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More Than Dogs, They're Gods: The Xoloitzcuintle's Cultural Significance in Mexico

Thanks to the study of various codices and written records found after the conquest of Mexico in 1521, experts have been able ...
Los Angeles Times

Getting to know the Xoloitzcuintle, Mexico’s ancient (and hairless) dog breed

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. ‘It’s very important to lubricate the ears,’ dog breeder and exhibitor ...
El Universal

Xoloitzcuintle: The Mexican hairless dog who will guide you to the underworld

At first, the Xoloitzcuintle was a pet for kings and priests but then it became everyone's best friend and lived with families. Unfortunately, with the arrival of the Spanish colonizers , the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

El xoloitzcuintle: patrimonio cultural

TIJUANATIJUANA — El criadero más grande de perros xoloitzcuintle está en el hipódromo Caliente de la ciudad de Tijuana. En este lugar, se encuentran alrededor de 140 ejemplares de esta peculiar raza ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

La historia del xoloitzcuintle, el perro sin pelo emblematico de Mexico

MÉXICOMÉXICO — Si se deja de lado al perro chihuahua, el xoloitzcuintle, con el pellejo al aire y escasos dientes, es el can icónico de México y está presente en el arte, en mitos pese a ser marginado ...
scmp.com

This dog breed’s name means ‘monster’ and it was thought to represent the god of the underworld; now it’s the Xolo’s loyalty that’s prized

Mezcal is not your ordinary pet. Hundreds of years ago, the Nahuas, a Latin-American indigenous group, believed that a hairless dog like him, a Xoloitzcuintle, was a sacred creature who could guide ...