The Chihuahua comes in two varieties: long and smooth coat.
The Toltecs, who existed in what is now Mexico as early as the 9th century AD, possessed a breed of dog called the Techichi. The breed was small, but not tiny, and heavy-boned. This breed, regarded as indigenous to Central America, is the progenitor of the Chihuahua that exists today.
The breed derives its name from the Mexican State of Chihuahua, where the earliest specimens of the breed were found.
The Chihuahua is clannish, preferring companions of his own breed.
Pictures of dogs resembling the modern Chihuahua appear in ancient paintings in Mexico.
It is assumed that the small size of the modern Chihuahua results from a cross of the Techichi with the small hairless dog brought from Asia to Alaska over the land bridge that is now the Bering Strait.
Source: AKC ORG
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Graceful, alert and swift-moving with a saucy expression, Chihuahuas are highly intelligent and should not be underestimated even though small in size. The breed can be any color - solid, marked or splashed and the coat may be long or short. These sassy little dogs are well known as "purse dogs" like the famous Bruiser in the movie Legally Blonde starring Reese Witherspoon.
Source: AKC ORG
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The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel is AKC's 140th breed.
The Cavalier became fully recognized by the AKC in January 1996.
The Cavalier was featured on the hit HBO series, "Sex and the City", as Charlotte York's dog.
The Cavalier was a favorite of King Charles I of Britain (the breed's namesake).
When the house of Stuart fell, it became a political liability to be associated with the dogs of King Charles (the Tudors favored the Pug), and the Cavalier breed became extremely rare.
Queen Victoria brought back the breed, but the Cavalier had changed radically from its original form; the original version of the breed had all but disappeared.
In 1928, the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club was founded in England in attempts to support a revival of the "Old Type", and since then, the dog has grown to become one of the most popular breeds in Great Britain.
Source: AKC ORG
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