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JoJo

what kind of dog is this? Am I not a minnie

Someone told me that there is no such breed as a miniature chihuahua. He only weights 3pds is this not a miniature?


Asked by JoJo on Sep 22nd 2009 Tagged jojo, chihuahua in Chihuahua
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Burkett's Cookies 'n' Creme

The Chihuahua standard calls for a dog that does not weigh more than six pounds.
There is no such size as a miniature Chihuahua, there's only a short-haired Chihuahua and a long-haired Chihuahua. "Miniature", "toy", etc in Chihuahuas are a BYB terms. Small-than-normal Chihuahuas suffer more health problems due to their size, anyway. One such problem is a condition, I believe, known as "water head" and has to do with blood flow to the brain.


Burkett's Cookies 'n' Creme answered on Sep 23rd.

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Guest

No it is just a regular chihuahua. BYB (backyard breeders) will breed smaller dogs to make undersized dogs and put names on it like minnies or teacups but they are just poorly bred dogs and try to rip you off by charging more money for them.


Guest 245198 answered on 9/22/09. Helpful? Yes/Helpful: No 1 Report this answer


Justice

When you have someone claiming they have minnie sized dogs all it is is a BYB not breeding correctly and just breeding smaller sized dogs together and claiming they are minnies. In return they charge more because they are calling it teacups or minnies. So the answer is no you just have an undersized pup.


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Jet

I would go to www.canineheritage.com This is a breed test. Hope this helps, and paw mail me if you need anything!

Lots of Licks,

Jet


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CH ChekrdFlags Vegas GoGo Girl

No...No such thing...It's just an out of standard Chihuahua.


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Pamela - Adopted!!!!

Standard weight for a Chihuahua is 2 to 6 pounds.
A habit of breeding runts together to create even more runts or "teacup" sized dogs is unhealthy. You should avoid buying such a dog.


Pamela - Adopted!!!! answered on 9/23/09. Helpful? Yes/Helpful: No 0 Report this answer


Delilah

He really looks like a Chihuahua/Rat Terrier/Miniature Pinscher mix.


Delilah answered on 9/23/09. Helpful? Yes/Helpful: No 0 Report this answer


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