Xoloitzquintle

Utility

Coat

This breed can be hairless (with or without coated tailtip/topknot) or coated.

Hairless:
Solid: Due to being hairless, the colour is determined by skin tone rather than fur colour. Several skin tones can be used for the same 'colour'. If all else is equal, the darker colours are the most preferred.
Black:
Blue:
Liver:
Isabella:
Red:
The muzzle (may include the whole face), and/or feet (may include ankles/wrists) are allowed to be darker than the rest of the body. Another darker colour within the same 'colour group' should be used.
Coated topknot/tailtip (if present): Uses one of the colours in the respective colour groups. Black dogz may use . For all colours, the coated areas may be part or solid .
White Markings: Any pattern is allowed, ticking is allowed in any degree. White in this breed must be represented by using pale pink on all hairless areas, while coated areas must use .
Because of the lack of fur, this breed does not fully follow the traditional white guidelines. The dog is allowed to have smaller pink spots to any degree (even if it has no white spotting elsewhere). If the spots are sparse, they should be limited to mainly the legs and/or front of chest. If they are many, they can be all over the dog. Pale pink feet, tailtip or front of chest are not required if the dog has these spots.

Coated:
Solid:
Black:
Blue:
Liver:
Isabella:
Red:
Sable: All types of sable are accepted in the minimal pattern with shading the forum of tipping only.
Brindle: One of the following combinations:
with striping
with striping
with striping
Tan: with or with in the traditional, creeping pattern or saddle pattern. Points may be brindled.
Masking: solid , sable, brindle and tan point may have small or standard mask. Mask is and matches pigment type.
White Markings: May have in the trim, irish spotting, or piebald pattern. Slight to light ticking is allowed.

Eyes

(preferred) or in black dogz, in blue, livers and isabella. Red and cream dogz have either depending on whether they have black, liver, blue, or isabella nose pigment.

Nose

in black dogz
in blue dogz
in isabella dogz
in liver dogz
Cream and red (45/105/65) dogz may have any of the above

Faults

Solid white. Wrong nose colour. Wrong eye colour. Sable, brindle and tan pointed dogs are faulted to the degree in which the deviate from solid.

Disqualifications

Albinism.

Varieties

Standard, Intermediate, Miniature

Notes

The origin of these dogs goes far back into history. The indigenous people consumed it's meat, which was greatly sought after. The breed was regarded as the earthly representative of the god 'Xolotl', from which the breed name obviously originates. It's task was to accompany the souls of the dead to their eternal resting place. The breed is also known by the name Mexican Hairless Dog.

It is a very attractive dog, it's most important characteristic and peculiarity is the complete or almost complete lack of any hair, with a smooth and soft skin. It's body has harmonious proportions, chest is broad, rib cage roomy, limbs and tail long.

Breed Files

Filename: Xolo.dog
Offset: 1411
Base: Labrador
SCP: Labrador
Accepted: June 27, 2019
Notes: Standard variety. V2 of the VPZ Xolo, with permission. Variations for both files: 8 tails(6 new), 2 heights(as in orig), optional nails, optional forehead wrinkles. Hairless: optional head and/or tail hair(as in orig but less fluffy), optional moles on cheeks, texture variations. Coated: fuzzy tail or smooth tail. Offspring require .pet hexing due to lines setup etc.

Filename: Xolo (Mini)
Offset: 235A
Base: Mutt
SCP: Mutt
Accepted: December 22, 2006
Notes: Miniature variety. Addballz ears and tail, comes with or without head and/or tailttuft.

Filename: Xolo
Offset: 8305
Base: Labrador
SCP: Great Dane
Accepted: January 5, 2006
Notes: Standard variety. Includes two tail types, two leg lengths, fur/tuff variations (head and/or tail) as well as a mole variation. Addball ears and tail.