The ancient land of the Aztecs gave the world 's smallest breed of dog chihuahua. There are many legends about the origin story of this amazing breed. According
to one of the most bizarre , Chihuahua messengers far space and related
energy that passes through nezarastayuschy soft spot in the skull . By the way, this distinctive feature is unique to the breed .
On the other hand, is also quite an exotic version of the ancestors of the Chihuahua to climb trees like little monkeys . Hence the long, well -developed fingers , and Chihuahuas are able to use them well .
The
most popular and the most realistic theory of the origin of species
occurrence connects it with the history of ancient Indian tribes of the
Toltecs , Aztecs and Mayans. Before
the advent of the Mayan culture of the breed was known very little ,
but found that in the IX century on the territory of today's Mexico
already existed those chi chi - small long-haired, dumb dog. Presumably these were the ancestors of the modern Chihuahua. Images
of those chi chi time Toltec found on rocks in the Franciscan monastery
(beginning in 1500 ) , since it is known that a part of the monastery
was built from materials Chulula Toltec pyramids . These stones are seen carved image and a small dog can learn the modern Chihuahua.
Does the breed of the dog on her behavior? Yes, of course! About the many dogs we can not say good or bad, they have character, he may apply to you, or not to approach. We will tell you what factors you should consider when choosing a breed so that your dog is a perfect fit in all respects.
Size. The size of the dog in a large extent determines its strength. It is believed that the dog is about three times stronger than the same weight of the person, i.e. 20-pound dog will force equal to 60 kilogram man. However, some species are even more power, such as terriers.
For example, if a woman with a weight of 52 kg wants to get a dog, which will be able to handle, it should pay attention to the breed, whose representatives in adulthood does not exceed 17-20 kg. If you choose a dog for a child, it does not matter - for walking or sports, you need to pick up the rock, commensurate with your child.
True
strength is not the only factor that determines the degree of control
dogs, as there are many large dogs , which by their nature or as a
result of training is so docile that they managed quite easily ,
regardless of their size . If
you are planning to have a dog that is a cross between different breeds
, you have to analyze the dimensions of each of its component species.
For thousands of years the dog lives all over the place on every continent next to the man . Probably , people domesticated dogs at least 14,000 years ago. This is the age has been determined for fossil teeth and jaw domestic dog , found in a cave in Iraq.
Description: About 400 breeds of dog now living on earth.
Color: Most dogs color due to a combination of black and yellow hair typical of their ancestor - the wolf. However, mutations and other reasons have led to much greater diversity , which is typical for pets. Dogs , like all mammals, fur color is determined by the pigment contained in the hair beads. When a lot of them , black . When the black granules are smaller and they are more loosely arranged , color is dark brown . When the black granules scattered, and not yellow , it turns out the so-called blue, or gray fur . When he no black pigment yellow. If there is no pigment at all , the dog turns out to be an albino . Such individuals are rare , they have white fur and red eyes .
Size : Height at the withers ranges from 100 cm at a huge Irish wolfhound to 15 cm in a tiny chihuahua.
Weight:
From wolf man brought different dogs - from the tiny Chihuahua weighing
less than 2 kg, up to a giant St. Bernard , whose mass is 70 kg or
more.
