What Chihuahua Puppy Really Makes Your Heart Race?
By Connie Limon
According to the AKC standard a Chihuahua should not exceed 6 pounds. In real life, however, they do. Some Chihuahuas weigh in at 10 pounds or more. Some Chihuahua have longer legs and are lighter boned that is described in the AKC standard. Their muzzles tend to be longer and they have a more “deerlike†look. This type of Chihuahua is labeled a “deer type Chihuahua.†The deer type Chihuahua may have some advantages as a pet. They tend to be better walking companion and they fare better in obedience trials. They are less susceptible to hypoglycemia. However, if you want a “true†Chihuahua you can show or breed, then you need to get one within the standard. If you want a “true†Chihuahua you can love, get whatever appeals to you the most.
Some Chihuahuas are at the other end of not so perfect according to the AKC standards weighing in at as little as 2 pounds. A 2 pound Chihuahua is unofficially named “teacup†or “pocket†Chihuahuas. They are not a separate type of Chihuahua but simply unusually small specimens of the breed. They are somewhat more fragile and vulnerable to hypoglycemia, but not at all “unhealthy†or full of health problems just because they are smaller.
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