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CallateLoSico, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld
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Xolos and Calupohs have some of the most intimidating façades in dogs. Absolute sweethearts with the face of something you’d hear about in cryptid stories.

satanmat, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

If you break into my house, I’ll guide you to the afterlife…

What a damn gorgeous pup

notacat, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

I love Xolos. I feel like they strike the perfect balance of cute and intimidating for walking alone at night. They sometimes win the World’s Ugliest Dog contest but, like this year, are often beat by the Chinese crested dog

wsj.com/…/a-dog-named-scooter-has-won-an-award-fo…

Fizz,
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Dam that dog is raising MY self esteem

Polydextrous,

When I was living in peru, there was a peruvian version of the hairless dog that lived with me. I loved that nutjob. So crazy and funny, but a true sweetheart.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peruvian_Hairless_Dog

Taleya, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

It looks pissed at its haircut

electrogamerman, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

I want one!

mhz, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

Looks like a guide for the living to the afterlife

HamBrick,

Messenger to God, same day shipping

burgersc12, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

This is why they were featured heavily in Coco coco dante

HamBrick,

Beat me to it. The character designers took several field trips to Mexico to really get an idea of this dog breed

amanaftermidnight, in This tick’s spit can make you allergic to meat

Everybody gangsta until Texans become allergic to BBQs

amanaftermidnight, in This banana was perfectly straight!

Everybody who realized they’ve been eating gay bananas all this time: 😨

Death2lois, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

Our lil part breed, we live in AZ so he wears shirts for sun protection cause he is mostly bald.

https://lemmy.one/pictrs/image/06b60d74-5c71-4f75-8644-14dc2d2428d5.jpeg

TwoGems,
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Isn’t that a pit bull?

Piecemakers3Dprints,
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Are you just a couple of rocks?

Death2lois,

Well, that’s another of his parts.

TwoGems,
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Such an interesting combination

Death2lois,

He is an odd ball. Really glad the people who bred him didn’t do the ear and tail clipping thing, those big saucers make so much of his personality! We were his foster home after his owner had an accident and couldn’t give him up, our kitties like him a lot too.

artifice, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

Look at the neck on that bad boy

crypticthree, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

Frida Kahlo had several Xolos throughout her life

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/300f48e0-0367-4937-9d0f-1d035523afe6.jpeg

jasondj, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

Also known as a Xolo dog.

Conveniently, a Xolo dog named Dante was Miguel’s alebrije in the movie Coco.

Artist Diego Rivera was known to be fond of Xolo dogs, and there are pictures of him with his dog and Frida Kahlo, whose likeness also had a cameo in Coco and identified Dante as both a Xolo and an Alebrije.

DanielCF,

Also worth noting, if you don’t know spanish, it’s pronounced sholo not zolo.

Anticorp, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld

I looked it up and only some of them have the wild hairdo. Does anyone know why that is? Check out the mohawk on this puppy!

_haha_oh_wow_,
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Adorable little punk rocker lol

Polydextrous,

Because they’re fuckin rock n roll?

TurtleJoe,
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The breed occurs naturally in two varieties, hairless and coated. Hairless Xolos are the dominant expression of the heterozygous Hh hairless trait.[18] Coated Xolos (hh) are the recessive expression, and breeding hairless to coated or hairless to hairless may produce pups of either or both varieties. Breeding coated to coated will only produce coated pups because they are recessive to the hairless trait and do not carry the dominant H gene.

Anticorp,

Cool! Thanks for sharing.

_haha_oh_wow_, in The Xoloitzcuintli is an ancient Aztec breed native to Mexico, once considered as guides for the dead on their journey to the underworld
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I kinda want one but I've read they often have skin problems. I've already adopted 2 mutts too, so I've got my hands full anyhow.

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