Mexican Dog

The Mexican hairless is a small dog of uncertain origin that has exited in Mexico for several centuries. The breed may have developed from large hairless dogs known in Mexico and Peru prior to the Spanish conquest or from Chinese hairless dogs brought to Mexico on merchant ships.

The Mexican hairless dog is a small breed appearance suggests that of a chihuahua with a long muzzle. The origins of the Mexican hairless dog are uncertain. One theory holds that it is descended from an African breed of hairless dog and reached Mexico by way of the Orient, it was once known in Mexico as the "Chinese dog". Another theory is that it is descended fron an older and larger Mexican hairless breed, the xoloitzcuintli, whose origins also are unknown.