I think it’s worth pointing out that this is a reconstructed breed and not the lineage used by the Mexica. Those dogs died out with European contact. https://youtu.be/osMu6i2txFA
Looks like the Egyptian god anubis
This is why they were featured heavily in Coco
Beat me to it. The character designers took several field trips to Mexico to really get an idea of this dog breed
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!
Adorable little punk rocker lol
Because they’re fuckin rock n roll?
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.
Cool! Thanks for sharing.
Our lil part breed, we live in AZ so he wears shirts for sun protection cause he is mostly bald.
Isn’t that a pit bull?
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Well, that’s another of his parts.
Such an interesting combination
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.
Are you just a couple of rocks?
This badass-looking fellow immediately made me think of Anubis/jackal hieroglyphics. Now I’m wondering if there is a connection.
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.
Also worth noting, if you don’t know spanish, it’s pronounced sholo not zolo.
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
https://www.wsj.com/story/a-dog-named-scooter-has-won-an-award-for-being-ugly-db499977
Dam that dog is raising MY self esteem
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.
Those eyes can see beyond this plane of existence.
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.
I want to hear the sound of gently slapping one on the side
gently slaps side
“This baby can hold so many trips to the underworld!”
This dude looks like he could send you to the underworld.
I want to have two, named Fuck Around and Find Out. That is one serious face.
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Yeah those are some really cringey dog names. Foofoocuddlypoops sounds more intimidating than the dog equivalent of an affliction shirt.
