Travel season is finally here again and that means hundreds of cats and dogs will be lost and never again found by their heartbroken owners. Many years ago I lost a dog for three days. They were among the worst days of my life but I learned a valu...

A good obedience class to train your Chihuahua is always helpful. However, you don

The smallest dog breed in the world, the Chihuahua, captured our attention and hearts in the recent south of the border fast-food commercials. As you can imagine, these adorable commercials led to and increase in puppy sales and an overall increas...

There is actually no official breed called Teacup Chihuahua or Tea-Cup. The name is some breeders came up with for the chihuahuas that are genetically bred to be smaller. This was probable to make the stand out and create more of a personal identi...

Before the world even knew of the expression teacup chihuahua, regular chihuahuas have had quite a history of their own. They were first registered with the American Kennel Club in 1904 after being discovered in the Chihuahua state, a mexican regi...

When Xavier Cugat, the rumba king, appeared with his Chihuahuas in movies and on television in the late 1930s and 1940s the Chihuahua breed received great exposure and became quite popular.

One of America's favorites in the Toy Group is the Chihuahua, (pronounced sha-wa-wa). At maturity the Chihuahua may be only 5 inches tall and the standard requires that they be under six pounds. There have been adult Chihuahuas that weigh only abo...

While Chihuahuas are the world

The Chihuahua is one of the few breeds native to the Americans. Ancestors of the Chihuahua trace back to the early Olmec, Toletec and Aztec civilizations of Central American and Mexico.

Chihuahua's are the oldest dog in North America and the smallest breed in the toy group. They only weigh 2-6 pounds and are only 6-9 inches tall.