The Chihuahua Club of America, Inc. Illustrated Standard for the Chihuahua
Chihuahua Breed Standard
Taken from the AKC’s Official Web Site, www.akc.org
This is a condensed version of the CCA Illustrated Standard
Newest Proposed Revisions
Voted on and passed by CCA. Still waiting on AKC acknowledgement.
General Appearance
A graceful, alert, swift-
Weight -
A well rounded "apple
dome" skull, with or without molera. Expression -
Neck -
Forequarters
Shoulders -
Hindquarters
Muscular, with hocks well apart, neither out nor in, well let down, firm and sturdy.
The feet are as in front.
Angulation should equal that of forequarters. The feet are as in front.
Declaws maybe removed.
Coat
In the Smooth Coats, the coat should be of soft texture,
close and glossy. (Heavier coats with undercoats permissible.) Coat placed well over
body with ruff on neck preferred, and more scanty on head and ears. Hair on tail
preferred furry. In Long Coats, the coat should be of a soft texture, either flat
or slightly curly, (curly out, replace with wavy) with undercoat preferred. Ears
-
Any color-
The Chihuahua should
move swiftly with a firm, sturdy action, with good reach in front equal to the drive
from the rear. From the rear, the hocks remain parallel to each other, and the foot
fall of the rear legs follows directly behind that of the forelegs. The legs, both
front and rear, will tend to converge slightly toward a central line of gravity as
speed increases. The side view shows good, strong drive in the rear and plenty of
reach in the front, with head carried high. The topline should remain firm and the
backline level as the dog moves.
Temperament
Alert, with terrier-
Disqualifications
Any
dog over 6 pounds in weight.
Broken down or cropped ears.
Cropped (Cropped out, replace
with docked) tail, bobtail.
In Long Coats, too thin coat that resembles bareness.
Approved September 11, 1990
Effective October 30, 1990
Taken from the AKC’s Official Web Site, www.akc.org (all writing in black)
Chihuahua
Below is a list of the colors and markings available for this breed. Please
refer to the breed standard for descriptions and the difference in types.
Description:
The name of the color and/or markings.
Type: Standard or alternate. This is the classification
of the color for show purposes. Please refer to the breed standard for specifics
regarding this breed.
|
Description |
Type |
Code |
|
Black |
S |
OO7 |
|
Black & Tan |
S |
O18 |
|
Blue & Tan |
S |
O44 |
|
Chocolate |
S |
O71 |
|
Chocolate & Tan |
S |
O72 |
|
Cream |
S |
O76 |
|
Fawn |
S |
O82 |
|
Red |
S |
14O |
|
Black & Red |
A |
O14 |
|
Black & Silver |
A |
O16 |
|
Black & White |
A |
O19 |
|
Black Sabled Fawn |
A |
354 |
|
Black Sabled Silver |
A |
353 |
|
Blue |
A |
O37 |
|
Blue & White |
A |
O45 |
|
Blue Brindled Fawn |
A |
356 |
|
Blue Fawn |
A |
O36 |
|
Chocolate & White |
A |
271 |
|
Chocolate Blue |
A |
359 |
|
Chocolate Brindled Fawn |
A |
355 |
|
Chocolate Sabled Fawn |
A |
358 |
|
Cream & White |
A |
O77 |
|
Fawn Brindled Black |
A |
357 |
|
Gold |
A |
O91 |
|
Gold & White |
A |
O92 |
|
Red & White |
A |
146 |
|
Silver |
A |
176 |
|
Silver & White |
A |
182 |
|
White |
A |
199 |
|
Description |
Type |
Code |
|
Black Brindling |
S |
O73 |
|
Black Mask |
S |
OO4 |
|
Black Sabling |
S |
O72 |
|
Merle Markings |
S |
O35 |
|
Spotted on White |
S |
O71 |
|
White Markings |
S |
O14 |
|
Black Mask, White Markings |
S |
OO5 |
|
Blue Mask |
A |
OO6 |
|
Cream Markings |
A |
O44 |
|
Fawn Markings |
A |
OO8 |
|
Red Markings |
A |
O23 |
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