What is the difference between the dog breeds Mexican hairless and a chinese crested?
Mexican Hairless: Also called Tepeizeuintli, Xoloitzcuintle – One of the worlds oldest breeds, the Mexican Hairless did not originate in Mexico, but was brought to that country by nomadic tribes of Indians from north-eastern Asia. It may even have come from Turkey, the land of the Turkish Toy Greyhound, another species of naked canine. The little naked Mexican Hairless was considered as a gift from the gods by the Aztecs, because when someone was sick, the dog could warm the patient with its naked body. The earliest inhabitants of Mexico, the Toltecs, had kept the blue Chihuahua in their temples for religious purposes. When the Aztecs conquered the Toltecs, dogs of both breeds were kept in luxury inside the temples. It is possible that the inevitable inter-breeding of the Mexican Hairless with the Chihuahua may have produced the Chinese Crested breed we know today? http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/xoloitzcuint… Chin
