"Chihuahua (dog) The Chihuahua () is the smallest breed of dog and is named after the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Chihuahuas come in a wide variety of colors, and two coat lengths. The Chihuahua's history is convoluted, and many theories surround the origin of the breed. Both folklore and archaeological finds show that the breed has origins in Mexico. The most common theory is that Chihuahua are descended from the Techichi, a companion dog favored by the Toltec civilization in Mexico. No records of the Techichi are available before the 9th century, although dog pots from Colima, Mexico, buried"
"Chamuco The Chamuco (a Mexican word which means ""devil"") or Mexican Pitbull is a dog breed not recognized by any dog association. It originated in the center of Mexico. It was developed in Mexico in the 1970s, product of the accidental or intentional crosses of the American Pit Bull Terrier with the now extinct Mexican Bulldog, street dogs, American Bully, Staffordshire bull terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, and probably with the Boxer. Its name comes from the Mexican slang ""Chamuco"", which means devil because of its temperament and tenacity. Also it called Mexican pitbull or miniature pitbull, but actually is Dogo-type"
"Mexican prairie dog The Mexican prairie dog (""Cynomys mexicanus"") is a diurnal burrowing rodent native to Mexico. Treatment as an agricultural pest has led to its status as an endangered species. They are closely related to squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots. ""Cynomys mexicanus"" originated about 230,000 years ago from a peripherally isolated population of the more widespread ""Cynomys ludovicianus"". These prairie dogs prefer to inhabit rock-free soil in plains at an altitude of . They are found in the regions of southern Coahuila and northern San Luis Potosí in northern Mexico, where they eat herbs and grasses native to the plains"
"dog of Mexican origin. It is a little known breed (or Landrace) and even denied, because it is not the kind of dog that it may be purchased at any pet store because it are breeding and selecting clandestinely, since it is basically a fighting dog. Rarely is found like pet in popular areas of the Greater Mexico City, Greater Puebla, Greater Pachuca de Soto, Greater Querétaro and Greater Toluca. The Chamuco usually presents different colors, being preferred the black, coffee and brindle. It is not customary to clip the ears or the tail, the people who raised to fight"
"Calupoh Calupoh or Mexican wolfdog (), is a hybrid canine breed native to Mexico. This hybrid breed has been developed since the 1990s from a genetic project that involved the breeding between dogs and wolves, with the aim of carrying out a cultural rescue. Since the Wolfdog was part of the regional culture for a long time. The official breed standard cites the following historical summary: “The wolfdogs of Mexico emerges as a hybridity between the dog and the gray wolf that took place in pre-Hispanic Mexico from the beginning of our era until the sixteenth century. This practice was"
"the Americans for more than 2000 years.” Calupoh Calupoh or Mexican wolfdog (), is a hybrid canine breed native to Mexico. This hybrid breed has been developed since the 1990s from a genetic project that involved the breeding between dogs and wolves, with the aim of carrying out a cultural rescue. Since the Wolfdog was part of the regional culture for a long time. The official breed standard cites the following historical summary: “The wolfdogs of Mexico emerges as a hybridity between the dog and the gray wolf that took place in pre-Hispanic Mexico from the beginning of our era"
"other distraction. This action is thought to resemble the startled response of a group of prairie dogs. Prairie dog Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are herbivorous burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America. The five species are: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison's, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs. They are a type of ground squirrel, found in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In Mexico, prairie dogs are found primarily in the northern states, which lie at the southern end of the Great Plains: northeastern Sonora, north and northeastern Chihuahua, northern Coahuila, northern Nuevo León, and northern Tamaulipas. In the United States,"
"bringing the total wild population in Mexico (Sonora and Chihuahua) to thirty-seven wolves. In 2018, six Mexican wolf pups from the Endangered Wolf Center were sent to dens in Arizona and New Mexico for their survival. Mexican wolf The Mexican wolf (""Canis lupus baileyi""), also known as the lobo, is a subspecies of gray wolf once native to southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, western Texas and northern Mexico. It is the smallest of North America's gray wolves, and is similar to ""C. l. nubilus"", though it is distinguished by its smaller, narrower skull and its darker pelt, which is yellowish-gray"
"of prairie dogs and associated species, such as shorebirds and birds of prey. Pronatura Noreste, as of February 2007, has signed conservation easements with ""ejidos"" and private owners for the protection of more than 42,000 acres (170 km) of Mexican prairie dog grasslands. Mexican prairie dog The Mexican prairie dog (""Cynomys mexicanus"") is a diurnal burrowing rodent native to Mexico. Treatment as an agricultural pest has led to its status as an endangered species. They are closely related to squirrels, chipmunks, and marmots. ""Cynomys mexicanus"" originated about 230,000 years ago from a peripherally isolated population of the more widespread ""Cynomys"
"Animal welfare and rights in Mexico Animal welfare and rights in Mexico regards the treatment of and laws concerning non-human animals in Mexico. Mexico has limited protections for animals by international standards. Most of Mexico's states and the Federal District have prohibitions against animal cruelty. In Michoacan, Quintana Roo, and the Federal District, cruelty by negligence is included. This is not the case in Tlaxcala, and in Baja California applies only to certain kinds of animal. Chiapas and Baja California Sur did not have animal welfare protections as of November 2014. The Federal Animal Health Act 2007 contains a number"
"Prairie dog Prairie dogs (genus Cynomys) are herbivorous burrowing rodents native to the grasslands of North America. The five species are: black-tailed, white-tailed, Gunnison's, Utah, and Mexican prairie dogs. They are a type of ground squirrel, found in the United States, Canada and Mexico. In Mexico, prairie dogs are found primarily in the northern states, which lie at the southern end of the Great Plains: northeastern Sonora, north and northeastern Chihuahua, northern Coahuila, northern Nuevo León, and northern Tamaulipas. In the United States, they range primarily to the west of the Mississippi River, though they have also been introduced in"
"states of central Mexico (such as Oaxaca, Tlaxcala and Veracruz) such a sorcerer is known as a nahual, in the Yucatan Peninsula they go by the name of ""huay chivo"". Another supernatural dog in the folklore of Yucatan is the ""huay pek"" (witch-dog in Yucatec Maya), an enormous phantom black dog that attacks anybody that it meets and is said to be an incarnation of the Kakasbal, an evil spirit. A folktale from Tlaxcala tells how some hunters saw an enormous black dog one night and decided to capture and keep it. It fled at their approach, so one hunter"
"prefer dark colors, so it will not notice the blood and of small size, as this helps them hide. It has a phenotype defined, requires little care, is of small size, slender but musculous, aggressive towards other dogs because of its strong self-preservation, but almost devoid of instinct of territoriality so it is very confident to humans, very playful and protective with the children. Chamuco The Chamuco (a Mexican word which means ""devil"") or Mexican Pitbull is a dog breed not recognized by any dog association. It originated in the center of Mexico. It was developed in Mexico in the"
"Guatemalan Dogo Guatemalan Dogo (""Dogo Guatemalteco""), formerly known as the Guatemalan Bull Terrier (""Bullterrier Guatemalteco""), and Guatemalan Mastiff, is a Molosser-type dog breed originating in Guatemala. It is neither recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) nor the American Kennel Club (AKC). However, it has the official national recognition of the Asociación Canofila Guatemalteca (ACANGUA) where it belongs to the Group 2.2.1 - Mastiffs. As the unique breed originating in Guatemala, it is also the national dog of the country. Nowadays it has spread to various other countries, such as the USA. The breed was created from crosses between the"
"smell, making it a versatile hunting dog. Xarnego Valenciano The Xarnego or Xarnego Valenciano is a hound breed of dog originating in Valencian Community, Spain. This breed is known by several names, according to the different areas of the Valencian geography: Xarnego, Xarnego Valenciano, Gos coniller, Podenco Valencíano. It was officially recognized by the Real Sociedad Canina de España in 2017. This breed has three types of hair, smooth, hard and ""sedeño"", being the only type of Iberian podencos/pondengos having the latter type of hair also transmitted, as with some other autochthonous breed, of randomly way among litters that born"
"breed is not well known in the United States. As a result, the Xolo has been mistaken for the mythical Chupacabras of Mexico. The Xoloitzcuintle is the symbol of Club Tijuana, a Mexican professional football club. Despite the Xolo's more than 3000-year history in Mexico, the breed did not receive any official notice in its homeland until the 1950s. The FCI, founded in 1940, was not prepared to declare the Xolo an official purebred at that time. According to breed historian Norman Pelham Wright, author of ""The Enigma of the Xoloitzcuintli"", Xolos began to turn up at Mexican dog shows"
"Mexican bobcat The Mexican bobcat (""Lynx rufus escuinapae"" syn. ""Lynx rufus oaxacensis"") is a population of the bobcat in Mexico. The Mexican bobcat is most commonly found in the states of Sinaloa and Nayarit. As of 2017, it is uncertain whether or not this is a valid subspecies. The Mexican bobcat is the smallest of the bobcat subspecies and grows to about twice the size of a house cat. It is similar in appearance to the lynx except for the tail, which is darker in color. Adults of this species range from nine to thirty pounds. The coat color of"
"Mexican Hairless Dog The Xoloitzcuintli (), or Xolo for short, is a hairless breed of dog, found in toy, miniature, and standard sizes. The Xolo also comes in a coated variety and coated and hairless can be born in the same litter. It is characterized by its sparse hair coat and a severe oligodontia. This phenotype is a consequence of Canine Ectodermal Dysplasia caused by a mutation on the Foxl3 autosomal gene. It is also known as Mexican hairless dog in English-speaking countries, and is one of several breeds of hairless dog. In Nahuatl, from which its English name originates,"
"presented by Deputy Vernon Perez Rubio, with the support of non-governmental organizations from the Sonora state, such as ""COAT"" and ""Pata de Perro""; this is the first state law that prohibid bullfighting in Mexico. The law had a unanimously approbation by the LX Legislature of the Congress of Sonora, on May 2 of 2013; it also had the support 18,200 citizens, and it establish, among other things, that pet owners are obligated to shelter them in a dignified place, that pets must be identified with a basic data plate in order to find the owners, that pets must be vaccinated,"
"this animal varies from light gray to reddish brown. The coat is covered in more spots than that of the northern species of bobcat and has shorter, denser hair then its northern cousin. This species has the distinctive black stripes of fur on the forelegs and a black tip on the tail along with black tipped ears and a whiskered face. A tuft of fur frames the animal's face. The Mexican bobcat is found throughout Mexico, but primarily in Baja, western Mexico, and southward from the Sonoran desert. The creature is also found in the Mexican states of Sinaloa and"
"Mexican wolf The Mexican wolf (""Canis lupus baileyi""), also known as the lobo, is a subspecies of gray wolf once native to southeastern Arizona, southern New Mexico, western Texas and northern Mexico. It is the smallest of North America's gray wolves, and is similar to ""C. l. nubilus"", though it is distinguished by its smaller, narrower skull and its darker pelt, which is yellowish-gray and heavily clouded with black over the back and tail. Its ancestors were likely the first gray wolves to enter North America after the extinction of the Beringian wolf, as indicated by its southern range and"
"Xarnego Valenciano The Xarnego or Xarnego Valenciano is a hound breed of dog originating in Valencian Community, Spain. This breed is known by several names, according to the different areas of the Valencian geography: Xarnego, Xarnego Valenciano, Gos coniller, Podenco Valencíano. It was officially recognized by the Real Sociedad Canina de España in 2017. This breed has three types of hair, smooth, hard and ""sedeño"", being the only type of Iberian podencos/pondengos having the latter type of hair also transmitted, as with some other autochthonous breed, of randomly way among litters that born of straight hair. The sedeño variety of"
"get away quickly. Mexican prairie dogs live in excavated colonies, referred to as ""towns"", which they dig for shelter and protection. A typical town has a funnel-like entrance that slants down into a corridor up to long, with side chambers for storage and nesting. Towns can contain hundreds of animals, but generally have fewer than 50, with a single alpha male. Sometimes, spotted ground squirrels or burrowing owls share the burrow with its rightful owners. In 1956, the Mexican prairie dog was reported as occurring in Coahuila, Nuevo León, and San Luis Potosí. By the 1980s, it had disappeared from"
"exemplars of good breed quality and genealogy known. Perro Majorero The Perro Majorero, also known as Perro Bardino is a Spanish breed of domestic dog, from the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. Traditionally, it has been used as a cattle dog and guard dog. In 1979, was held in Gran Tarajal, in the municipality of Tuineje, the first monographic of the breed, bringing together to farmers, experts and judges, being the beginning of the process for recognition of the breed by the Real Sociedad Canina de España, thanks to the work of recovery and diffusion of the breed"
"Hierran Wolfdog The Hierran Wolfdog or Perro de Pastor Herreño is a dog breed found on the Island of El Hierro, in the Canary Islands (Spain). The islanders know it as a grazing hound named """"lobito"""" or """"perro lobo"""". Although its origin is unknown, dogs similar to wolves existed in 15th century in the Canary Islands, called ""cancha"" by aborigins. It is generally believed to be of wolfdog ancestry. Theoretically, the Canary Islands are named after the various canines who lived there. There is a type of dog on almost every island, and islands share several. As livestock play an"
"them a thousand tortures. Black dogs with fiery eyes are reported throughout Latin America from Mexico to Argentina under a variety of names including the Perro Negro (Spanish for black dog), Nahual (Mexico), Huay Chivo and Huay Pek (Mexico) - alternatively spelled Uay/Way/Waay Chivo/Pek, Cadejo (Central America), the dog Familiar (Argentina) and the Lobizon (Paraguay and Argentina). They are usually said to be either incarnations of the Devil or a shape-changing sorcerer. The legend of a small black dog has persisted in Meriden, Connecticut since the 19th century. The dog is said to haunt the Hanging Hills: a series of"
"ten structurally strong Xolos were found and these dogs formed the foundation of Mexico's program to revive the breed. A committee headed by Wright authored the first official standard for the breed; on May 1, 1956, the Xolo was finally recognized in its native land and, as Mexico is a member of the FCI, worldwide. Xolos were among the first breeds recorded by the American Kennel Club (AKC). A Mexican dog named 'Mee Too' made breed history as the first AKC-registered Xolo in 1887. 'Chinito Junior', bred and owned by Valetska Radtke of New York City, became the breed's only"
"in Coahuila, Durango and Guanajuato. About two thirds of meat production is on eight states in various parts of Mexico. Following goats are sheep with 16% raised in the north, 60% in central Mexico and 24% in the south. Criollo and Rambouillet are dominant in the north, with Suffolk and Hampshire dominating since their introduction in the 1970s in central Mexico. In southern Mexico breeds for tropical areas such as Pelibuey, Black-belly and Katahdin increasingly dominate. As natural pasture is not enough to support modern commercial livestock production, animal feed is produced as a crop or as a measure to"
"Elmendorf Beast The Elmendorf Beast was the name given to a coyote blamed for several attacks on livestock in Elmendorf, Texas. Various opinions have been offered as to the identity of the creature, including that it was a Mexican Hairless Dog whose appearance had been altered by sickness and/or congenital ailments, and that it was a wolf–coyote cross. Some local people have linked it to the legend of the Chupacabra, while others believe that it was the product of a lab experiment that escaped, or that it was a previously unknown form of canid that was forced into contact with"
"Mexican dog-faced bat The Mexican dog-faced bat (""Cynomops mexicanus"") is a bat species of the family Molossidae from Central America. It is found from Nayarit in Mexico to Costa Rica at elevations up to 1500 m. It was formerly considered a subspecies of ""C. greenhalli"". It roosts in deciduous and evergreen forest, and is usually found near small bodies of water. It was described as a subspecies of Greenhall's dog-faced bat (""Cynomops greenhalli"") in 1967 by Jones and Genoways. At the time, Greenhall's dog-faced bat was in the genus ""Molossops"", so the Mexican dog-faced bat initially had the trinomen ""Molossops"
"stock dogs in Germany and some sporting McNabs as far away as Japan. McNab dog The McNab Dog - commonly called McNab Shepherd or McNab Collie - is a herding dog that originated in the Mendocino region of Northern California. The McNab was bred to withstand the tough conditions found in California such as heat, burrs, foxtails, and rugged terrain. Until recently, the McNab was little known outside California, but the last three decades have seen a gain in popularity and geographic dispersal of the breed. The appearance of the McNab can vary considerably. The dog is medium-sized with females"
"Burgos Pointer The Burgos Pointer (), also called the Burgalese Pointer, is a breed of dog native to Spain. Originating from Castile, especially in the province of Burgos, this hardy breed is used for hunting and has some outstanding features for small game. It is an ancient breed dating back to the 16th century and originating in the Castilian plateau, which is very widespread. It is very probable that the breed participated in the creation of other races of this group. The breed is believed to have descended from a mix of the Sabueso Español and the Pachon Navarra (also"
"Perro Majorero The Perro Majorero, also known as Perro Bardino is a Spanish breed of domestic dog, from the island of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. Traditionally, it has been used as a cattle dog and guard dog. In 1979, was held in Gran Tarajal, in the municipality of Tuineje, the first monographic of the breed, bringing together to farmers, experts and judges, being the beginning of the process for recognition of the breed by the Real Sociedad Canina de España, thanks to the work of recovery and diffusion of the breed by the Protective Society of the Bardino (SPB)"