Coat variety:Įither variety of Chihuahua can have either a recognized long coat or smooth coat (short coat).īelieve it or not, the Long-haired Chihuahua coat sheds less than the Smooth Coat (Short-haired) Chihuahua coat! The Deer Head Chihuahua has larger erect ears, longer legs, taller and therefore heavier, a longer neck and jawline, a larger muzzle, and a longer snout than the Apple Head Chihuahua variety. Overall, the Deer Head Chihuahua is bigger than the Apple Head Chihuahua, although it is still a Toy breed and there are even smaller versions known as Teacup Chihuahuas. The face of the Deer Head Chihuahua has a distinctive 45-degree angle, its Stop, where the muzzle meets the forehead and ears shaped like a deer. The Apple-head has a shorter jawline and shorter neck than the Deer-head Chihuahua. Its face profile is like a neat ‘L-Shape’. The face of the Apple Head Chihuahua has a distinctive 90-degree angle where the muzzle meets the forehead known as a ‘Stop’.
The Deer Head Chihuahua has a head shape like a young Deer, but its head shape is smaller and it is not usually born with a soft spot on its skull: a Molera. The Molera is likely to close over after about 3-4 months. This Molera (an incomplete skull) is not a defect! It is designed to help the mother give birth to her big-headed puppies and it then forms their dome-shaped forehead.
The American Kennel Club (AKC) states that the breed standard requirement is an ‘apple dome-shaped head’.Īll Apple Head Chihuahuas have a large head in relation to the size of their body and it’s the only dog breed born with a soft spot on their skull, like a human baby, known as a Molera. The Apple Head Chihuahua has a head shape like an apple. The Apple Head Chihuahua vs the Deer Head Chihuahua dog Same breed but different How? 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. 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. The Chihuahua breed is believed to have been discovered in the 1800s, in the area of Chihuahua in Mexico hence the Mexican name Chihuahua. The Chihuahua is considered as the National Dog of Mexico.
So where did the Chihuahua breed, with its strange name, come from? There are only two officially recognized differences within the Chihuahua breed the long haired Chihuahua and the smooth coat (short coat) Chihuahua varieties.Īlthough the Apple Head Chihuahua and the Deer Head Chihuahua are considered part of the same breed they are not officially interbred. The Apple Head Chihuahua and the Deer Head Chihuahua are two different types of Chihuahua not separate dog breeds. The Chihuahua is the smallest dog recognized by the American Kennel Club (AKC) as a purebred dog.
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