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The magazine…
XOLOitzcuintle, a free online magazine, was
created to share our love for the Xoloitzcuintle with
other Xolo lovers in the world.
This magazine for Xolo lovers, made by Xolo
lovers.
Not only can you share your love for the breed, but
also you can share pictures of your Xolo to illustrate
the pages or cover of this magazine, or even
advertise a kennel, dog, rescue or handler.
The ads are completely free for those who support
this magazine by sumiting an article, otherwise the
ads have a cost of 10 USD, which will be donated
to help take care of xolos in need.
~Giovanna Suedán~
Chichen Itza Emporio Ebén & Daisy Dite Dora des Quatre Jeudis
Bred by Roger Esparcieux (Ebén) & Serge Aviot (Dora)
Owned by Loïc Hochstrasser
©Vanessa Calvez
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The magazine…
Feel free to join our Facebook group “XOLOitzcuintle”, submit an
article about any topic related to the breed or share pictures of your
Xolos to illustrate the next issues of XOLOitzcuintle!
This issue wouldn‟t have been possible without the help of:
Anna Wetterlöw, Angel Garcia, Angeles Toledo, Dina Limankina,
Domenico Santoriello, Elena Svetlova, Elida Vega, Into Blinov, Joe Patalano,
Kristina Gervinskaite, Loïc Hochstrasser, Makaela Admonson, Magnus Svensson,
Mona Friberg, Ove Pohl, Raymundo Flores, Roberto Alvarez, Sergio Aguilera,
Sergio Peraza, Shannon Roberts, Sharon Roberts, Siegfried Jacques,
Sintija Karlane-čerņakova, Sonja Koljin, Tegan Cawley, Tina Svensson,
& Ute Schörnig
All the articles are the responsability of the author and reflect their own opinion.
All articles and pictures were published with the authors’ or owners’ permission.
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On the cover
Pohlhöjdens Jalapeno
Pohlhöjdens Jalapeno
Bred and owned by Ove and Suzanne Pohl
Co-owned by Ulrika Jansson
Pohlhöjdens Jalapeno, or Bonzo as he’s
called at home, was bred by Kennel
Pohlhöjden in Sweden.
This sweet Intermediate boy, who loves
people and other dogs, is the proud son
of Cacaoya de Korrantoh from France
and SeCh Hijo Hermoso from Mexico.
He is co-owned by Ulrika Jansson and
his breeders Ove and Suzanne Pohl.
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Table of contents
The magazine
On the cover
Table of Contents
The Xoloitzcuintle
The Xolo Times
The curse of the Xoloitzcuintle
Russian National Club of the Xoloitzcuintle
Care and Maintenance of the Xoloitzcuintle
Deformed ears and Closed ear canal
Friend of Soul
Junior Handlers and Xolos
Xolotl, dual and transformist god
People of Xolos
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Look into those eyes
and you will see.
The past, the spirit,
the mystery.
They heal, they guard,
they protect your soul.
They stay by your side
as you grow old.
Look deep inside and you will see.
What they possess.
The Xoloitzcuintle
-Joe Patalano
Local Hero‟s Evita
Bred and Owned by Mona Friberg
© Dorte.nu
The
Nahui’s first show
Times
Tenango did it again!
By Sergio Aguilera
Miniature puppies
in Sweden
By Ase Persson
During the 3 day circuit show of the
Club Canofilo Mexicano-Japones,
Nahui-Ollin (Retana) Mex. a
Standard male bred by Miguel A.
Retana and owned by Sergio
Aguilera made his big debut. Shown
and trained by Luis Angel Garcia,
Nahui got two Best Junior of Breed,
and the Junior BIG-3!
Tenango (Arena) Mex. bred by Lupita
Arena and owned by Begoña
Gimenez-Valdes got the award of Dog
of the Year in Mexico for the second
time (2008 & 2010), with an
unprecedented record of 79 Best in
Shows. Besides being the Dog of the
Year in Mexico, Tenango, also got this
award in Guatemala and Cuba!
Eragorn
We are very happy to announce
an upcoming Miniature litter that
will be born in Kennel Warner
Bros in the beginning of May
from our French Import, Eragorn
du Mont des Serfs and M’Opii
La Violeta, imported from Spain.
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The
Fernando’s big win
By Dina Limankina
Times
Best in Group
for Oscar
New AKC Champion
By Terri Reindl
By Szabolcs Bazula
On April 24, our miniature male,
Fernando du Coeur des Ténèbres ,
bred by Kennel
Le Coeur des
Ténèbres, participated in his first
show where he won Best Baby in
Show!
We are very happy to say that Oscar
(Coliman Avalos) won a BOB and BIG-1
in Luxembourg with the excellent
handling of professional breeder and
handler Katarina Majdlenova. Now our
boy is Champion of Luxembourg.
Azuwyn’s Ix chel, bred by Kay
Lawson and owned by Terri Reindl
got her AKC Championship!
Kitty, as she is called at home, is the
first Standard female to place. Also in
the show in Las Vegas in March 12 &
13, she took Best of Breed and a
Group Forth both days!
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~ Kennel Warner Bros ~
We are proud to introduce our newest star…
Warner Bros Güero
This lovely Miniature male is son of
our Mexican Import
Akab Tatéi (Suedan) and
Divin Mammour du Mont des Serf
from France.
Watch for him in the show rings of
Sweden this year!
Proudly owned and bred by Ase & Janne Persson
www.kennelwarnerbros.se
Sweden
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Diseño: Giovanna Suedan
The Curse of the Xoloitzcuintle
By Elida Vega
“They say that, if once in your life touch and look into the
eyes of a Xoloitzcuintle, it will caught you, it makes you
an adict and you can’t live the rest of your life without
them”
Elida Vega and with her Standard female
MultiCh MultiBIS Kabah (Vega) Mex.
©Hugo Pascual
Breeding Xoloitzcuintles, for me, has been a wonderful
experience that started with the fun of it, and has become a
very strong commitment from me to them. The first time I
saw a Xolo, of course it called for my attention how
different a hairless dog is; and thereafter, upon learning
the existence of the coated Xolo, I though it was very
original all that combination of colors in different coats.
However, seeing the Xolo like this, is normal in a start,
because the knowledge one has of the breed in that instant is
superficial.
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The moment you start living with a Xolo, where
you can observe their own unique and special
personality, in that precise moment, you are
amazed with what a xolo can transmit and make
you feel with its simple attitude. The experience
of touching their skin, of seeing how their eyes
look at you, and the magic of their character is
indescribable.
They have a lively spirit and a joy that will
inevitably spread, because their spirit is young
no matter how old they are, they are always full
of energy ready to play at anytime, and, the
most interesting, they know exactly what to do to
make you play with them. They are very active,
of great personality (I would even say that they
consider themselves magestic), intense in their
emotions, a little bit cuddly and extremely
intelligent
Cozcatl Element of Desire
Bred by Ia Bäckström
Owned by Anna Wetterlöw
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Once a Xolo belongs to a home, they are
very jealous of it, and even though the
breed doesn’t outstand for being
aggressive, they will always distrust
strangers and they will have them fully
superviced on them until the moment they
determine the stranger is“harmless”.
Izel (Gimenez-Valdes)Mex.
Bred by Rafael Gimenez-Valdes
Owned by Len Szajko
I can tell that, even though they respect
their owners criteria regarding strangers
that frecuent the house; they are a little
bit stubborn, they have their own will, but
they can be educated and they adapt well
to lifestyle of the family with whom they
live with.
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During my life I grew up with many
other dog breeds, and without
pretending to compare, I can assure
that the Xolo is different. From the
instant a Xolo perceive you seems they
already chose you, problably it is,
because once you know them more, you
discover they “read your mind”, and
that emotionally there is a real
connection between both exists. They are
very perceptive and intuitive; they have
a strong attachment to their master, to
such degree that, sometimes it seems
they understand very well your emotions
and, they behave appropiately to the
situation.
MultiCh MultiBIS Kabah (Vega) Mex.
Bred and owned by Elida Vega
©Hugo Pascual
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I’m convinced that the character of the Xolo has captivated me, I can not
imagine my future without the company of one of them, could it be that the
“Curse of the Xoloitzcuintle” fell on me, and I have become addicted?
I think that many of the friends that I know have also been infected by this
beautiful addiction which none of us, I’m sure, wants to be rehabilitated.
Nierika (Vega) Mex.
Bred by Elida Vega
Owned by Clone Trooper & Iryna Khamayko
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MC’ROC Kennels
Breeding top quality Miniature & Intermediate Xoloitzcuintles
With 5 generations of World Winners
of the Miniature size, Mc’Roc is the
home of several champions, including
the #1 Miniature and Intermediate
Xolos of 2010 in Mexico.
Puppies and youngsters
available occasionally
Roberto Alvarez
Mexico
www.perrosdemexico.com.mx/mcroc
Russian National Club
of the Xoloitzcuintle
By Into Blinov
The Xoloitzcuintle first appeared in Russia in
1990, those Xolos were imported from Cuba
and had a height of around 40-45cm.
Six years after, in 1996, the Russian Club of
Naked dogs was founded, and comprised
three hairless breeds: the Chinese Crested,
Peruvian
Hairless
dogs
and
the
Xoloitzcuintle.
In 1998 the first Xolos from Mexico were
imported to our country, and no new
bloodlines were imported until 2003.
MultiCh. Petit Prince Iz Sozvezdija Streltsa
Bred and Owned by Dimitri & Natalia Drutsa
©Photo courtesy of the Russian National Xolo Club
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Little by little, as the Xoloitzcuintle gained
the interest of the Russian breeders and dog
fanciers, people actively began to import
new dogs from reputed kennels from
different countries like Mexico, USA, France,
Scandinavia and others. The number of dogs
grew dramatically and in 2009 the National
breed show had an entry of 40 dogs.
That was an amazing result!
Ch Monica Mechta Zhinzy
Bred by Vita Lyashenko
Owned by Dina Limankina
The increasing number of Xoloitzcuintles in
Russia gave the opportunity of creating an
independent Xolo Club.
In February 2010 the National club of
Naked dogs splited into three freestanding
clubs, one of them was the National Club of
the Xoloitzcuintle, headed by Oleg
Yantchev, an internationally certified judge
(FCI all breed) and Member of the Bureau
of Russian Cynological Federation.
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The Russian National Club of
Xoloitzcuintle elected its Presidium
consisting of 6 people united by love
and respect for this breed. Amongst
them there are professional judges,
breeders and Xolo owners.
Nowadays, the National Club of the
Xoloitzcuintle
is
a
volunteer
noncommercial
organization,
joint
center for all breed‟s lovers. Many wellknown kennels, professional breeders
and Xolo-fanciers are members of the
Club.
Having breed‟s popularization as the
main goal, club‟s members, by
combined efforts, look after the Xolo‟s
interests and work for the breed‟s good!
MultiCh Chichen Itza Chi Baba
Bred by Roger Esparcieux
Owned by Elena Svetlova
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Every day the Xoloitzcuintle attracts more
interest among the people in Russia. For the
last few years more than 20 new dogs have
been imported to our country, and nowadays it
can be said, without exaggeration, that the
quality of the Russian Xolo breeding takes
pride of place among other countries and,
certainly, we pursue new objectives.
Ch. Ormiel Iz Sozvezdija Streltsa
Bred and Owned by Dimitri & Natalia Drutsa
We are looking forward to exchange
information with National Xolo Clubs from
other countries. In this respect we would be
pleased to receive contact details from those
clubs to be able of keep in touch. We also will
be glad to regularly provide you with
informative reports containing the up to date
news about the Xolo in Russia.
Please visit our website, we are always glad to
meet new friends!
www.xoloclub.ru xoloclub@gmail.com
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Shanshal
Chinese Cresteds, Pet portraits & Handling
We will do our greatest to get the best out of your dog
We have handled numerous breeds to BP, BOB, Group
Placements, Puppy Group Placements and to Crufts
Qualifications at both Open and Championship show level in
the UK and in other countries of Europe.
Besides handling we also offer great Portraits of
your favorite Xolo painted by Shannon Roberts, this
year’s “Young Kennel Club Artist of the Year “.
Sharon & Shannon Roberts
United Kingdom
www.shanshal.co.uk
Care and Maintenance of
the Xoloitzcuintle
By Roberto Alvarez Márquez
Mc’Roc Kennels
If it‟s the first time you have a Xolo, you must
consider different factors that determine the type
of care that is needed for the new member of the
family.
Ch. Mc‟Roc Pancho Cachondo Mex.FCI
Bred and Owned by Roberto Alvarez
In the case of the hairless Xolos, in cold climates or
during the winter months it is needed to cover
them, for this you can find a freat variety of
sweaters, shirts, coats, etc. in pet and department
stores.
The hairless variety, as humans, has certain types
of skin: dry, oily, rough, smooth, etc. To achieve a
soft and smooth like the one the breed standard
describes, we must evaluate the type of skin of
each dog and search for the product or products
that gives the best results.
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In some puppies skin problems are
presented, which in most cases end when the
adolescence passes and they reach maturity.
Like us humans, the soaps and special lotions
may help them. This products are the same
us humans use, because in any pet store are
soaps for hairless Xolos and even less for
those with different types of skin problems.
The diet also plays a primordial role in the
outcome of the skin.
A general recipe for good skin doesn‟t exist,
the best is to consult the breeder of your dog
and ask what has been done with the
parents. The truth is that adult dogs with
nice skin, produce in general puppies that
will have nice skin, because heredity is
another important factor.
Don‟t be surprised if your puppy wakes up
one day full of pimples, it‟s normal in
puppies and young dogs, but learn to
differentiate if it‟s an age problem or due to
either food poisoning or insect bite.
Averia Amoroso Angel Maju Saulé
Bred by Violeta Ringevičienė
Owned by Sintija Karlane-čerņakova
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The third factor is the cleanliness, a Xolo should
bathe at least once a week, if it‟s exfoliated, it
will be better, for this you can use from the
simplest loofah, or exfoliating sponge, to the
most sophisticated exfoliating product you can
buy.
It can be used, from an ainti-bacterial or neutral
soap in cases of normal skins, or an astringent or
antiseborrhoeic in cases of oily skins, or a
moisturizing soap for the cases of dry skins.
MultiCh. Mc‟Roc Miss Mexico Mex.FCI
Bred and Owned by Roberto Alvarez
After the bath you have to dry it very well with
a clean towel, takin care that there is no
moisture is inbetween the interdigital
membranes to prevent fungi. Afterwards rub
the cream of your choice, and wait it to be
absorbed, if the weather is cold cover it with the
corresponding coat; but if you plan to go out to
the son, it‟s recommended to use a sunscreen of
the numer 100, the Xolo loves the sun, and this
may damage its skin if it‟s done too much,
specially in dogs of brown or copper color.
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Before evaluate different skin creams, in the case
of puppies I believe that the creams with elastine
or aloe help a lot. Very oily creams and oils are
not good for all of them, since in some cases they
clog the pores and produce pimples. Be careful
not to get cream in their eyes because, as in
humans, it may produce infections.
At least once a month squeeze the anal glands.
Don't forget to clip their nails, because if they
grow too much the feet will start to deform.
As for necklaces, the hairless Xolos are more
delicate than other dogs and one must look for a
fabric or slim leather collar that won't hurt them.
The ears can be also cleaned with a piece of
cotton, dipped in alcohol, well wrung, and
without penetrating beyond where we can see.
For the dentition, in order to avoid the risky
dental cleaning under anesthesia
the
veterinarian makes, you can give them once a
month a piece of beef knee, so the dog gnaw it,
and thus remove the tartar. Don't worry about
the teeth loss, if a teeth falls, it„s due to the
natural process and not to the bone.
Farah (Alvarado)
Bred by Jorge Alvarado
Owned by Angeles Toledo
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Breeding top quality Intermediate and Standard Xolos
D’Obaolo Onilu did it again!
“Oni” our Intermediate male,
bred by Luis Laza and co-owned by
our partner in Mexico, Gabriel Mestre
got Best of Breed at the
World Dog Show 2010.
Making him, once again, World Winner!
Magnus & Tina Svensson
Sweden
www.nudistens.com
Deformed Ears and
Close Ear Canal
By Sonja Kolijn
Why this article?
Peruvian Hairless youngster with one
deformed closed ear
©Fullmonty
To start I want to emphasize that this article is not
based in any way on any solid scientific research. It has
solely been written from my own personal experience in
order to share all I have learned with others. It should be
noted that this is not the definite version. The final
article will be written when firstly all scientific evidence
concerning the involved genetics has been made
available to me and secondly when all breeders are
sincere in sharing their knowledge of this problem with
each other and the general public.
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In one of my litters two puppies were born with one-sided closed ear canals (CEC). At first I
was deeply disappointed and very upset. I could not believe that, after all the research I have
done in order to prevent it, this happened to me. Despite of every precaution I took for my
choice of a male from Peru (whose background I carefully checked and who passed all possible
health tests) it still happened to us. However, after my initial disappointment, I realized that this
was part of the hazards of breeding too and started with my research on this health problem to
try and prevent something like that happening again.
Peruvian Hairless youngster with one deformed closed ear
©Fullmonty
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Not alone
To my great surprise within a couple of weeks I learned
that my situation was far from unique. In fact, there were
many more breeders in the hairless breeds world
(Chinese Crested, Xoloitzcuintle and Peruvian
Hairless) who encountered the same problem. It amazed
me as well that at the time I had my puppies there were
2(!) other hairless dog litters in Holland with the same or
a related problem (one with closed ears and one with
deformed ears and a smaller ear canal). I strongly
believe that we can speak of a common problem in all our
breeds.
At first the breeders I spoke with, thought that CEC
or deformed ears were an anomaly of our hairless
breeds only. But a Dutch specialist informed me he
had seen a lot of closed ears in all different breeds (i.e.
Cane Corso, Sharpei). Following my conversation
with him, I spoke to two veterinarians who also saw
coated dogs in their practice with the same problem. At
this moment there is one Chinese Crested breeder I
know of, who had a puppy with CEC (both ears) from
a powderpuff x hairless mating. So this deformity is not
exclusive only to the hairless dog breeds.
Peruvian Hairless youngster with one
deformed closed ear
©Fullmonty
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To cull or not?
So there the pressing question remains: should puppies (or adult dogs) with this problem be left alive or
should they be culled? Some people and some breeders told me to cull every affected puppy. But after
discussing this with several people, of which some have lived with deaf dogs, and a number of specialists and
veterinarians we finally decided this puppies in spite of their handicap earn a good life too. But I am convinced
it makes a huge difference if a dog is impaired on one side only or on both sides. A totally deaf dog may cause
great difficulty living in a normal family because it needs very special care and special training. For instance, a
totally deaf dog in a family with small children could cause severe problems in daily life due to the fact that
children can be very unpredictable in their movements and behavior.
This puppy has closed and deformed ears on both sides. His breeder and new
owner decided he deserved a happy family life as well.
©Courtesy of Sonja Kolijn
Any dog can bite out of fear and hearingimpaired dogs therefore are no exception to
this. One-sided impaired dogs are able to
hear everything but they can have problems
with detecting the direction of a sound and
won’t be able to hear very well in very noisy
surroundings. However, they don’t always
look the right direction when called and they
may be rather uncomfortable in noisy
surroundings.
Therefore
it
is
the
responsibility of a responsible breeder
placing a hearing-impaired dog in the right
home and he or she must always warn the new
owners for occurring problems.
Apart of the characteristics of any breed and
the character of the individual dog, this
specific problem will also be taken into
account by placing a dog.
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CEC and health
The health of the dog is another important
issue. I was concerned whether the dog would
develop pain or inflammations later in it’s life.
One breeder told me she had two puppies with
closed ears and after culling them, she had sent
them for an autopsy.
The pathologist told her the puppies had a
white fluid in their ears which could cause
inflammations in the future.
However, I have spoken several breeders with
puppies with CEC in the past and some of
those dogs were older than seven years and
none of them ever experienced any ear-related
problems. None of
them
developed
inflammations or any other problems.
A puppy with a closed and deformed ear.
One can see skintags on the ear and on the cheek.
I also spoke with a woman who operated two puppies with CEC. She found nothing even remotely
resembled hearing organs under the closed skin. We did a BAER test on all the puppies of the litter and
had them also tested to see if there was anything under the closed skin that might detect sound. But there
was no evidence of even rudimentary organs.
It is the opinion of the before mentioned specialist and of one other specialist I spoke with that if there is
nothing under the inner ear’s skin, there is also nothing that can be inflamed either.
By the time I finished this article my puppies are eight months old and doing perfectly all right.
They do not have any other health issues apart from their closed ear.
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Some experts suspect a relationship
between their appearance and dogs
suffering from CEC but there is no
scientific evidence for that.
All CEC dogs that I know of have or
had skin tags. But, thankfully not all dogs
with skin tags have CEC. It is said that
mating two dogs with skin tags can
produce puppies with CEC. However
this is not a scientifically proven fact and
there are a lot of healthy litters born from
parents having skin tags. But this issue is
too important to ignore in the future when
breeding.
Skin tags
In the past skin tags where thought the be common in hairless dogs only. That’s not true.
Although I never saw a coated hairless dog with skin tags, according to some professional
groomers there are other coated breeds which have a higher occurrence of skin tags.
i.e. Cocker Spaniels.
I hope in the future there will be more evidence made available that combining two dogs with skin
tags that might lead to CEC. If that is the case, I might be able to change the assumptions I make
in this article to scientific facts.
In addition to this, I would be very happy if different stories and/or point of views about this issue
would be send to me.
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Related issues
There is very little known on the subject of deformed or closed ears. In my research I have
found a few dogs with CEC who had littermates or family with a higher occurrence of
malformations.
The malformations consisted of abnormalities such as two different ears (a small and large
ear), thick cartilage in one of the ears. They have smaller openings in the ears and of course,
the skin tags are present too. I also found that severe malformed puppies can have a relation
to CEC as well as being born with a shark head.
It is painfully obvious that this
puppy cannot live a normal happy
life.
A newborn puppy with a shark head (undeveloped underjaw).
Born without ears. You can see skin tags on the place where his ear had to be.
When breeders are open about this
problems, even about this kind of
puppies which usually are put to
sleep after birth, we can record this
and keep an eye on littermates and
their parents and their offspring.
This is necessary to obtain a
healthier breed in the future.
Please note these things!
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Breeding and CEC
For future of breeding I cannot emphasize enough that every breeder should be open and forward on this
problem. I can only assume that both parents must be a carrier of this abnormality in order to pass it to their
offspring. I know a couple of stud dogs who gave CEC or related problems in one litter and never in another
litter. However, we have to be very careful using these dogs for breeding because they have proven to be
carriers of CEC. Logically it follows that some of their offspring might be carriers as well. Littermates of
CEC affected dogs should be marked as carriers as well. They don’t have to be, but as long as we do not
have the DNA markers available it will be safer to mark and treat them as carriers. One can use them in their
breeding program, just as their parents, but only to possible safe dogs (only in lines where there is much known
or line breed dogs).
If we use (expected) carriers in our breeding
program we might be able to breed this problem
out of our breed. In future hopefully every
mating we will produce less carriers in our
offspring when mating expected carriers to
(expected) safe dogs.
Needless to say we should never breed
affected dogs.
Note: I want to thank all the people who helped
me gather the information and give me their
opinions. I would be happy to hear any
additional or new experiences or facts or to
discuss my findings so far. I do not use any
names of dogs or breeders because many
breeders didn’t want that.
This stunning lass doesn’t seem to have any trouble with her deaf ear at all.
You can see the long skinmark on her cheek she already had at her birth
©Fullmonty. Courtesy of Sonja Kolijn
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Qurra Tul Ain
Number 1 Kennel in Germany of
Miniature, Intermediate and Standard Xoloitzcuintle
Chinese Crested and Pharaoh Hound
Design: Giovanna Suedan
Ute Schörnig
Germany
www.Qurra-Tul-Ain.com
Friend of soul
By Kristina Gervinskaite
It is said “People don’t choose their dogs, dogs choose their
owners”. My story is about that.
Everything started as one sunny summer day 5 little lives
came to this world. Then I had no idea that I will have one
more Xolo, however, life showed me another way.
As I remember, the first connection was felt in few weeks
old of these puppies. It was strange feeling as you looked at
the little dog and you felt that she was different than others
but you could not understand why. It was something like
magnet which was attracting you to one baby. In this way
you saw all puppies were cute, but one was cuter. All were
beautiful, but one you just could not stop looking at. And
this story started in this moment.
Xochiquetzaltzin Naglis
Bred and owned Kristina Gervinskaite
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Every moment, every
time Xochiquetzaltzin
moved, acted, even the
good relationship with
her grandmother; the
little girl was not very
friendly with others,
showed clearly that she
was born to be with me.
Xochi already knew
where her place was
even in young days,
while I needed some
more time to realize.
Xochiquetzaltzin Naglis & Poco Naglis
Owned and bred by Kristina Gervinskaite
Today Xochi, as she is named at home, lives with her grandmother and me.
The little girl grow to an elegant, intelligent Xolo, sometimes crazy, but always
playful. You can be woken up by her toy placed on your head at midnight
because she can’t sleep, but you will never get angry because of her funny look
staring at your face.
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It is fun to wake up with her nose
in your eye, or hear her muttering
as you are changing your sleeping
position. It is the best mornings in
weekends as you are still drowsing
and you can hear as between plays
one of your dogs comes to see if
you are still sleeping.
This is friend of your soul who
makes you happy every moment as
you remember or look at her.
Kristina and her friend of soul
Xochiquetzaltzin Naglis
Owned and bred by Kristina Gervinskaite
Also, who let you believe that there
is somebody who is always waiting
for you, because you are the one
who is called Friend from the big
letter, you are friend of your dog
soul as your dog is friend of yours.
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Camino al Mictlán
- Xolos Vega -
Breeding top quality
Miniature & Standard Xoloitzcuintle
of both varieties.
∞
Home of MultiChampions and
Multiple Best in Show Winners.
∞
Puppies available occasionally
Elida Vega
Mexico
elidahad@hotmail.com
Design: Giovanna Suedan
Junior Handlers
showing Xolos
By Dom Santoriello, Tegan Cawley, Makaela
Edmonson, Shannon Roberts & Giovanna Suedan
Junior Showmanship is a competition for children,
up to 18 years old, intended as an evaluation of the
handler‟s skill. It‟s about how to present themselves
and make dogs look their absolute best!
Sometimes Junior handlers are underestimated, but
some junior handlers are as skillful as some
professional handlers.
Here some Junior Handlers who have shown Xolos
will share their experience with the breed and the
success they‟ve had with them.
Tegan Cawley & Iztaccihuatl (Hoover) Mex.FCI
Bred by Patty Hoover
Owned by Donna Cawley
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Makaela Edmondson
I first saw the Xolos last year when I saw Kim Cross
handled them and thought “OMG what unusual looking
dogs”. Then one day I got a phone call to handle the dogs,
I said yes as I thought it would be good to handle a
different breed. They are different to what I show because
I show Shetland sheepdogs and they are small and fluffy.
I never get bored when I am holding them because
people are always asking what breed they are and other
questions about the breed. At school I am bombarded
with questions about them because I have photos of them
hanging up in my locker so all my friends can see them.
Aus. Ch Besito‟s Naca (Imp USA)
Owned by Jacqi Dinis
©Animal Images
I am pleased to be part of this exciting new breed to
Australia and along with Tony Mallia we have titled two
Xolos and the first ever in Australia history with class in
groups, class in shows and runner up in-group wins.
My greatest success with them was when I won Best
Intermediate In Show with Naca. Every chance I get to
show them I just love to do so, and it is get to be able to
do that. I have grown so fond of them now and it great to
be able to see them when ever I get the chance to.
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Domenico Santoriello
I was thrilled when Sian Gordon and Catherine
Davies allowed me to handle their stunning
Xoloitzcuintle, Mexican Ch, Cuban Ch, Grand
Cuban Champion Apancingo (Gimenez-Valdes) at
Ammexbiche who was imported into the UK from
Mexico in late October 2010.
Cingo has had to adapt to a lot since his arrival;
the weather, the English language and a new
family. But he has taken it all in his stride and has
settled very well. I‟ve had to work very hard to
create a bond with Cingo and I think we are
improving at every show. In February, we
attended the Eukanuba/Dog World Training
Workshop in which it gives Junior Handlers extra
practise before the Young Kennel Club Handling
Finals to be held at dfs Crufts. Here I felt we
worked as a great team. We were given advice by
one of the UK‟s top handlers, Michael Gadsby on
how to show Cingo. We would normally show him
by running around the ring, but Michael suggested
walking.
MultiCh. Apancingo (Gimenez-Valdes) Mex.FCI
Owned by Sian Gordon and Catherine Davies
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At the beginning Cingo would not cooperate
with me, he wouldn‟t even take any bait off
me, but by the end of the day, he was quite
happy to! He even managed to do some of the
patterns that Junior Handlers are required to
do; the standard triangle; Letter T, Letter L and
even work with other handlers. We were finally
getting somewhere! I felt much more confident
for the finals yet to come.
MultiCh. Apancingo (Gimenez-Valdes) Mex.FCI
It is hard to get practise in with Cingo as he lives
with Sian in Wales so the only practise we get is
before we go into the ring. March soon came
around and I was very grateful for Cath, Sian
and Mike for making the journey to the NEC, in
Birmingham for me. There were 17 entered in
my YKC Finals (Utility and Toy breeds) & I was
very happy to be SHORTLISTED to the Final 7!
This is the furthest a Xolo has gone in
competition at Crufts! I look forward to the
future with the beautiful Cingo.
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Tegan Cawley
My name is Tegan Cawley, I am 8 years
old and I live in Derbyshire, England.
I have been showing Xolos since I was 2 ½
years old. I started showing with a dog
called Izzie at a Fun Day Dog Show, she is
an Intermediate Xolo.
In my life I have shown Frida, Spirit, Izzie
and
Scooby-Doo,
they
are
all
Intermediate Xolos.
Izzie had a litter of puppies, we named
two of the puppies Spirit and Frida, Spirit
is my own dog, she is black and white, we
named her Spirit after our dog called
Bess died because she looks just like her,
Spirit is 3 years old, she is a really nice
dog, I have shown her a few times at
training, I love her so much.
Tegan Cawley & “Frida” (IMA Sacred Spirit)
Bred and Owned by Donna Cawley
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Tegan Cawley & “Sipirt” (IMA Kindred Spirit)
Bred and Owned by Donna Cawley
Frida is a Bronze Xolo with a bit of hair
on her head, tail and feet, as soon as we
saw her when she was a puppy we knew
we had to keep her, I have taken Frida
to training a lot and I have shown her at
Open and Championship Shows. Frida is
so funny as she follows the mop
everywhere at home, I love her so much.
I have qualified for the Junior Handling
Semi Finals at Richmond this year at my
last 4 shows with Frida.
I am a member of the Young Kennel
Club, I joined on my 6th Birthday, I would
like to go to the Summer Camp with
Frida, my Mum and Dad.
I like training with Frida because she is so
calm, I would like to take Spirit to Flyball,
Agility or Obedience one day.
I enjoy going to ringcraft and training
most weeks and I am looking forward to
having fun with my dogs as I grow up.44
Shannon Roberts
Chichen Itza Dune de Dior
Bred by Roger Esparcieux & Delpont
Owned by Donna Cawley
'The first time a handled a Xolo it was a great experience.
We met Donna and Diva about 3 years ago at Discover
Dogs at Crufts. From then I knew I would love to handle
and show this breed and maybe own one if I was lucky
enough as they are such wonderful dogs. We got chatting
about showing them and how they are on the import
register at the moment. We got onto the subject of Crufts
and how they do not have import register classes at Crufts
and the only way for a Xolo to be shown at Crufts would be
in the YKC (Young Kennel Club) Handling Finals (as you can
handle any breed in the handling classes at Crufts). These
handling finals take place over all 4 days of Crufts with 3
age groups competing each day.
As I had qualified for the YKC Handling Finals at Crufts
2010, this is when we got speaking about me handling Diva.
Donna was kind enough to say yes to this. Leading up to
Crufts 2010, we travelled to Donna‟s house so I could spend
the day with Donna and train with Diva. Me and Diva soon
gained a close relationship. I also practiced with Diva, when
I met up with her and Donna at a few of shows before
Crufts.
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The day came when we were to show
at Crufts. When I took Diva into the
ring it was an amazing feeling I felt so
proud to show her. She is the 1st ever
Xoloitzcuintle to mine and Donna's
knowledge to be shown in YKC
handling
classes
at
Crufts.
Unfortunately we did not get placed
in our class, but we both had a
fantastic experience and we made a
little bit of Xolo history here in the UK.
I am now fortunate enough to coown Diva‟s daughter – Solana, and I
am already training with her to
compete in the handling classes at
championship and open show level.'
IMA Little Miss Sunshine for Shanshal
Bred by Donna Cawley
Owned by Shannon Roberts
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Giovanna Suedan
I started showing dogs when I was 12 years old at Junior
Handling competitions mostly with Golden Retrievers and
Shibas, but it was until a few years later that I met a Xolo
breeder that I showed a Xolo for the first time. That breeder
encouraged me to keep showing dogs and was very kind to
let me show one of his miniature females without knowing
me, that man was Rafael Gimenez-Valdes.
I kept showing dogs since then, and a few years after
starting to show I was able of competing with a Xolo of my
own.
During my last year as Junior Handler I met Victor Alvarez,
another Xolo breeder, who teached me more about showing
dogs and under his guide and with the help of a lovely
Standard female bred and owned by Patty Hoover, named
Opoa, I retired as Junior Handler with a 4th place in the
Junior Handler competition.
Retired as Junior handlers, a dear friend of mine, great xolo
handler and trainer, Angel Garcia, helped me a lot to
improve my handling skills. With his advice and help I
finished my Maya‟s Panamerican Championship with 3 BOB
in a row at Expocan Guadalajara.
Bolontikú (Suedán) Mex.
Bred and Owned by Giovanna Suedan
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I think I‟ve been very lucky to have had such
good mentors that helped me improve my
handling skills and also encouraged me to
keep showing Xolos, but also I‟ve been very
lucky to have met kind people who have
trusted in me and let me show their dogs, like
Renata Magaldi who let me show her
Intermediate female Nana, together we got
BOB at a Support Specialty in 2008; Gabriel
Vargas, whose Standard male I showed at the
Support Specialty in 2008; Ute Shörnig who let
me show her beautiful Standard champion
Nahuanin at the WDS; also Janne and Ase
Persson who were very kind to let me show
their World Winner India at the Miniature
BOB judgement at the WDS, among other
Xolo lovers who also let me show their dogs as
a Junior Handler or at other shows.
Ch. Yashte Candox (Hernandez) Mex.
Bred by Marco Hernandez
Owned by Mirka Rautio
The experience of showing Xolos is completely
different to showing another breed. Each Xolo
is special and different, their look and temper
makes them a breed apart from others!
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Kennel Naglis
Our goal is to breed high quality, healthy, well socialized
Miniature & Standard Xoloitzcuintles.
Our kennel has Russian and Mexican bloodlines from well known kennels
such as Harmeks, Tecuani and Caliente.
We have been members of Lithuanian Cynological Society since 1995
and of Fédération Cynologique Internationale since 2008 (FCI No- 50/08).
Kristina Gervinskaite & Alberta Gervinskiene
Lithuania
www.naglis.tik.lt
Xólotl
Dual and transformist God
By Raymundo Flores Melo.
Identified sometimes with plante Mercury[1], Xólotl, the dog
god, twin of Quetzalcóatl, is the one that accompanies the
feathered snaked to the underworld to steal the bones that,
milled and mixed with blood, will give place to the man.
Referential episode thanks to which we know why the dog is
necessary in the funerary offerings that some of the
Mesoamerican people, the reason of why the presence of a
dog is important so the man can enter the underworld, to the
kingdom of Mictlatecuhtli, lord of dead.
Fray Bernardino de Sahagún (S. XVI), religious of the order of
Saint Francis, -word more, words less- counts in their story that
in Teotihuacán, the city of Gods, a divine meeting was held to
create the Sun that will enlighten the world[2].
[1] Gonzáles Torres, Yolotl.
Zandunga (Hoover) Mex.FCI
Owned by Angel Garcia
Diccionario de Mitología y Religión de Mesoamerica. México, Larousse, 1995, p. 204
Cosas de la Nueva España. México, Porrúa, 1981, pp. 258-262
[2] Sahagún, Bernardino de. Historia General de las
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Gris Montenegro Domingo
Bred by Eremina Oxana
Owned by Violeta Ringevič ienė
[1] Ibíd.
p. 261
After the penance and the offerings, the
sacrifice camed. One of the dogs, Nanauatzin,
the bubous or syphilitic, became in the star
and another, Tecuciztécatl, – the one who
had been afraid to threw himself to the firein the Moon. However, both stars didn„t had
movement. To solve the present problem
decided to give their life. But there was one,
Xólotl, who was afraid to die “And wept
greatly, so that his eyes swelled of
mouning”[1]. So when the Air that will execute
the resulotion showed up, he ran away.
First he hid under a corn plan, giving origin to
the plant of to canes (xólotl); then he refuge in
a maguey, giving origin to the maguey of two
bodies (mexólotl); and finally, his hiding place
was the water, were he turned into an animal
named axólotl (ajolote). There he was found
and killed. But still, the starts didn't moved, it
was necessary that the wind began to blow
and vent stoutly for the Sun and the Moon to
moved.
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Cecilio Robelo say, this myth when known by the
people was restructured and applied to people,
animals and objects of the everyday life. So that,
when god Xólotl got into the kitchen he gave place
to the “texolotl” – tejolote -, stone tool used to gring
in the mortar; if he got into the pen, he was the
huexolotl – turkey -; and if his residence was the
body of a person, this person was named “xolopitli” –
dumb, stupid -[1].
The word xólotl also gets numerous meanings, of it
give account the various vocabularies and nahuatl
dictionaries náhuatl–spanish and spanish–náhuatl
that have been done since the colonial era to the
present as those elaborated by the franciscans
Bernardino de Sahagún and Alonso de Molina (1571),
the one of Rémi Siméon and the one coordinated by
Carlos Montemayor. Thus we have that xólotl
transforms from region to region and that can mean
page, companion, doble, jester, playful, deform,
wrinkled and naked, las connotation that is given “in
some regions of the center of the country and in
Milpa Alta”, Mexico City. Hence that is complicated
to give a single definition of the word xoloitzcuintle,
because the only nahuatl word of which we are sure
of its meaning is itzcuintli (dog).
[1] Robelo, Cecilio A.
MultiCh Apancingo (Gimenez-Valdes) Mex.FCI
Diccionario de Mitología Nahoa. México, Porrúa, 2001, p. 816.
del Náhuatl en el Español de México. México, UNAM-GDF, 2007, p. 129
[2] Montemayor, Carlos (coord.). Diccionario
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Chichen Itza Chelsey Le Roy
Bred by Roger Esparcieux & Yves Delpont
Owned by Olga Muhina
God that takes form of objects, plants and animals, companion to the underworld and
twin of a deity, mythical representation of duality, could only lend its name fo help design
a wonderful canine like the xoloitzcuintle, mexican breed that presents this characteristic:
mixed litters, individuals with hair of hairless. In it, duality is the Mesoamerican thought
become tangible.
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We are proud to announce our upcoming Miniature litter from
Ch. Comte des Ténèbres de Xoconochco & Estakah de Korrantoh
Siegfried Jacques
France
www.chien-chinois.com
People of Xolos
Sergio Peraza
Is a mexican sculptor, considered an
international artist thanks to his talent, part of
the famous Peraza dynasty.
His first approach to art was at a very early
age, in his father’s studio, and as he grew he
decided that was what he wanted to do with his
life.
Sergio estudied in the National School of
Plastic Arts of the UNAM and in 1984 he
mounted his first solo exhibition.
Sergio points that a culture is needed to
appreciate more this discipline, as it is very
difficult to place a work or start a project, and
he states that Mexico is a nest of artists.
Sergio Peraza with Glifo
©Courtesy of Sergio Peraza
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Sergio has taken his Xolo sculptures to distant
countries like Sweden, Finland, China, France
or Russia.
In 2000 he presented his Xolo-art collection in
the “Museo del Templo Mayor” in Mexico City,
where all the temporal exhibition room was
dedicated to the mith of the prehispanic dog
and
his
xolo-sculptures, which
were
appreciated by thousands of people in the
heart of the Aztec capital in a great individual
exhibition .
In september of 2010, the Ekaterinburg Art
Foundation of the Russian Federation invited
him to be part of the collective exhibition
“United family, united world” that is integrated
by 100 sculptors of 45 countries, where he was
the only mexican artist invited, and presented
his work "Xolo-paternidad", which shows a
man with the head of a Xoloitzcuintle.
“Xolo-paternidad” detail
Sergio offers his artistic services world wide at
art exhibitions or conferences.
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Sergio Peraza modeling “Cipactli” a Standard Xolo owned by Sergio Aguilera
“I will die and what I’ve said won’t matter, it’s important to know the life of the
artist, but the sculpture speaks all languages, because it’s universal and that’s the
language one seeks and trascends”
©
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Sergio Peraza’s Work
“Glifo de ayer, Glifo de hoy”
“Glifo”
“Estirón matutino”
“La fuerza del reposo”
“Xolo-vuelo”
Acrylic on paper
“Bronze Xolos”
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