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Xoloitzcuintle (Miniature)
The Miniature is the smallest of the Xoloitzcuintle varieties, standing about 25 to 35 cm, and it is the size that most often ends up living in town. It is not a toy breed and…
About the Xoloitzcuintle (Miniature)
The Miniature is the smallest of the Xoloitzcuintle varieties, standing about 25 to 35 cm, and it is the size that most often ends up living in town. It is not a toy breed and should not be bred towards one: the standard asks for the same clean, athletic outline the larger sizes have, simply on a smaller scale.
Look for good bone for the height, a level back, proper depth of chest and free movement, since dogs bred down for smallness alone lose all of that quickly. The hairless variety shows warm, smooth skin and the coated variety a short, dense jacket; both occur in the same litters and both are correct. Ears are large in proportion and carried upright, and the expression should be alert rather than anxious.
In a smaller frame the kneecaps and hips deserve particular attention, so a dated patella assessment and hip scoring are the first requests, with an eye examination alongside. Ask how the teeth have been managed, since crowding and missing teeth both feature in small hairless dogs. Sun protection, winter warmth and skin cleaning routines are worth discussing frankly, and so is the way the owner handles the hairless gene when planning a mating.
Health & breeding
We check every hip, elbow, eye and DNA result you give us against the Royal Kennel Club’s public records by hand, and we record who checked it and when. The Royal Kennel Club’s public records may not include all the screening a dog has had, so a dog with no Royal Kennel Club record showing is not necessarily untested.
Breed Right’s summary — under The Royal Kennel Club Health Standard
Health tests for the Xoloitzcuintle (Miniature)
This panel is Breed Right’s summary of the testing that matters for the breed under The Royal Kennel Club Health Standard. The Health Standard is the Royal Kennel Club’s guidance for breeders, not a registration rule. It describes tests to ask about — it is not a report on any individual dog. The Royal Kennel Club’s public records may not include all the screening a dog has had, so a dog with no Royal Kennel Club record showing is not necessarily untested.
Best Practice — further tests it recommends
Completing these as well as the Good Practice tests is what the Royal Kennel Club calls Best Practice.
| Test | Type | Scheme | What’s involved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hip score (BVA/KC) | Screening scheme | BVA/KC | Total of both hips, 0–106. Lower is better. |
| Eye testing (BVA/KC/ISDS) | Screening scheme | BVA/KC/ISDS | Result printed on the eye certificate. |
Breed hip median
Breed median 10 (BVA Hip Dysplasia Scheme breed statistics 2025 — 5 years, 8 dogs scored — indicative only, from a small sample). Lower is better. Source · How hip scores work
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Xoloitzcuintle (Miniature) stud dogs
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Xoloitzcuintle (Miniature) litters
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