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AusCh Besito’s Taha Daha (ImpUSA) & AusCh Besito’s Naca (ImpUSA)
Bred by Patty Hoover
Owned by Jacqi Dinis
©Houndstooth studio; Alex Cearns
~Giovanna Suedán~
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This issue wouldn’t have been possible without the help of:
Alex Cearns, Ase Persson, Cath Davies, Cinofilia Sudamericana, Daniel Arnoult,
Denisee Chavez, Dina Limankina, Dr. Jorge Santoianni, Elena Miroshnichenko,
Francisco Trujillo, Hansel Perez, Ia Bäckström, Jacqi Dinis,
Janne Persson, Jennifer Young-Johnson, John Caponetto, July Karjakina,
Kristina Gervinskaite, Laimis Jankus, Lisbeth Kallunki, Malin Kallunki,
Marco Hernandez, Maryse Jeanrenaud, Michelle Jensen, Odessa Maxwell,
Pedro Mireles, Renata Magaldi, Shannon Roberts, Sian Gordon, Siegfried Jacques,
Svetlana Polyakov, and Vladimir Polyakov
All the articles are the responsability of the author and reflect their own opinion.
All articles and pictures were published with the authors’ or owners’ permission.
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On the cover…
Fame Factory’s Brown Sugar
Naya, as she is called at home, was
bred by Emma Hansson and lives with
her owner Michelle Jensen in Norway.
Fame Factory’s Brown Sugar
Bred by Emma Hansson
Owned by Michelle Jensen
©Michelle Jensen
Naya is daughter of Ch. Tlahuica
Cocoyoc(Rodríguez-Hernández) and
Fame Factory´s Dressed For Success.
She’s enjoys eating, playing with
sticks, running, jumping and sitting on
her owner’s lap to kiss her.
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Table of contents
The magazine
On the cover
Table of Contents
Looking to a Xolo
The Xolo Times
From our readers
Hairless and Coated
The effect of the maternal grandfather
Coated Xoloitzcuintle Hypothesis
World Dog Show 2011
Considerations regarding the color of the Xolo
People of Xolos
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Discover a world through the
eyes of a dog; feeling what it
feels; contemplate all the
beauty that emits and gives
without stopping; looking at
everything and nothing at
the same instant;
is something I never though
to see… Looking to a XOLO
-Denisee Chavez
It Ksochitl S Sedogo Kaspiya
Bred by Kennel S Sedogo Kaspiya
© Dorte.nu
MultiCh.
Apancingo
(Gimenez-Valdes)
The only multi champion
Xoloitzcuintle in
the United Kingdom!
Cingo is proudly owned by Sian Gordon & Cath Davies
Handled by Domenico Santoriello & Sian Gordon
Bred by Rafael Gimenez-Valdes
Design: Giovanna Suedan
The
New International
Champion
Monica Mechta Zhyzny, bred by
Vita Lyashenko and owned by Dina
Limankina was shown on April 30 at
the International Dog Show in Saint
Petersburg where she got the Best of
Breed and become International
Champion.
Times
Dan’s big wins
Chichen Itza Ethan Provocative Man, a
Standard male bred by Kennel Chichen
Itza
and
owned
by
Elena
Miroshnichenko was shown on May 8 at
the Specialty Show in Rostov-a-Don
were he got BOB and BISS-1, and on
May 9 at the All-breed show he got
BOB, BIG and BIS!
Big wins for
Kennel Naglis
We are proud to announce that Chantico
Cuahxolotl Naglis and Xochiquetzaltzin
Naglis are now Lithuanian Youth
Champions, and our Harmeks Trufana
become Lithuanian Champion! Also our
two new males Harmeks Viktorian and
Tecuani Qara Dag had a great start in the
show ring at international shows where
Viktorian got Best puppy both days and
Dag Junior Baltic Winner, Best of breed
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both days and Junior BIS-2 !
The
Running for Best Junior
Xolo of the year!
Zotz del caribe (Perez) Mex., a
Standard male bred and owned by
Hansel Perez, started his show career
with several Junior BIS wins. Now,
Zotz, is heading the ranking for Best
Junior Xolo of the year!
Times
First AKC
Grand Champion
Another BIS for Naca
After a couple of long weeks wait, we are
very proud we can finally announce that,
according to AKC records, our Shida
Mighty Joe Young, owned by his breeder
Jennifer Young-Johnson and of his handler
Candra Loutzenhier, is the very First AKC
Grand Champion!
At the Darwin Royal Show, AusCh
Besitos Naca (Imp USA), a
Standard male bred by Patty Hoover
and owned by Jacqi Dinis, was the
winner of Best Intermediate (age
class) in Show!
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The
Group placement
for Lupe
Besitos Flor de Lupe, a Standard
female bred by Patty Hoover and
co-owned by Odessa Maxwell, got
a Puppy Best in Group 2, which
makes her the first coated Xolo to
be placed in the puppy group!
Times
1st World Congress
of the Xoloitzcuintle
The Club Mexicano del Xoloitzcuintle A.C
has the pleasure of inviting all Xolo lovers
to the 1st World Congress of the
Xoloitzcuintle that will be held in the city
of Merida, Yucatan from June 9 to 17,
2012, were will have several conferences
and a specialty!
Reserve BIS for
Tecoman
At the French Championship 2011
held in Paris, MultiBIS MultiCh
Tecoman (Avalos) Mex.FCI, a
Standard male bred and owned by
Hugo Avalos, and handled by Alberto
Martinez won the Reserve Best in
Show! Congratulations!
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Design: Giovanna Suedan
From our readers
My name is Laimis Jankus. I am 12
years old and live in Kaunas,
Lithuania.
Xochipilltzintli Naglis
Bred by Kristina Gervinskaite (Kennel Naglis)
Owned by Laimis Jankus
My story begins from my chinchilla.
She died, and I wanted a another
animal, a dog. For the first time I saw
Xolo in the picture. It was my
mother's friend's dog, it was really
strange dog. I went to meet him and
my first thought was "Oh my gosh, this
is a strange dog!“, but I liked it! Then
I started to look for advertisements
who sell their Xolos.
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And I was lucky! I found a nice
litter of five Xolos. I chosed Mexis.
It was the most beautiful of them
all. Now we take part in shows and
get good results.
In the future, I want to have more
Xolo! All people are asking about
the Mexis and about their breed.
With this dog you will not be bored!
I think that Xolo magazine is great
!!! Maybe he could come every
month because the magazine is
amazing !!! I have learned a lot
from it!
Xochipilltzintli Naglis
Bred by Kristina Gervinskaite (Kennel Naglis)
Owned by Laimis Jankus
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By John Caponetto
We have been Involved with the
Xolotzcuintli breed for over 10 years.
We have gone to Mexico many times to
show dogs and visit Breeders, and in all
the times I have been there I have never
seen a coated Xolo, nor any breeder ever
spoken about the coated variety of this
breed.
We only heard of them by reading and
seeing pictures of them in a variety of
books and newsletters. Why it was never
told to us about the coated variety by
breeders in Mexico today I feel it was a
best kept secret by them.
MultiCh. Serranisimo Caliente
Bred by Kennel Caliente
Owned by John & Debbie Caponetto
©Collen’04
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In our first litter of Standards
we had three coated and four
hairless born out of two hairless
parents, we held a coated female
and placed the other two, she is
all black in color. Since then we
have had more born and have
placed them in homes with people
that show them or use them for
obedience. One of the coated
females that I placed in a show
home at 6 month old was just
shown in Georgia and won over
the hairless that were also shown
there.
Blanch-O Dressed For Success
Bred by John & Debbie Caponetto
Owned by Janet Speechey-Lowe, Debbie and John Caponetto
Nowadays we have two coated
females that we have kept over the
years and breeding to them they
have given us the best puppies16 I
have had.
There is people out there that would rather have a dog with hair than without it.
As for grooming, coated are pretty easy to care for, they also can take the cold
weather as we found out this past cold winter that we had, my hairless did not
want any part of the cold or snow while my coated dogs loved it.
I believe that the coated variety is a plus for this breed some breeders will
disagree, but we had the same problem with the Chinese Crested, we by using the
powder puff every other generation we had and constructed dogs with better bone
and teeth.
Blancho’s Bad Bod at Azuwyn
Bred by John & Debbie Caponetto
Owned by Kay Lawson
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We need to remember that the
hairless is a mutation and we
need to learn what will make a
better structurally sound dog,
only to look and to find the
right ingredient to improve your
breeding program and to build
the dog of your dream for the
breed .
As breeder and exhibitor, I
feel a responsibility and
obligation to the breed, this is
my thinking. I have been in
dogs for over 45 years and
have bred many breeds just to
see what makes them tick,
with that in mind I leave you
to think for yourself.
Blancho’s Pinata
Bred and owned by John & Debbie Caponetto
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Design: Giovanna Suedan
The effect of
the maternal grandfather
By Dr. Jorge Santoianni [1]
WW’08, VWW’10 MultiCh Hedehuset’s India Chala
& JWW’08, WW’10 MultiCh Warner Bros Belize
Bred by Hedehuset’s (India) and Kennel Warner Bros (Belize)
Owned by Kennel Warner Bros
[1] Cinofilia Sudamericana.
www.cinofilia-sud.com.ar
In April 1977 a record of 22,000 spectators
attended Kentucky’s Keenland Racecourse, to
see a chestnut filly named Sextary that was
running in the third race. She had never
competed, but was the favorite for one reason:
her father. She was the daughter of Secretariat,
winner of the Triple Crown and the biggest
thoroughbred of all times. Great was the
disappointment when she placed fourth.
In the following years the descendants of
Secretariat didn’t outstood and even though
having served the best mares in the world, he
never achieved the same greatness as stud that
he had, and his offspring (males) weren’t
exceptional studs eithers. He died in 1989 and it
seems that an important chapter was closed as
in his offspring there wasn’t a single outstanding
specimen as him.
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Shortly before his death, the breeders
had begun to notice a bias towards
the offspring of his daughters, even
those who had never won a race,
became and still are, some of the
biggest breeding mares in the world,
producing thoroughbred winners of
the most important cups. Secretariat’s
exceptional athletics lives in the
second generation of offspring
produced by his daughters. For years,
this phenomenon became so popular
among breeders of race horses that,
when they spoke of an exemplar,
they always gave the name of its
parents and of the maternal
grandfather, however there wasn’t a
scientific explanation of why certain
traits skip a generation and were
passed only through females.
Three generation of Standard females
Fullibus Freja, Ch. Fullibus Xamara & MultiCh. WW’08 Xibalba’s Coatlicue
Bred by Lisbeth Kallunki (Freja & Xamara) & Anita Larsson (Coatlicue)
Owned by Lisbeth Kallunki
©Kennel Fullibus
Just starting 1997, an article appeared in the Equus Magazine Nº242, where there is
documentation of the scientific evidence of the efect of the maternal grandfather .
It is time that the dog breeders, start to take account of this phenomenon.
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Reviewing Concepts
Father and daughter
MultiCh. WW’10 Tlacatl (Retana) Mex. & Xibalba’s Onoc
Bred by Miguel Angel Retana (Tlacatl) & Anita Larsson (Onoc)
Owned by Ia Bäckström
©Wiegaarden
We know that every cell in the body of the
dog has 39 pairs of chromosomes, 50%
provided by the father and 50% by the
mother. Each chromosome contains thousands
of genes that code for different characteristics,
many of them we can observe (color of the
eyes, coat, etc.), and that constitute the
PHENOTYPE, what we can’t see is how they
are constituted genetically and that’s the
GENOTYPE. However, through the phenotype
and with basic knowledge we can predict
some genotypes. In those characteristics were
a single pair of genes is involved and interect
in the Dominant Recesive way is very simple,
but it isn’t in those where a lot of pais
intervene for a single characteristic (poly
genes) and are precisely those the ones that
we are more interested in, such as:
angulations, color of the coat, size, etc.
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Genetic Exceptions and Effect of sex
Mendel’s theory stated that the sex of the
donor gen (father or mother), was
inappliacable in determing which gene was
expressed, and that if the mother provided a
dominant gen and the father a recessive, the
dominant provided by the mother was
expressed and viceversa. 100 years passed,
until Dr. Allen in 1969, stunned the world with
a study that suggested that certain genes
could probably be related to the sex in it’s
expression, and in 1986, Dr. Surani, with his
experiment in mice, concluded that some
genes DID NOT followed Mendel’s laws,
however, they were programed to be
activated prior fertilization, so that, will
always be expressed by their descendants or
deactivated and never expressed. The factor
that determines if this class of genes is passed
to the offspring in an active or inactive way, is
the SEX of the donors.
BISS Ch. Maya Tikal (Quintero) Mex. & SeUCh Akab Tatei (Suedan) Mex.
Bred by Monica Quintero (Maya) & Giovanna Suedan (Tatei)
Owned by Giovanna Suedan (Maya) & Ase Persson (Tatei)
©Janne Persson
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Imprinting or Genomic Mark
One hypothesis sustains that there is a mechanism by which males and females can control
essential features. In fetal development, for example, the reproductive goal of the male is to
give the largest and most vigorous offspring, but for the female, engender a colt extremely
large could be fatal. Perhaps for this reason, some critical genes of the fetal development are
inactivated by the paternal impriting, allowing the female’s genes the complete control over
many aspects of the fetal size.
Tecuani Ignea Tequila & MultiCh. Fame Factory’s Too Good To Be True
Bred by July Karjakina (Tequila) & Emma Hansson
Owned by July Karjakina & Gina Rymer (Tequila)
©Kennel Tecuani
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Generation gap
The genomic imprinting creates a pattern of inheritances, whose
expression is jumping a generation. To understand this, imagine a
human gene with paternal imprinting, which when expressed,
gives children with blond hair, when this gene is not expressed, the
color of the hair of all his children is brown.
A man inherits the gene of the blond hair from his mother and
therefore his hair is blond. Since he is a male the gene of the blond
hair is deactivated to be transmited, thus, his children inherit the
gen in an inactive form and all will have brown hair.
Kin (Magaldi) Mex.FCI
Owned and bred by Renata Magaldi
Ch. Cocol (Alvarado) Mex.
Bred by Jorge Alvarado
Owned by Renata Magaldi
When his sons reproduce the gene will stay inactive
and all his grandchildren (males and females), will
have brown hair. But when the daughters of this
man reproduce, the gene in it’s activated form, will
make all their children (male and female) to have
blond hair.
Result: The feature reappears in the third
generation, but only in the descendants of the
daughters of the man with blond hair.
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Doubts and deductions
A lot of doubts still remain about this phenomenon and the literature still doesn’t give us
answers of how it can occur. Deductions of this finding go beyong the world of the world of
race horses. Already a number of human genes with imprinting have been noted. Dog
breeders tend to be impatient and we are disappointed when extraordinary males don’t
immediately reproduce their excellence, so, lets remember the effect of the maternal
grandfather and wait a generation.
Three generations of standard Xolos
Bred by Marco Hernandez
©Amatl Kennel
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Home of BISS Winners, World Winner 2010, European Winners, and Multi Champion Xolos
New bloodlines, healthy dogs,
great temperaments and
wonderful puppy buyers
make possible that nowaday
“Element of Desire”
is one of the top Kennels of
Standard Xolos with great results
of breeding, showing and health.
Ia Bäckström
Sweden
www.elementofdesire.net
We are planning some very interesting litters for 2011/2012!
Design: Giovanna Suedan
Coated Xoloitzcuintle
Hypothesis
By Odessa Maxwell
For a breed that has been around for over 3,000 years,
there are a lot of mysteries surrounding the Xoloitzcuintle.
This article will not lay to rest the debate of who came first
or what breed is related to whom, but may establish deeper
appreciation for the common ancestry and genetics in
hairless dogs. With a better understanding about the varying
differences and similarities of our hairless cousins, we may be
more willing to accept the coated Xoloitzcuintle.
Besitos Flor de Lupe
Bred by Patty Hoover
Owned by Patty Hoover & Odessa Maxwell
Before breeders, judges, or enthusiasts get upset, keep an
open mind to the possibilities. First, no one has
experimentally bred an exceptional coated to another
exceptional coated in order to take an exceptional offspring
for breeding to a majority hairless line to see the effects on
skin and teeth. No one has consistently bred multigenerations of hairless to coated to research the effects that
the coated will have on the gene pool. Until then, this article
will advocate for the use of excellent coated Xoloitzcuintle
within a breeders' program.
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One common link between all hairless breeds is a
dominant mutated gene, the FOXI3 gene. This
gene affects the degree of hairlessness and the
dentition [1].
Through my research, there is one plausible
explanation especially since mitochondrial
genetic testing proves that the Xoloitzcuintle and
Chinese Crested do not have a related New
World ancestry [2]. However, one common factor
between the two breeds seems to be the alleles
that are related to the Chow Chow, which will
explain the spots that may occasionally exist on
our Xoloitzcuintle’s tongues. The Chinese Crested
shows linkage to the Chow Chow through its
strong relationship with the Basenji [3]. So, if the
Xoloitzcuintle and Chinese Crested are related
far in the past, then there had to be one
common ancestor that environmental factors
separated so that they became two distinct
breeds.
This would explain the common
dominant mutated FOXI3 gene and the
uncommon ancestry between the two breeds.
Shida 2 Shots at KountryTyme
Bred by Jennifer Young-Johnson
Owned by Candra Loutzenhier & Chris Vincent
[1]
Leeb, T., Lindblad-Toh, K., Lohi, H., Sainio, K., Dolf , G., Perloski, M., et al. (2008). A Mutation in Hairless Dogs Implicates FOXI3 in Ectodermal
Development. Science , 321 (5895), 1462.
[2] Vila, C., Wayne, R. K., & Leonard, J. A. (2006). Genetic Analysis of Dog Domestication. (M. A. Zeder, D. G. Bradley, E. Emshwiller, & B. D. Smith, Eds.)
Documenting Domestication: New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms , 279-293.
[3] Fritzsch, B. (1997). Molecular Analysis Helps Understanding the Origin and Interrelationships of Sighthounds. Sighthound Review (5).
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In this hypothesis, another debate must be considered in order to explain how and where the two
breeds came together and later separated. Scientifically and historically, it seems that dog
ancestors were present during the Oligocene Epoch. However during the next period, the
Miocene Epoch, Africa was pushed into Europe forming the Alps, which later allowed passage into
other lands. During the following period, the Pliocene Epoch, humans became a major life force,
which later set into play the domestication of the dog. Because of these factors, many of the
ancient breeds revolved around Africa and began spreading into Europe until the land masses
began to separate again.
Charamusca (Hernandez) Mex.
Bred by Marco Hernandez
Owned by Kennel Warner Bros
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Consequently, this can explain the European breed
alleles that are strongly present in the
Xoloitzcuintle. As they passed through various
land straits to make their way into North America,
it seems that various breeds integrated into the
background of the Xoloitzcuintle before it became
a true stand-alone breed. Some of these breeds
were the Labrador Retriever, Border Collie,
Samoyed, Giant Schnauzer, German Shepherd,
English Setter, Norwegian Elkhound, Afghan
Hound, Golden Retriever, Siberian Husky, and the
Flat-coated Retriever [1].
Vila et al., 2006
So as the Xoloitzcuintle began its journey away from what may have been an African hairless
terrier, Chinese sailors through their exploration would find the remaining hairless dogs in Africa.
They took these hairless dogs onto their ships and began to breed them to make them smaller.
During this time and up to the time of slavery, what remained of the foundation stock of these
two similar, yet different breeds, most likely became extinct. However, it is from this foundation
stock that the gene mutation probably occurred and has continued within both breeds (see
figure). Consequently, the breeding programs have taken two widely varied angles: the
Xoloitzcuintle became sacred and protected for its hairless qualities while the Chinese created a
myth to protect the powderpuff (there is one born into every litter to keep the hairless warm).
[1]
Vila, C., Wayne, R. K., & Leonard, J. A. (2006). Genetic Analysis of Dog Domestication. (M. A. Zeder, D. G. Bradley, E. Emshwiller, & B. D. Smith, Eds.)
Documenting Domestication: New Genetic and Archaeological Paradigms , 279-293.
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Now if this hypothesis proves true, then the coated, like its powderpuff cousin, is a distinct part of the
breed. The main difference is that the coated Xoloitzcuintle has not been revered like its hairless
counterpart since breeders originally culled the coated. Many breeders of the past believed that the
coated were the “mixed” breed coming forward. Through the work of geneticists, it has been proven
that the coated is actually the recessive variation of the dominant mutated gene. Because of this
proof, the coated are now accepted into the breeding program worldwide and are now allowed to
be shown in the United States.
Ch. Cuauhnahuac (Hernandez) & Lucrecia Macahui (Hernandez)
Owned and bred by Marco Hernandez
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Breeders and judges must help to standardize
this variety. Primary consideration should be
correct coat, ears, and dentition. The coat must
be short and coarse with no waves, ringlets, or
fringe. It is better to have a thin coat than to
have a thick, wavy coat. A thin coat can be
corrected in one breeding while a wavy coat will
take three to four generations to correct. The
ears must be able to stand erect because without
erect ears, you will lose the expression. The
coated expression should still have the intensity
of staring into your soul. Down ears can soften
this expression as well as the uncertainty of
introducing weak ears into your program. Lastly,
you want full dentition in the coated. With full
dentition, the coated can increase the longevity
of the milk teeth in the hairless. They can also
introduce fuller and larger dentition. Missing
teeth in a coated should be faulted; however,
this fault can be corrected within three
generations by breeding to lines that possess both
hairless with almost full dentition and coated
with full dentition. This will be hard to prove
right now since many coated were culled; thus,
leaving us to use only full dentition for the next
few years while we improve type.
Fame Factory’s Brown Sugar
Bred by Emma Hansson
Owned by Michelle Jensen
©Michelle Jensen
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Fortune Cookie du Coeur des Ténèbres
Bred by Siegfried Jacques
If breeders begin to focus on the coated
Xoloitzcuintle, the variety in as little as five years
will start to show drastic improvement in type. If
they start showing improvement, then the breed as
a whole will benefit. First, the gene pool will
increase. Secondly, the uniformity that we crave
between the two varieties will be achieved because
there should be no difference between the coated
and the hairless except for coat and dentition. Can
you accept this challenge? Can we together help
the coated regain the ground that they have lost
over the years? Can we as breeders, judges, and
enthusiasts turn our back on the genetic
phenomenon of a dominant and a recessive gene
that has been gifted to us through this remarkable
breed? If you have a phenomenal coated
Xoloitzcuintle with correct coat, ears, and dentition
as well as type, consider placing it in the breeding
program and doing your part to standardize the
coated Xoloitzcuintle. If you have a coated that
has a thick, wavy coat like a spaniel or fringe like a
crested, then place it in a loving home as a pet.
Both options are steps in the right direction for the
coated Xoloitzcuintle.
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Ámatl Xolos
For the equal recognition of the breed
Amatl Xolos is a breeding program based in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Our main goal is to give information about the Xoloitzcuintle, breed healthy
Xolos and seek the equal recognition of both varieties of the breed.
Since the beginning in Ámatl Xolos
we have respected the life of
coated puppies and supported
their recognition.
Marco Hernandez & Fausto Rodriguez
www.amatlxolos.webs.com
Design: Giovanna Suedan
Never so many Xoloitzcuintles have been reunited in
France at a dog show. All Xolos were very beautiful and
very well presented by their owners.
I saw good broad heads, ears well implanted and
carried; most of the dogs were strongly built and the
skin was soft to the touch. The eyes of good color and
good shape. Excellent movement from most of the dogs,
good lines, fast walk, head up and well carried tail.
What I liked least was that some dogs didn’t had tight
lips. Some bites weren’t perfect: lack of teeth. Also some
dogs had loose elbows.
This show will remain engraved in my memory for the
excellent quality of the dogs shown in general and the
good atmosphere as well as the enthusiasm expressed
around the ring.
-Daniel Arnoult
Daniel Arnoult with MultiCh. WW’11 Tecoman (Avalos) Mex.FCI
©Photo courtesy of Daniel Arnoult
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World Dog Show
Miniature
1
2
MALES
Junior Class
1exc - McRoc Jaguar Negro Best Junior of Breed (1)
2exc - Besitos Shasky Uichu (2)
3exc - Gris Montenegro Esson (3)
4exc - Fulgent du Mont des Serfs (4)
Excellent – Warner Bros Güero (5)
©J.Ortega
3
©E.Miroshnichenko
©E.Miroshnichenko
4
©E.Miroshnichenko
5
©Kennel Warner Bros
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World Dog Show
Puppy Class
Very Promissing – Fernando du Coeur des Tenebres
1
(1)
Open Class
1exc - Eragorn du Mont des Serfs CAC (2)
Absent - McRoc Cancun's Boy
Champion Class
1exc - Comte des Tenebres de Xoconochco Best of Breed, CACIB (3)
2exc - Abu-Shah Von Martin's Tal ResCACIB (4)
3
2
©Kennel Warner Bros
©J.Karjakina
©J.Karjakina
4
©J.Karjakina
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World Dog Show
FEMALES
Puppy Class (1)
1 Very promising - Fortune Cookie Du Coeur des Tenebres Best Puppy of Breed
2 Very promising - Forgah de Korrantoh
Junior Class
1exc - Xochiquetzaltzin Naglis (2)
Very Good - Fraise des Bois du Mont des Serfs
1
2
©E.Miroshnichenko
©K.Gervinskaite
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World Dog Show
1
Intermediate Class
Very Good - Nuestro Butterfly del Sharm Elninyo
Open Class
1exc - McRoc Libertad CAC, CACIB (1)
2exc - Warner Bros Belize (2)
3exc - Going Starlight iz Sozvezdija Streltsa (3)
4exc - Dixence du Mont des Serfs (4)
Exc – Monica Mechta Zhyzny
Absent - Gris Montenegro Bakkara
2
©E.Miroshnichenko
©E.Miroshnichenko
3
©J.Karjakina
4
©E.Miroshnichenko
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World Dog Show
1
Miniature
Champion Class
1exc - Doucefrance de Korrantoh ResCACIB
Veteran Class
1exc - Hedehuset's India Chala Best Veteran of Breed (1)
Absent - Cem Anahuac Huitzin
Intermediate
©Kennel Warner Bros
2
MALES
Junior Class
1exc - Nudisten's Ocachi Ovation to Mestre Best Junior of Breed (2)
2exc - Nudisten's Piquin Ovation to Mestre
Intermediate Class
Absent - Zlato Skifof Hors
Absent - Faust du Coeur des Tenebres
©E.Miroshnichenko
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World Dog Show
1
Intermediate
MALES
Open Class
1exc - D'Obaolo Onilu Best of Breed, CACIB (1)
2exc - Apancingo (Gimenez-Valdes) at Ammexbiche ResCAC (2)
3exc - Zhelezniy Klik Iz Poleta Mechty (3)
4exc - Energy Real du Mont des Serfs
Champion Class
1exc - Harmeks Mikelangelo ResCACIB (4)
Absent - Coyotl de Korrantoh
©G.Mestre
©S.Gordon
4
3
2
©E.Miroshnichenko
©E.Miroshnichenko
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World Dog Show
FEMALES
Intermediate Class
1exc - Esthel de Korrantoh ResCACIB (1)
1
2
Open Class
1exc - Zhemchuzhina Iz Poleta Mechty CAC, CACIB (2)
2exc - McRoc Malintzin ResCAC (3)
3exc - Isidora Grand Priora (4)
4exc - Camino's Cara Rubia (5)
Champion Class
1exc - Yohualli (Freeman)
5
©E.Miroshnichenko
©J.Karjakina
4
©E.Miroshnichenko
3
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World Dog Show
1
Standard
MALES
Junior Class
1exc - Chantli's Black Arrowana Best Junior (1)
2exc - Rey Coliman (Avalos) Mex.FCI (2)
3exc - Tecuani Itzamna (3)
4exc - Fullibus Thank you for the Music (4)
©J.Karjakina
2
3
©J.Karjakina
©D.Cawley
4
©M.Kalunki
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World Dog Show
Intermediate Class
1exc - Xibalba's Omito (1)
2exc - Nezaualcoyotl Element of Desire (2)
3exc - Xibalba's Oconchiu (3)
Veteran Class
1exc - Xibalba's Calpixque
1
3
2
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©J.Karjakina
World Dog Show
Open Class
1exc - Local Hero's Blade at Poulot CAC, ResCACIB (3)
2exc - Tecuani Heredero del Centauro ResCAC
3exc - Chichen Itza Ethan Provocative Man (1)
4exc - Cuintle
Exc - Mexico (Hoover) Mex.FCI (4)
Exc - Xibalba's Oltia
Very Good – Diego (2)
Very Good - Tecuani Juan Dorado
Absent - Local Hero's Quincy Amigo
1
©E.Miroshnichenko
©J.Karjakina
3
2
4
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World Dog Show
1
Champion Class
1exc - Tecoman (AValos) Mex.FCI Best of Breed, CACIB (1)
2exc - Tlacatl (Retana) Mex. (2)
3exc - Aztec du Clos de Vanmik
2
©H.Avalos
©E.Miroshnichenko
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World Dog Show
FEMALES
Junior Class
1exc - Yoloxochitl Element of Desire Best Junior of Breed (1)
2exc - Tecuani Ignea Tequila
3exc - Chantico Cuauhxolotl Naglis
Absent - Fullibus The Winner Takes it All
1
Intermediate Class
1exc - Xibalba’s Onoc CAC, CACIB (2)
2exc - Tecuani Zarina del Mundo (3)
3exc - Ichtaka S Sedogo Kaspiya (4)
Absent - Tuna (Arena) Mex.FCI
©Ia Backstrom
2
©E.Miroshnichenko
3
©J.Karjakina
4
©E.Miroshnichenko
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World Dog Show
Open Class
1exc - Besitos Naqui ResCAC, ResCACIB (1)
2exc - Chichen Itza ChiBaba (2)
3exc - Tecuani Gala Peluda (3)
4exc - Xibalba's Ontzontli (4)
Exc - Nahuanin (Gimenez-Valdes)
Exc - Chichen Itza Dragon Eyes
Exc - Chichen Itza Dune-De-Dior For IMA
Exc - Frendor's Eliza Xolo
Exc - Fullibus Xamara
Exc - Harmeks Raimona
Exc - Miljosablo's Close to Pekka's Heart
Veteran Class
1exc - Xibalba‘s Coatlicue Best Veteran of Breed
2
©J.Karjakina
1
©J.Karjakina
3
©J.Karjakina
4
©J.Karjakina
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World Dog Show
My dream came true
By Ia Bäckström
Pairclass Best in Show-2
Tlacatl (Retana) Mex. and Nezaualcoyotl Element of Desire
©Photo courtesy of Ia Bäckström
When you decide to go showing at WDS anytime I think all of
us start dreaming that you one day will have a World Winner
with us back home.
I have now had the luck and privilege that go home these
last two ears with no less than 3 plus more success, this year
with two!
So in cold Swedish dark and snowy winter I started to plan
my trip to Paris, where should we stay? Flying or driving?
How many dogs should we bring? And so on… After last year
unbelievable success with the BIS-1 Progeny group, showing
Tlacatl and his offspring, and also Tlacatl getting the title WW
2010 I was feeling that this can and will never in my lifetime
happen again. All the gratitude I felt during this year has
been overwhelming. Anyway I decided that we will give it a
try.
I always love taking the chance showing and show our breed
to new people. It is so important that we all do what we can
educating other people, judges and so on that our beloved
breed has high quality and can compete with other more
known breeds.
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World Dog Show
We came down a few days before the shows. Flying
down with 4 dogs, renting a car, finding the hotel and
so on was just an adventure itself I must say but as
most thing in life it all turned out well after a while.
The time we had before the first show - Championat
de France – we spent trying to find out how this
French showing system worked out. It was an
interesting moment. The organization in France was
maybe not the very best. We entered the exhibition on
the wrong day with out any papers asked for. I spent
one hour everyday at secretary just to sort out things.
To start with it was difficult to find anyone to ask in
English. And later when it was time for Main ring I got
no information where to go and so on. But a big praise
to all friendly French people that tried to help me. And
in the end everything where correct and I got all
information asked for and all information I needed.
And everybody helped me with a big smile.
The day before WDS was the Championat de France
which I and most of us showing Xolos had entered. It
was a lovely moment seeing so many friends again.
Some for the very first time and some old friends – all
with the same interest – Xolos.
Progeny Best in Show-1
Kennel Element of Desire
©Photo courtesy of Ia Bäckström
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World Dog Show
Xibalba’s Onoc & Yoloxochitl Element of Desire
Bred by Anita Larsson (Onoc) and Ia Bäckström (Yoloxochitl)
Owned by Ia Bäckström
©Photo courtesy of Ia Bäckström
At this French Winner show I was very happy. My junior
female “Yolli”, Yoloxochitl Element of Desire, was judged
to be the Best Junior of Breed and later my progeny group
with Tlacatl and his offspring, in main ring where they to
become Best in Show 1!
So very tired and happy we went back to hotel preparing
for the very big day –Saturday 8th of july – WDS Paris.
Finally after so long time of waiting it was time for world
Dog show 2011. I think for all people preparing just before
a show is very different but for me it just spell “nervous” – I
almost feel sick and want to throw up – I can´t talk to
anyone and I don´t hear what any one say. So in case
anyone this day was thinking I was unpleasant my
apologize, I was just so nervous and focused!
For me it was a great day and moment again in many
ways. My young promising junior female Yoloxochitl
Element of Desire was chosen as Junior World Winner and
Best Junior of Breed. My female Xibalba´s Onoc entered in
intermediate class was chosen to be Best female and
World Winner. Both of them daughters of Tlacatl!
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And then it was time for main ring and the finalsI was of course entering my Progeny group with
Tlacatl (Retana) Mex. and in Pair class with
Tlacatl and his son Nezaualcoyotl Element of
Desire.
I just couldn’t believe it we won Best in Show 1
again at WDS - for the second year! What an
amazing dog Tlacatl is!! And in Pair class he and
Neza got Best in Show-2!
These moments will stay in my heart forever and I
will never forget the feeling of being in the main
ring and listening to all you friends in public
supporting us.
Finally , from my heart I really want to thank all
of you for your support and back-up at WDS and
for all your kind words to me then and now. I do
hope and wish that all of you will have the
possibility to experience these successes and to
make all your dreams come true.
Pair class Best in Show-2 at French Championship
Tlacatl (Retana) Mex. & Nezaualcoyotl Element of Desire
©Photo courtesy of Ia Bäckström
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Wazzat
Xoloitzcuintles
Home of AusCh Besitos Naca (Imp USA)
&
AusCh Besitos Taha Daha (Imp USA)
Jacqi and Colin Dinis
www.xoloaus.com
C onsiderations regarding the color of
the coated Xoloitzcuintle
By Marco Hernandez Escampa-Abarca
In the present, one of the topics of greatest interest
is the correct way to standardize the coated
Xoloitzcuintle. Apparently there is a consensus in
preferring erect ears and short coat, both
characteristics consistent with both the primitive
character of the breed and its tropical origin.
On the other hand, the color or group of colors to be
considered typical represent an issue of which we must
take
into
account
different
angles. The osteology enables us to learn various
aspects about the appearance of ancient
Mexican dogs. For now it is known that they were
around 40 cm at the withers and its proportions were
slightly more elongated than at present. However,
in terms of colors, almost the osteology can not
provide any evidence on the subject.
Miniature Siblings
Bred by Marco Hernandez
©Courtesy of Marco Hernandez
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Background: Arcelia, Guerrero. ©Marco Hernandez
On the other hand, the iconography show us the dogs are represented in codex and paintings showing
a range of colors that includes white, red, black and over all the white dog with black spots.
In fact, it has been said that for symbolic effects, the dog was the spotted animal by excellence.
It is also necessary to mention that some dogs are represented in variegated combinations of colors
and also there are cases were the dogs are dark and present reddish spots over eyes and legs, which is
reminiscent of the pattern known as black and tan and other similar. In fact, one of the icons of Xolotl
most known represents a dark dog with orange elements. This refers mainly to coated dogs, even
though in lesser extent probably to hairless dogs. Finally, a colonial chronic is very explicit in stating
that the hairless Xoloitzcuintle is “blue and fawn”.
Independently of what it is desired to interpret under such terms, the reality is that it is being talked of
an animal with a not uniform color.
Toani (Gimenez-Valdes), Izel (Gimenez-Valdes) and their offspring Kiwi
Owned by Len Szajko
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From the above it is clear that there were dogs with
white hairs or white with spots, the naked
counterpart would present zones spotted in white, or
technically speaking, lacking of pigmentation.
Plainly, the “butterfly” naked Xoloitzcuintle and
similar should exist from a remote past. However, it is
fair to concede that the spots should be controlled in
the superior parts, more exposed to the sun, to avoid
sun burn. Probably the spots should be reduced to
belly, chest and legs. All this does not devalue the
fact that hairless dogs with dark and uniform color
represent an parallel alternative, widely known.
In the present there is a tendency to “standardize”
the breed, arguing that both varieties should look
similar. No doubt the color represents an important
visual element, but in any case at a time it is
secondary. The uniformity should focus more in the
morphology than in the color. Therefore, the
preference for uniform and darker colors saying that
with this both forms will look a like is questionable. In
fact, the concept itself of the duality implicates
opposites and without stating that therefore the
white should be the color of the coated Xolo,
certainly the light colors and the not uniform should
remain in the breed, if it is intended to preserve the
aspects that where symbolic to ancestral cultures.
Eowin du Mont des Serfs
Bred and owned by Maryse Jeanrenaud
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Dog from Arcelia, Guerrero
©Courtesy of Marco Hernandez
Another problem about the color of the
coated Xoloitzcuintle is that some colors are
results of accidental or intentional mating.
Undoubtedly, the coated dog by expressing its
phenotype can tell us a lot about the color of
their ancestors, even many generations ago.
However, it is absurd to accept a hairless
sibling for being “black” while the littermate is
rejected for presenting a coat with color
“characteristic” of the breed, when both
probably share exactly the same genetic
information regarding color, or at least
potentially similar.
There is simply no absolute criteria to establish
which colors existed in ancient times and which
didn’t, we only have certain guides or
references.
Another way of trying to contribute argumentative elements regarding the typical color of the
Xoloitzcuintle is the observation of the canine population of the Balsas River Basin. While this
population increases its percentage of genetic trespass, at the same time is the only “live” reference
about it. The observations qualitatively done throw the presence of yellow-reddish dogs as a
majority population, but there are also examples of black dogs, grey and brown, and of course
white with spots, whites and even some present the pattern “black and tan” and similar. All this is
coherent with the chromatic representations in the codex.
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In case of prevailing the idea that the coated
Xoloitzcuintle should be uniform and dark, another
problem that will appear will be the drastic cut of
the gene pool, since in various modern lines there
are different chromatic patterns, in special, white
with spots and also “black and tan” and their
variants, the above without going into details
regarding the presence or absence of masks and
other chromatic phenomena.
It wouldn’t be sufficient to eliminate from the
breeding program the coated dogs of this families
since the hairless that also carry such genetic load.
Many breeders in Mexico and in other countries
have taken meticulous genealogical registries for
many generations, enough to speak of a pure
breed in zootechnical terms. However, no breeder,
not even the pioneers can be certain of the
background of their lines. Certainly the problem of
allowing some colors opens the possibility of
dishonesty because as it is well known, existed and
probably still exists the practice of mating to other
breeds. However, it is not an absolute criteria since
as well as there are breeds with recognizable
pattern, there also exist breeds or individuals
monochromatic that could have been used or
usable in such harmful acts.
Mirasol’s Xipill with an Ibizan puppy
Bred by Judie Smith
Owned by Nan Kilgore Little
©Courtesy of Nan Kilgore Little
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According to the above a proposal would
be to accept a wide range of colors, which
should at least include the white, the black,
white with spots, yellow-red, grey, brown
and also the black and tan pattern and its
variations. This would allow to maintain
consistency with the historical information
and with the existing population, both in
the place of origin as in the actual breeding
programs. On the other hand, overly
specific patterns, for example the
Dalmatian type spotted or possibly the
merle, could be discarded because of their
Ch. Tecuani Gala Peluda
low incidence and in the last case, because
Bred and owned by July Karjakina
©Courtesy of July Karjakina
of its health consequences.
Probably it is time to leave behind the known practice of “guessing” the ancestors of other breeds
simply by the color and instead, a rigorous registry that involves paternity testing by DNA could be
the solution from now on. It is not possible to affirm that a brother “is” Xolo and the other “isn’t”
simply from the color. They all are. Which will be considered typical is a different concept. Insisting
that all chromatic variability is product of crossbreeding to others breeds is a baseless assertion and
that threatens the integrity of several breeders today.
Finally, there are breeds that accept wide chromatic ranges such as the Whippet and the
Chihuahua.
The Xoloitzcuintle could be one more of them and in thus maintain its ancestral diversity and even
reflect the contact between America and Europe, which ultimately is part of the history of the breed
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and the American Continent.
Breeding TOP quality Standard, Intermediate and Miniature Xolos in both varieties
Serrano winning BOB and his daughter going BOS for a Major win
After breeding many
breeds over the 42
years we are sorry we
did not start with
Xolos from
the beginning, they
are wonderful!
John & Debbie Caponetto
USA
www.blanchocanes.webs.com
People of Xolos
~Daniel Arnoult~
I was born in 1951 and have always had dogs throughout
my childhood.
The year of my marriage, I felt in love with my first
Chihuahua, breed which was very unusual in France at
that time.
Then, in 1973, passionate for the dog fanciers, I decided
to breed Yorkshire Terriers and Chihuahuas under the
affix “Du Gué De Launay” for the selection and
exhibitions.
In 1983 I quit my selection of Yorkshire Terriers in order
to devote myself to another breed of dogs much less
known;the “Chinese Crested Dog”.
In the few years of work of selection and where I
participated in many international dog shows, my kennel
totaled over ninety-five championship titles.
Daniel Arnoult with a Xolo
©Courtesy of Daniel Arnoult
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I joined as member of the Club du
Chihuahua, du Coton de Tuléar et des
Exotiques in 1974.
Daniel Arnoult with the WW’11 Comte des Tenebres de Xoconochco
©Courtesy of CCCE
In 1996, I became treasurer of this club and I
assured this function until September 26,
2003, date when I was appointed as
Chairman of the CCCE, a task that I assume
until this day and forced me to stop
breeding to devote myself solely to the
Presidency of the Club and my duties as a
judge.
In 2003, our club had 480 members and has
evolved, since the end of 2010 we have 1100
members. I am fortunate to have in this Club
a great responsibility to manage the three
breeds of hairless dogs with its coated
varieties.
Our club demanded the Société Centrale Canine the recognition of the coated variety for the
Xoloitzcuintles and the Peruvian Hairless dogs to allow the breeders to work with the dogs that
are found fit for breeding. To do this, the coated varieties are admitted in the confirmation and in
exhibitions, and can get the award “CACs” that allows to become Champion of France.
In 2011, the SCC invited me to judge at the World Dog Show in France the Xoloitzcuintles (with a
number of 81) and Peruvian Dogs (with a total of 37), where I hope to have beautiful dogs,
allowing me as well to see other lines and appreciate their excellence.
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Daniel Arnoult at a meeting of the CCCE
©Courtesy of CCCE
“For Xoloitzcuintle breeders it is essential that the coated variety is recognized.
How can breeders make selection if that variety is allowed but nor permitted
fo be presented on shows? Withouth this recognition, a breeder can’t breed a
dog according to the Breed Standard”
- Daniel Arnoult
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