have no intention > of showing, it makes no difference whatsoever. > > > . > DEER HEAD DEER HEAD > > > APPLE HEAD LONG HAIR APPLE HEAD > > > > SHANNA > > > > --- On Tue, 12/21/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Subject: [Chihuahuas] I have a question > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2010, 11:36 AM > > > I have heard the terms deer head and apple head bandied about. I have > googled it and I am still confused by their explanation. Can someone on this > group explain the difference and/or post pictures so I can maybe see what the > difference is? I am a visual person so that might help. Thanks. > > Laura > > >
