history: My parents just adopted a yappy little Chihuahua. Not so sure I'm stoked about the idea. I don't really know if they have any redeemable or interesting qualities, do you?
knowledge: The most common theory is that Chihuahuas are descended from the ''Techichi'', a companion dog favored by the Toltec civilization in Mexico.
response: Well, they descended from the Techichi, which was a favorite dog of the Toltec civilization in Mexico.
history: My parents just adopted a yappy little Chihuahua. Not so sure I'm stoked about the idea. I don't really know if they have any redeemable or interesting qualities, do you?
Well, they descended from the Techichi, which was a favorite dog of the Toltec civilization in Mexico.
Yeah, I imagined they would come from Mexico. I still don't understand why they're so small, though. Did they just get bred that way somehow?
knowledge: The earliest of these were found at Tres Zapotes in Veracruz, Mexico, which date to 100 AD, indirect evidence that the breed was in Mexico over 1400 years before the first Europeans arrived.
response: Well the earliest evidence show that they were around in 100 AD, so as far as breeding I do not know
history: My parents just adopted a yappy little Chihuahua. Not so sure I'm stoked about the idea. I don't really know if they have any redeemable or interesting qualities, do you?
Well, they descended from the Techichi, which was a favorite dog of the Toltec civilization in Mexico.
Yeah, I imagined they would come from Mexico. I still don't understand why they're so small, though. Did they just get bred that way somehow?
Well the earliest evidence show that they were around in 100 AD, so as far as breeding I do not know
Ah, that's alright. I guess it's kind of cool that they've been around that long. They must have a long and rich heritage, huh? Have they done anything cool since they've been around for so long?
knowledge: No records of the Techichi are available prior to the 9th century, although dog pots from Colima, Mexico, buried as part of the western Mexico shaft tomb tradition which date back to 300 BC are thought to depict Techichis.
response: I don't really know of anything, though there are dog pots buried in shaft tombs about 300 BC that may depict Techichis.
history: My parents just adopted a yappy little Chihuahua. Not so sure I'm stoked about the idea. I don't really know if they have any redeemable or interesting qualities, do you?
Well, they descended from the Techichi, which was a favorite dog of the Toltec civilization in Mexico.
Yeah, I imagined they would come from Mexico. I still don't understand why they're so small, though. Did they just get bred that way somehow?
Well the earliest evidence show that they were around in 100 AD, so as far as breeding I do not know
Ah, that's alright. I guess it's kind of cool that they've been around that long. They must have a long and rich heritage, huh? Have they done anything cool since they've been around for so long?
I don't really know of anything, though there are dog pots buried in shaft tombs about 300 BC that may depict Techichis.
What are shaft tombs?
knowledge: The Western Mexico shaft tomb tradition or shaft tomb culture refers to a set of interlocked cultural traits found in the western Mexican states of Jalisco, Nayarit, and, to a lesser extent, Colima to its south, roughly dating to the period between 300 BCE and 400 CE, although there is not wide agreement on this end-date.
response: I'm not sure, but it refers to a tradition in Western Mexico between 300 and 400 BCE.