Wednesday, September 19, 2007

The Teacup Chihuahua Myth

The term teacup Chihuahua is merely a marketing strategy used by breeders who want to make their Chihuahua’s stand out or appear to be more rare or special than other Chihuahua’s.
The term ‘teacup’ refers to the size and the American Kennel Club does not recognize it as an official type of chihuahua.
The American Kennel Club is seen as the industries main source on all topics related to dogs and dog breeds. According to the American Kennel Club there are only two types of Chihuahuas - long hair and short hair.
Chihuahua’s vary in size as do other dogs and living things. However, the size difference between Chihuahua’s does not mean they are a different type of chihuahua.
All Chihuahua’s are considered just a chihuahua, no matter their differ View the rest of this article


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