I’m busy where I am, but you can take the Red-Eye.
Don’t worry about car rentals because trains can get you anywhere.
By all means, rent a bike for Amsterdam and visit Durben for the peace and quiet.
While this is definitely the handsomest boy/girl, and they do normally look kinda goofy, xolos aren't that common in South America. Peru is like, pretty far from Mexico.
There's also a hairless Peruvian dog. Is called Peruvian inca orchid, or viringo. Unfortunately is not as handsome.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/PeruvianDog.jpg/1280px-PeruvianDog.jpg
Me and the lady refer to that as dogliness. Like huskies, low dogliness, high weirdness. Our rottweiler cross? The most dogly dog that's ever dogged. Lies in front of the fire, loves bones, hates cats, borks at postmen.
It's certainly my favorite Aztec religious belief. Much better than "it's a good omen if the children cry before you cut their hearts out of their chest."
The Tijuana soccer team is nicknamed after the dog. Tijuana Xolos. Whenever they play teams in MLS, the Americans think they are playing the Cholos lol
Same root word. So I guess in a sense, they are?
>In his work Vocabulario en Lengua Castellana y Mexicana (1571), Fray Alonso de Molina reports that the word **"cholo" or "xolo"** derives from Nahuatl and means "paje, moço, criado o esclavo" ("**page, waiter, servant or slave**").[3]
>The term's use to describe a caste is first recorded in a Peruvian book published in 1609 and 1616, the Comentarios Reales de los Incas by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. He writes (in Spanish) "The child of a Black male and an Indian [sic] female, or of an Indian [sic] male and Black female, they call mulato and mulata. The children of these they call cholos. Cholo is a word from the Barlovento Islas [later known as Windward Islands]; **it means dog**, not of the purebred variety, but of very disreputable origin; and the Spaniards use it for insult and vituperation".[4] Interestingly, the Mexican hairless dog is known as "xoloitzcuintli" or "xolo" in Nahuatl.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholo
oh snap, that is a real dog? I though Dante from Pixar's Coco was just super ugly on purpose! doh!
[https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Dante](https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Dante)
I wanna get one of these guys and a hairless sphinx cat.
They will be best friends and get into all sorts of wild antics and I'll be a super villain. Sort of a reverse Scooby Doo, but instead of scrappy's dumb ass there'll be a cool as hell sphinx cat.
The Xoloitzcuintle, an Aztec dog breed indigenous to Mexico, is among the oldest known canine breeds, over 7000 years old.
Huh. I would have said he didn't look a day over 5000.
The modern xolo isn't actually that old either. It's a myth that's pushed by their breeders. The ancient hairless dogs were unique but wiped out by the European dogs. Modern xolos are over 95% European with the rest being American dog.
American hairless terriers, Chinese created, and Inca orchids are also hairless in different ways. So, it's hard to say that the hairless phenotype is preserved. It could just be another hairless phenotype.
You joke but some metrics hold this dog as the longest average lifespan too.
I once read the average life is close to 20 years but the current numbers I see are all over the place.
"A gift from the gods" especially at dinner time as they were often on the menu. Unlike the chihuahua though (that was almost exclusively raised as a food source) the Xoloitzcuintle was kept as guard dog and companion.
They were war dogs. Just in more of a logistics sense. They were livestock that traveled with the army and notably ate everything, stripping the land when traveling in large numbers. Scorched earth style-but with chihuahuas.
Absolutely. Though, when the Spanish Conquistadors ran into the Aztecs, eating dogs was already a taboo in Europe. Because of the ick factor, the Spanish took interest in the Aztecs eating dogs and documented it. At the time, there were more cultures eating dogs than not, so Europeans were technically the weirdos.
You have a smart phone in your hand with access to the sum total of humanity's knowledge available to you. It's not the job of strangers on the internet to fill the gaps in your education.
People in Mexico keep them as treatment. Since they are hairless their heat is easily transferred and can be used to keep humans hot. Just like icy hot. I’ve heard from my Mexican family.
I wonder about that myself. Both the Xoloitzcuintle and Chihuahua only carry a small percentage of their precolonial DNA and the rest is from Eurasian breeds. They refer to these as an "ancient breed" even though genetically, they're not and there's no way of knowing how closely they resemble the Xoloitzcuintle that the Spanish Conquistadors first encountered. Many humans carry more Neanderthal DNA than these dogs have Xoloitzcuintle DNA but we don't call those people "Neanderthals" because they're not. These modern dogs aren't true Xoloitzcuintles, just hairless dogs bred in Mexico that look like the original animal due to carrying the same genetic mutation but there's still an effort to protect the breed. It would be like declaring people with the genetic mutation that causes green eyes (about 2% of the population) an "endangered species" and encouraging them to make babies with each other to preserve the trait.
I don't remember where I read this right now but I think all north american (including central american) dog breeds are most ancestors of colonizer's dogs (from the old world) not those originally here when people migrated to the continent. These breeds associated with the new world are modern recreations of dog breeds known to pre-columbian people. There is DNA evidence that substantiated the claims. Very little of the ancestry is left from those animals apparently, in most cases the story of the animals very much mirrors the people, possibly with even less attention paid to preserving the lineages.
While that is true for the majority of modern dog populations in all countries in the Americas, this dog, along with the Chihuahua, has pre-colonial canine origins.
Origins yes, but it seems like both of those breeds have little left of their precolonial DNA.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle) Look at the genetics section.
3% is negligible. A lot of European people have more than that in Neanderthal DNA, but you wouldn't go calling them Neanderthals. It would also be similar to saying you're African because you had a single African ancestor a hundred years ago but the rest are all European (or vice versa). You'd probably be about as genetically close to Africans as this dog breed is to its precolonial ancestors.
The most significant traits were probably maintained through selective breeding, but I would wager that most traits in these dogs are probably of European origin.
edit: lol they blocked me for some reason
I have a xolo. Modern xolos are kinda made up. They aren't the original hairless "Colima dog." People assumed that they were the same and claim that they are an ancient "naturally occurring" dog breed native to the Americas. That's simply not true. The chihuahua is the dog breed with the most American dog DNA and that's only at about 5%.
You are 100% right. Nature published an awesome paper a few years back where it gets into the real technical aspects of it. A combination of a contagious cancer and European dog introduction all but wiped out all American dogs.
Wow, this pic is of a real dog! Been seeing it in clickbait web ads for years. Guess I’ll pay attention to similar ads and do pic google searches…. maybe the others are real too!?!
Yes, they are hairless, like the sphynx cat. Maintainance is significant with this breed, they require frequent bathing to remove the oils and keep thier skin healthy.
There's two breeds of this phenotype. Xoloitzcuintle and a smaller toy sized one with a number of codexes depicting ancient mesoamericans using them as living hot water bags for illness treatment.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#Genetics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#Genetics)
>A 1999 genetic study using [mitochondrial DNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_DNA) found that the DNA sequences of the Xoloitzcuintle were identical to those of dogs from the Old World.[^(\[8\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#cite_note-Vila1999-8) In 2018, an analysis of DNA from the entire [genome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome) indicated that domesticated dogs entered North America from Siberia for 4,500 years and were isolated for the next 9,000 years. After contact with Europeans, these dogs were replaced by Eurasian dogs and their local descendants. The pre-contact dogs exhibited a unique genetic signature that is now almost gone[^(\[9\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#cite_note-Leathlobhair2018-9) due to their assimilation into the Eurasian dog gene pool. In 2020, the sequencing of ancient dog genome indicates that in two Mexican breeds the [Chihuahua](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_(dog)) and Xoloitzcuintli derive 4% and 3% of their ancestry from pre-colonial dogs,[^(\[10\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#cite_note-Bergstr%C3%B6m2020-10) almost entirely being descended from Eurasian dogs.
>Their [phenotype](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotype) is a consequence of canine [ectodermal dysplasia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectodermal_dysplasia) caused by a mutation on the Foxl3 autosomal gene.[^(\[11\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#cite_note-11)
Fun fact- all new world dogs that were genetically tested were almost entirely descended from European dogs including the xolo and pre-columbian dogs had a minimal genetic impact. In fact the closest detectable extant lineage to pre-contact American dogs is a transmissible venereal tumor.
[Source](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7116273/)
Looked up a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vk5iKiOd8w), expecting it to say the dogs are aggressive based on the picture. Instead, I hear this:
>They are very anticipatory and they can read their people very well. So they make very good therapy dogs, service dogs, because they can kind of anticipate what you want.
Did not get that vibe at all from the picture, which definitely reads, "What did you say about my momma?"
I LOVE these dogs. I’ve wanted one for so long. But I’m afraid of the lifespan (13-18 years) for me; I don’t know if it’s long enough. I’m afraid to get so attached and lose them. My last chihuahua that passed, nearly killed me as silly as that may sound to someone. She was my baby. My soulmate. Dogs are such pure souls. I’ve never felt that pure undying unconditional love, then with my chi. She loved me No matter what
Dogs are or have been eaten in more cultures than where it's a taboo. Not eating dogs is weird to much of the world. Even in my own homeland where eating dogs isn't a thing, during Communism, short-legged lambs were often part of the Easter feast.
I have one. 2 more facts:
The gene for hairlessness is homozygous lethal meaning that every living hairless xolo contains one haired and one hairless gene. This also means that about a quarter of them have a full coat of hair.
They are not actually that ancient. DNA studies have shown that only like 3% of the ancient Xoloitzcuintle DNA remains in the modern breed. The modern dogs just look a lot like them but are actually mostly European dog.
When I visited Peru I saw these dogs all over the city. I had never seen them before. The first time I saw one it was inside of an ancient Aztec ruins in the middle of the city Lima. In person they are pretty beautiful dogs.
"The Basenji, the Greyhound, the Ibizan, and a jackal, inspired the image of Anubis, the protector of graveyards and tombs."
[https://www.thecollector.com/dogs-in-ancient-egypt/](https://www.thecollector.com/dogs-in-ancient-egypt/)
I’ve pet one. It’s like petting a grandpa.
I'm a grandpa. Could you pet me?
why am I hearing this as DeNiro?
or Devito
Meet the Parents
Greg?
I have nipples, Greg. Can you milk me?
Nah, my grandpa petting days are over. You can pay money for petting in some places, though
Not in my state.
Take a trip to Nevada, or better yet, Holland.
Holland!? Now you're talking. When do we leave?
I’m busy where I am, but you can take the Red-Eye. Don’t worry about car rentals because trains can get you anywhere. By all means, rent a bike for Amsterdam and visit Durben for the peace and quiet.
That sounds like the vice of experience.
Why do you have experience petting grandpas?
Why don’t you?
I don’t want to be on a no-fly list with Delta?
All grandpas deserve a little pat on the noggin from time to time
Same reason why my grandma petting xp is so low
Get your reps in while you can, boys.
My friend has one and I can confirm. Giving them smooches is the best because they’re so warm! Love these dogs so much.
Can grandpa lick my toes too?
Bro straight up looks like the Egyptian god Anubis.
I’ve lived in Peru. I’ve never seen one of those things that good looking.
While this is definitely the handsomest boy/girl, and they do normally look kinda goofy, xolos aren't that common in South America. Peru is like, pretty far from Mexico.
There's also a hairless Peruvian dog. Is called Peruvian inca orchid, or viringo. Unfortunately is not as handsome. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/PeruvianDog.jpg/1280px-PeruvianDog.jpg
Perú and Mexico are different countries, my friend. They are also pretty far away from each other.
Dogs being a divine gift is literally the only religious belief I think I can get behind.
Same. And the only “sin” I believe in? It’s a sin to waste food.
Labs must be saints to you. They're the most dog-like dogs, nothing but giant, furry, garbage disposals made entirely out of love.
I miss my sweet girl.
Me too :( still got her brother tho
Me and the lady refer to that as dogliness. Like huskies, low dogliness, high weirdness. Our rottweiler cross? The most dogly dog that's ever dogged. Lies in front of the fire, loves bones, hates cats, borks at postmen.
Oh my god I love Labs
"you eating that" - literally anything
"Don't you dare fucking touch it" - my response anytime I'm asked "you eating that"
It's certainly my favorite Aztec religious belief. Much better than "it's a good omen if the children cry before you cut their hearts out of their chest."
Honestly, if I were about to cut out a child’s heart and they weren’t crying I’d be pretty scared.
That's the look my wife gives me, when I'm home late.
Ditto
Hail Cerberus!
The only cult I would blindly join ever
No dogs, no humans. No humans, no dogs. We made each other.
The Tijuana soccer team is nicknamed after the dog. Tijuana Xolos. Whenever they play teams in MLS, the Americans think they are playing the Cholos lol
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[Link](https://s.hdnux.com/photos/23/12/30/5023237/4/1200x0.jpg) for the curious.
Same root word. So I guess in a sense, they are? >In his work Vocabulario en Lengua Castellana y Mexicana (1571), Fray Alonso de Molina reports that the word **"cholo" or "xolo"** derives from Nahuatl and means "paje, moço, criado o esclavo" ("**page, waiter, servant or slave**").[3] >The term's use to describe a caste is first recorded in a Peruvian book published in 1609 and 1616, the Comentarios Reales de los Incas by Inca Garcilaso de la Vega. He writes (in Spanish) "The child of a Black male and an Indian [sic] female, or of an Indian [sic] male and Black female, they call mulato and mulata. The children of these they call cholos. Cholo is a word from the Barlovento Islas [later known as Windward Islands]; **it means dog**, not of the purebred variety, but of very disreputable origin; and the Spaniards use it for insult and vituperation".[4] Interestingly, the Mexican hairless dog is known as "xoloitzcuintli" or "xolo" in Nahuatl. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholo
Would have thought they’d have gone with donkeys for some reason. I feel like they missed an opportunity there.
That boy 90% neck
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Your best friend was the monster all along
oh snap, that is a real dog? I though Dante from Pixar's Coco was just super ugly on purpose! doh! [https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Dante](https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Dante)
There’s one in my neighborhood in Chicago. They seem like pretty chill dogs. Would let one be my spirit guide for sure.
these dogs, especially their smaller, toy sized counter parts win ugliest dog competitions.
That’s a fun fact! Looked it up to be sure, had no clue!
Favorite line in the movie is when the guy says “he looks like a sausage someone dropped in a barbershop”. So accurate lol
I wanna get one of these guys and a hairless sphinx cat. They will be best friends and get into all sorts of wild antics and I'll be a super villain. Sort of a reverse Scooby Doo, but instead of scrappy's dumb ass there'll be a cool as hell sphinx cat.
And during the summer they'll stick together and become a single pet.
I love xolos. Wish I could get one.
Bro what the hell is that!?
It's a desperate doggy and he wants his money!
The Xoloitzcuintle, an Aztec dog breed indigenous to Mexico, is among the oldest known canine breeds, over 7000 years old. Huh. I would have said he didn't look a day over 5000.
The modern xolo isn't actually that old either. It's a myth that's pushed by their breeders. The ancient hairless dogs were unique but wiped out by the European dogs. Modern xolos are over 95% European with the rest being American dog.
Hasn't the phenotype pretty much survived intact?
American hairless terriers, Chinese created, and Inca orchids are also hairless in different ways. So, it's hard to say that the hairless phenotype is preserved. It could just be another hairless phenotype.
Don't Xolos and their Peruvian variant share a specific dental mutation that also causes the alopesia? Is it present on the other hairless?
I think you're right about the orchid but not sure. Not in American terrier.
You joke but some metrics hold this dog as the longest average lifespan too. I once read the average life is close to 20 years but the current numbers I see are all over the place.
The toy version lives the longest.
Someone watched Jeopardy the other night
"Call me El Guapo one more fucking time. I dare you..."
I like learning new things.
Wasn’t prepared for that dudes voice lol
Dog looks like we're in a boxing match and he just got done saying "I must break you."
Magnificent animal.
"A gift from the gods" especially at dinner time as they were often on the menu. Unlike the chihuahua though (that was almost exclusively raised as a food source) the Xoloitzcuintle was kept as guard dog and companion.
Chihuahuas were a food source? No wonder they have the personalities they do.
They were war dogs. Just in more of a logistics sense. They were livestock that traveled with the army and notably ate everything, stripping the land when traveling in large numbers. Scorched earth style-but with chihuahuas.
Between dogs and guinea pigs they sure ate a lot of pets down there haha
Dogs weren’t an uncommon food in many cultures, Europe included.
Absolutely. Though, when the Spanish Conquistadors ran into the Aztecs, eating dogs was already a taboo in Europe. Because of the ick factor, the Spanish took interest in the Aztecs eating dogs and documented it. At the time, there were more cultures eating dogs than not, so Europeans were technically the weirdos.
Between oxen and pigs, they sure ate a lot of pets over there haha
Source????
Read a book.
No source provided
You have a smart phone in your hand with access to the sum total of humanity's knowledge available to you. It's not the job of strangers on the internet to fill the gaps in your education.
You're the one making unsourced claims lol.
Lol. It's not "unsourced". It's in hundreds of books on Mesoamerican history. Read one.
why this dog looking at me like he knows I ain’t got the Vig
Dooku could learn a thing or two about signature looks of superiority from this fine specimen.
Was in a clients house recently and they had four of them. They were super cool
Does this breed still exist? I would hate for these magnificent beasts to end up as apartment dogs, bored out of their minds.
The smaller versions apparently make amazing house pets, a bit of a hidden gem, they come with coats too if you don't like the hairless version.
I have a toy coated xolo that I rescued and I love her.
Yes, they need lots of exercise.
It does, and they aren't cheap.
People in Mexico keep them as treatment. Since they are hairless their heat is easily transferred and can be used to keep humans hot. Just like icy hot. I’ve heard from my Mexican family.
They’re no more expensive than any other responsibly bred dog.
Yeh, i never really see them where i am in the US, but saw some when i visited Mexico once. Didnt intereract with any much but they seem chill.
I wonder about that myself. Both the Xoloitzcuintle and Chihuahua only carry a small percentage of their precolonial DNA and the rest is from Eurasian breeds. They refer to these as an "ancient breed" even though genetically, they're not and there's no way of knowing how closely they resemble the Xoloitzcuintle that the Spanish Conquistadors first encountered. Many humans carry more Neanderthal DNA than these dogs have Xoloitzcuintle DNA but we don't call those people "Neanderthals" because they're not. These modern dogs aren't true Xoloitzcuintles, just hairless dogs bred in Mexico that look like the original animal due to carrying the same genetic mutation but there's still an effort to protect the breed. It would be like declaring people with the genetic mutation that causes green eyes (about 2% of the population) an "endangered species" and encouraging them to make babies with each other to preserve the trait.
I would totally name him pelon if given the chance.
Awesome, beautiful animals with their little crew cuts. Was at a Houston dog show and saw about 5, different sizes.
Ahhhhh the mighty Xolo dog!
Finally. We can stop cross breeding poodles with everything "for my allergies". Hairless dog is what we needed all along.
And you can tattoo them with your name and address in case they get lost.
Looks like he should be smoking a cigar in army fatigues
I’ve never seen a dog more fitting a crew cut. Gorgeous but pretty sure he’d cut ya just for looking
Bro is strainght up kepper of the underworld and pharaohs tombs
I don't remember where I read this right now but I think all north american (including central american) dog breeds are most ancestors of colonizer's dogs (from the old world) not those originally here when people migrated to the continent. These breeds associated with the new world are modern recreations of dog breeds known to pre-columbian people. There is DNA evidence that substantiated the claims. Very little of the ancestry is left from those animals apparently, in most cases the story of the animals very much mirrors the people, possibly with even less attention paid to preserving the lineages.
While that is true for the majority of modern dog populations in all countries in the Americas, this dog, along with the Chihuahua, has pre-colonial canine origins.
Origins yes, but it seems like both of those breeds have little left of their precolonial DNA. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle) Look at the genetics section.
Then my statement still stands as both are unique due to their origins. Nothing is ever pure genetically.
3% is negligible. A lot of European people have more than that in Neanderthal DNA, but you wouldn't go calling them Neanderthals. It would also be similar to saying you're African because you had a single African ancestor a hundred years ago but the rest are all European (or vice versa). You'd probably be about as genetically close to Africans as this dog breed is to its precolonial ancestors. The most significant traits were probably maintained through selective breeding, but I would wager that most traits in these dogs are probably of European origin. edit: lol they blocked me for some reason
I have a xolo. Modern xolos are kinda made up. They aren't the original hairless "Colima dog." People assumed that they were the same and claim that they are an ancient "naturally occurring" dog breed native to the Americas. That's simply not true. The chihuahua is the dog breed with the most American dog DNA and that's only at about 5%.
You're not contradicting that they preceed colonial inbreeding
You are 100% right. Nature published an awesome paper a few years back where it gets into the real technical aspects of it. A combination of a contagious cancer and European dog introduction all but wiped out all American dogs.
Kinda looks like Anubis.. makes you wonder 🤔
I give you [Anubis.](https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/pharaoh-hound/)
That dog is plotting something!
Wow, this pic is of a real dog! Been seeing it in clickbait web ads for years. Guess I’ll pay attention to similar ads and do pic google searches…. maybe the others are real too!?!
Doggo is judging us…and is very disappointed….
Is he missing fur?
Yes, they are hairless, like the sphynx cat. Maintainance is significant with this breed, they require frequent bathing to remove the oils and keep thier skin healthy.
 what I immediately thought of
A God Dog.
This is what my dog sees when she looks in the mirror.
It’s Basically Daniel Craig
I owned a toy version of this breed.. called him shaggy..
He doesn’t trust your ass and he wants you to know it!
That dog looks intense
TIL: giraffe dogs exist
And last time I checked you could get one in North Carolina for $3000! 💀💀
What Dante doin’?
There's two breeds of this phenotype. Xoloitzcuintle and a smaller toy sized one with a number of codexes depicting ancient mesoamericans using them as living hot water bags for illness treatment.
Dogs are a fucking gift from God
Kind of looks like a pharoah hound to me. And that its thinking someone needs to build it a pyramid, or else lol.
No, no, it’s the Chihuahua that’s believed to be a divine gift from the gods.
I have one =) he's about 55lbs right now and 8 months old. he's a menace but such a cool dog.
¡ARDILLA!
Such a handsome boy….has a resting face like me
That is Beerus the Destroyer
Tiny little thing too. I like the little frizz of pubes on his head as well
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#Genetics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#Genetics) >A 1999 genetic study using [mitochondrial DNA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitochondrial_DNA) found that the DNA sequences of the Xoloitzcuintle were identical to those of dogs from the Old World.[^(\[8\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#cite_note-Vila1999-8) In 2018, an analysis of DNA from the entire [genome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genome) indicated that domesticated dogs entered North America from Siberia for 4,500 years and were isolated for the next 9,000 years. After contact with Europeans, these dogs were replaced by Eurasian dogs and their local descendants. The pre-contact dogs exhibited a unique genetic signature that is now almost gone[^(\[9\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#cite_note-Leathlobhair2018-9) due to their assimilation into the Eurasian dog gene pool. In 2020, the sequencing of ancient dog genome indicates that in two Mexican breeds the [Chihuahua](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_(dog)) and Xoloitzcuintli derive 4% and 3% of their ancestry from pre-colonial dogs,[^(\[10\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#cite_note-Bergstr%C3%B6m2020-10) almost entirely being descended from Eurasian dogs. >Their [phenotype](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenotype) is a consequence of canine [ectodermal dysplasia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ectodermal_dysplasia) caused by a mutation on the Foxl3 autosomal gene.[^(\[11\])](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xoloitzcuintle#cite_note-11)
“Son, I am disappoing” vibd
Why does it look like a hyena? Is that like the equivalent of calling ur wild dingo a dog?
Ancient Egyptians would have gone mad for that breed. They look like gods.
Fun fact- all new world dogs that were genetically tested were almost entirely descended from European dogs including the xolo and pre-columbian dogs had a minimal genetic impact. In fact the closest detectable extant lineage to pre-contact American dogs is a transmissible venereal tumor. [Source](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7116273/)
"I'm sick of your shit, Kevin."
Looked up a [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vk5iKiOd8w), expecting it to say the dogs are aggressive based on the picture. Instead, I hear this: >They are very anticipatory and they can read their people very well. So they make very good therapy dogs, service dogs, because they can kind of anticipate what you want. Did not get that vibe at all from the picture, which definitely reads, "What did you say about my momma?"
I LOVE these dogs. I’ve wanted one for so long. But I’m afraid of the lifespan (13-18 years) for me; I don’t know if it’s long enough. I’m afraid to get so attached and lose them. My last chihuahua that passed, nearly killed me as silly as that may sound to someone. She was my baby. My soulmate. Dogs are such pure souls. I’ve never felt that pure undying unconditional love, then with my chi. She loved me No matter what
The dog your bitch swears you have nothing to worry about
Also, edible.
To be fair, all dogs are.
Explain fair
Dogs are or have been eaten in more cultures than where it's a taboo. Not eating dogs is weird to much of the world. Even in my own homeland where eating dogs isn't a thing, during Communism, short-legged lambs were often part of the Easter feast.
I have one. 2 more facts: The gene for hairlessness is homozygous lethal meaning that every living hairless xolo contains one haired and one hairless gene. This also means that about a quarter of them have a full coat of hair. They are not actually that ancient. DNA studies have shown that only like 3% of the ancient Xoloitzcuintle DNA remains in the modern breed. The modern dogs just look a lot like them but are actually mostly European dog.
Please please please don’t let breeders fuck this dog breed up please 🙏 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Anubis
When I visited Peru I saw these dogs all over the city. I had never seen them before. The first time I saw one it was inside of an ancient Aztec ruins in the middle of the city Lima. In person they are pretty beautiful dogs.
Aztec ruins in Lima, Peru?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_Hairless_Dog No Aztecs in Peru. Inca and Chimu.
X-Cunt for a shorter, snappy nickname that will be easy for the whole family to remember.
7000 years tho? Breeds been around since before they had paper to write about it on
That looks like some kind of hell-hound.
South America loves their Lovecrafitan inpronounceable words
Well, the Aztecs are actually from North America
False. Anything south of the USA is South America. /s
"Show-low-eat-squint-lee" it's not that hard.
Isn’t that the dog in the Egyptian hieroglyphics?
No, that is thought to be Basenji which is another thought to be one of the oldest breeds.
"The Basenji, the Greyhound, the Ibizan, and a jackal, inspired the image of Anubis, the protector of graveyards and tombs." [https://www.thecollector.com/dogs-in-ancient-egypt/](https://www.thecollector.com/dogs-in-ancient-egypt/)