The Apple Head Chihuahua – Top Facts & Guide – Animal Corner

There are only two officially recognized differences within the Chihuahua breed; the long haired Chihuahua and the smooth coat (short coat) Chihuahua varieties.

Although the Apple Head Chihuahua and the Deer Head Chihuahua are considered part of the same breed they are not officially interbred.

So where did the Chihuahua breed, with its strange name, come from?
The Chihuahua is considered as the National Dog of Mexico.

The Chihuahua breed is believed to have been discovered in the 1800s, in the area of Chihuahua in Mexico; hence the Mexican name Chihuahua. Ancient drawings of a tiny Chihuahua-type dog have been discovered across Central America with similarities to the ancient Techichi dog, and in also in Europe with similarities to the ancient Chinese Crested dog.

It is therefore believed that an early ancestor of the Chihuahua dog may have been the small ancient Techichi dog and somewhere along the bloodline it may have been crossed with a Chinese Crested dog to give us the Chihuahua breed we recognize today.