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    The Xoloitzcuintle, an Aztec dog breed indigenous to Mexico, is among the oldest known canine breeds, with a history spanning over 7000 years.


    The Xoloitzcuintle, an Aztec dog breed indigenous to Mexico, is among the oldest known canine breeds, with a history spanning over 7000 years.

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    1. shasaferaska on

      Is there only one picture of that breed? Why do I keep seeing that exact same photo posted of Reddit over and over?

    6. gloomdoomandshroom on

      found out that the same gene that makes them hairless can also make them toothless and that’s why sometimes they’re tongue hangs out

    7. Chancellor-1865 on

      The statue and hieroglyphs of the dog headed Egyptian god Anubis is almost identical in form and color….amazingly so.

    10. Hooverin_schneef on

      I had one growing up. We had to sunscreen him in the summer and he had a whole wardrobe of sweaters for the winter

    12. theanswar on

      Anyone going to bring up Coco the film? And this breed being represented within the movie?

    13. mapoftasmania on

      It’s interesting how it looks like the dog-headed Egyptian Gods, given that both Aztecs and Egyptians built pyramids.

    15. veryfastslowguy on

      Dog has the look those generals did when they were summoned for the meeting a few weeks ago ,but without the uniform. I like it.

    16. Mean-Astronomer4U on

      Now I get why the chupacabra is attributed to a hairless dog. This looks like every picture of a chupacabra I’ve ever seen.

    22. wisemonkey101 on

      I used to work in animal control and we busted a house that had a dozen of the little bastards.
      The adult son in the house was a known gang leader and was busted for drugs and animal fighting. When the cops went to his house they found 30 plus dogs. They were so neglected that they were feral. Little hairless dervishes! Scary things.
      They all got adopted!

    23. tipareth1978 on

      It’s also the national dog of Mexico even though you’d think it would be the chihuahua

    26. houston187 on

      I had a chance to pet one. It was gross.. Like petting someone’s sweaty forehead. But still a good doggo.

    30. Vlachya on

      This dog looks just like the werewolf transformation from Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. I wonder if the Mexican director, Alfonso Cuaron, based the appearance of the werewolf in the film to look like this dog.

    32. Substantial_Cup5406 on

      A baby Xolo, they are really cute, not the most pleasant breed to pet, but they are really goofballs that are just like your normal dog. They do need special skin care routine though.

      Also, for us Mexicans, they have huge cultural significance. According to Aztec mythology, this dog guides the souls of the dead across the river *Mictlán* to the afterlife.

      https://preview.redd.it/ofdkphjxpkwf1.png?width=720&format=png&auto=webp&s=6b49c13989e9311dc515a4f95956d3c9c01a2963

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