Chihuahua, Long Coat

The Chihuahua tʃɪˈwɑːwɑː/ (Spanish: chihuahueño) is the smallest breed of dog and is named for the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Chihuahuas come in a wide variety of sizes, head shapes, colors, and coat lengths.

Source: Wikipedia

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See: The German Kennel Club (VDH) for information and video (if available).
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CHIHUAHUA CLUB OF AMERICA, INC., Study Guide: https://chihuahuaclubofamerica.org/images/2014-pdfs/2011-12-03_CCAillustrated_standard.pdf

(Internal for archiving purposes - Illustrated Standard -- Chihuahua)

• Chihuahua, long-haired
• Chihuahua, långhårig
• Chihuahua pl.
• Chihuahua, poil long
• Chihuahueño, pelo largo
• Chihuahua, langhaarig
• Chihuahua Langhåret

Country of origin: Mexico

There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

The American Kennel Club

The Kennel Club, UK

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

2. Finland: Finnish Kennel Club Database - Long Coat Chihuahua: 

https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=218.2

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 2)
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland: JTO: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/RotuPDF.ashx?R=218.2&T=2

• 2015 Health Survey (in Finnish)

HGTD - Chihuahuas

O’Neill, D.G., Packer, R.M.A., Lobb, M. et al. Demography and commonly recorded clinical conditions of Chihuahuas under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016. BMC Vet Res 16, 42 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-2258-1

• https://bmcvetres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12917-020-2258-1

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

Canada: Chihuahua Club of Canada
UK: British Chihuahua Club
USA: Chihuahua Club of America
Finland: Chihuahua ry