There are NOT any teacups. There is no such thing as a teacup Chihuahua. Standards specify long or short coat. There are standards as to how the dog should look. Basically, the shorter bodied ones, often referred to as cobbly, are the standards.....the longer ones are often referred to as terrier type. Both can be full blooded Chihuahuas, but according to the standards, the cobblies are the better quality. Standards also call for a shorter nose (longer noses often called deer heads or deer faced) and a rounded dome, ie applehead. The standards have changed a lot over the years and it is becoming more and more a short all the way around standard....shorter legs, shorter body, shorter nose....seems nowadays the shorter the better. I don't necessarily like the ones that are completely to standards....I don't like a pug nose on a chi, ect....but nonetheless, that is considered the better quality chi and the "show quality"
Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: pudgiepug06 To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2007 6:47 PM Subject: [Chihuahuas] Question! Ok! Everyone just a stupid question since my family and I are new to the Chi's! How is it that all the Chi's I've seen on TV with the dog shows are these little tiny dinky things but yet dogs like Cricket and some of the others I've seen looking in the photo albums here on the group look just like Cookie's parents long in body? Is there 2 different ones? I know that there are the teacup ones maybe that's the ones they use on the dog shows! That's why I was asking about Cookie and we were confused because Cookie's parents, grandmother and aunt are not the little tiny things they look like Cricket, Farah and others I have seen today! Am I wrong in my thinking? Maybe that's why people were saying Cookie isn't a Chi because like me they're used to seeing the dinky ones! Emily
