In IX centuries in territory of today's Mexico already there were those - чи-чи - small, long-haired, немые, with heavy bones, with very long fingers and claws, собачки. Presumably that these собачки swarmed up trees, as обезьянки.
About breed chihuahua ст it is scarlet it is known only during occurrence of culture Майя. Presumably, it also were ancestors modern chihuahua. Images of times Тольтеков found those - чи-чи on stones in a monastery of Franciscans (the beginning of 1500) as it is known, that the part of this monastery has been constructed from materials of pyramid Чулула. On these stones various images small собачки in which it is possible to learn modern chihuahua are visible. As is known, тольтеки were покорены aztecs, and for some centuries small собачка becomes original талисманом rich people. Them counted свяшенными animals and when the owner died, собачку also buried in special pyramids - tombs, believing, that sins of owners will pass on remains of a dog and thus it will be possible to avoid anger of gods and to provide safe travel of soul of the owner to a place of eternal rest.
From now on information about chihuahua practically it was not kept. There is a written certificate, that Hristofor Columbus (1451-1506), having landed on Cuba, has found out small manual собачек Later, already at the end of XVIII century, a little chihuahua have been found out in the peasants living near to ruins of the lock of last monarch of aztecs - emperor Montesumy. These собачки had родничок - not ossified place in the middle of a head, long claws, the big eyes that is typical for modern chihuahua. Hardly later similar dogs are found out and in other parts of the country. These small собачки were well-known at American Indian tribes of aztecs, команчей, шошонов, майя. Some American Indian legends assert, that this dog had ancestors much earlier V centuries. Other historians assert, that those - чи-чи mixed up with the small woolless dog brought through Bering strait from China.
such fact Is interesting still: in New York in the center of Manhattan in small antiquarian магазинчике the old piece of a leather has been found, on which ambassador of restoration the image sacred Франциска Ассизского with a gold nimbus around of a head, work of the Italian artist of XIII century Чекни ди Пепо Чимабуэ (ок has appeared. 1240-ох.1302) which basically is known for frescos. In a picture near to sacred dogs are represented. Small, with the large, placed ears, short-haired, strong. Such icon on a leather - a huge rarity. From here there is an expression " gold chihuahua ".
breed has received the name from the name of district where she lived. Чивава - the Mexican province which is in the north of the country, on high mountains Gran about the river Rio-Bravo-del-Norte. The first description of these dogs принадлежиг E.Gudshid, учавствовавшей on Ernana Cortes's expedition in 1519.
Чихуахуа has got popularity in Europe and Northern America where she has played a considerable role in formation of dwarfish breeds of dog. The first sleek-haired chihuahua has been written down in the breeding book of the USA in 1904, in 1907 such book was open in England. In 1923 the first standard is developed and the American club of fans chihuahua is formed. In 1949 the British club chihuahua has opened, and the first long-haired chihuahua has appeared in England in 1954. The same year has been developed together with Americans and the new standard of breed is accepted. Since 1956 in breed began to distinguish two independent versions: long-haired and short-haired.
