Usually the terrier breed. Like the cairn terrier and the jack russel. Also, the teacup breed. Like the teacup poodle. They are extremely small dogs.
Toy Breed Dogs. Small breed dogs such as toy poodles, Yorkshire terriers and Chihuahuas typically weigh less than 10... Miniature and Small Breed Dogs. Miniature poodles, miniature pinschers and other small breed dogs like Scottish terriers... Medium Breed Dogs. Medium breed dogs are those breeds which weigh an average of 25 pounds
The breed is Presca Canario, but the breed has other names.
no they are not hunting dogs . they are too small. As with most small dogs there were originally breed as ratters.
no they are not hunting dogs . they are too small. As with most small dogs there were originally breed as ratters.
cairn terrier
Well I heard that when the people breeded the dogs they looked on how the dog looked
they are small because that's how they were bred. Also called selective breeding. Runts from litters where kept to breed with other runts to make small dogs stay small. this article explains how mutations in a gene keep dogs small...it's really very interesting: http://www.livescience.com/7268-study-reveals-dogs-small.html
They try to find dogs that are small for their breed. Then they breed those dogs and hope to have miniature puppies.
Some really cute dogs to breed with chihuahuas are mini poodles. My friend and my aunt have one and they are really cute and can look different.
It varies depending on the breed, some dogs are large and some small
Chihuahas are themselves a dog breed. Perhaps you mean if they belong to the small, medium or large dogs' categories? If so, then Chihuahas are one of the small breeds.
It depends on what breed it is.