what exactly is a blue chihuahua and what makes a blue chihuahua puppy different from other chihuahua puppies? all chihuahuas are special and unique in their own way, but blue chihuahuas are best described as a chihuahua puppy that is bred to have a dull silver-grey-coat with a tinge of blue.
a blue chihuahua is rare and can be an apple head chihuahua or a deerhead chihuahua and is produced from mating a black and tan chihuahua, a chocolate, or even a fawn parent, but the parents must carry the recessive blue gene in their line of heritage. the blue in a blue chihuahua can also be part of a merle patterned – tri-colored or multicolored coat.
the chihuahua club of america warns that coat color in chihuahuas is often linked to genes with undesirable traits or birth defects. the merle pattern and blue coat color can often come with common health problems. this is another reason that blue chihuahuas are rare.
like teacup chihuahuas, much controversy exists around the subject of breeding blue chihuahuas by blue chihuahua breeders as hidden defects on the gene that is linked to the blue color can result in serious coat problems and other health issues. for these reasons, it is advised to never breed a blue chihuahua with another blue chihuahua.
because blue chihuahuas are rare, there’s a slim chance that you’ll find one in a shelter. in some countries, they are highly prized and can set buyers back up to $10,000 depending on how popular they are. chihuahuas are currently the ‘hot’ dog breed in japan, a country where their fast-growing pet industry is estimated at more than $10 billion a year.
paying high prices for a chihuahua with a particular trait as such is purely the decision of the buyer, however famous chihuahua would like to remind potential chihuahua buyers that rescued chihuahuas like papi the star of beverly hills chihuahua and loki, actor mickey rourke’s dearly departed chihuahua, are prime examples of big surprises than can come in a small package.
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226 Comments.
my chihuahua daisy has just had 8 pups does anyone if this is a uk record i think the world record is 10,, illinois,america
I have an all blue male chihuahua with white on the tips of his back feet, thats it! He is adorable.
Good Lord people! Don’t any of you know that chihuahuas are the second most common dog to end upin a shelter aside from a pitbull? I run an independent rescue for chihuahuas and pits – I am the one picking the overbred and unwanted dogs off the streets. PRODUCTS of people who breed. It’s just disgusting and irresponsible. As cute as the blue varieties are, remember that there are COUNTLESS purebreds being euthanized in a shelter somewhere.
My black and white girl and btown and white boy such had their first litter. I got one black and white, two brown and white, and TWO silver and white( one is more of a charcoal grey and the other a light silver) I didn’t know that this was possible. So what color do I call them- blue?silver? grey?
i mean 1 blue/tan pup
we have a chi that had a litter of 7 and she had a blue and 1 tan pup i was wondering what they r worth i have a pic i could e-mail if needed
chi’s are great we adopted ours from a local shelter. she is just 3 1/2 pounds. i would like to know why we don’t see many long haired chi’s
i have five chi’s two chacolate,two black tricolor,and a solid blue with a thin white stipe on his chest, but whatever the color chi’s are beautiful,fun and loving dogs!
I bred my Deer & Applehead, the female was all white with a few brown spots and the male was blue with white spots. All my pups came out white with brown spots with the exception of 1 that was black & white. The black & white is all applehead, the others however get mistaken as mix breeds. Sometimes the mix of an apple & deer doesn’t look like a “typical” Chi, but still adorable non the less. 🙂 I have heard something about the older a female gets they get less patient with babies but I’m not a breeder so I’m not sure. Hopefully you can get some answers here from some breeders to help you figure that out. I just wanted to let you know about the mix of the 2 kinds of Chi’s. Good luck! 🙂 twitter.com/o0ochillyo0o
if it helps any.. my grl is a deerhead and has had a litter before (all survived) and now treats my sons 2 kittens as if they were her babies… the male is an applehead chi.. again thanks for your input=)
hi i have brown/tan chi and am getting a pure white chi today and was asked by the previous owner if they were bred if she could have one… i have been thinking of breeding my lil girl but i’ve found 1 site that said basically it may not b such a good idea to breed these two … any one have any suggestions or comments? i am really hoping to get a white puppy out of the two… but i am having 2nd thoughts now.. my grl is approx. 2 1/2 and my male is 3 yrs… thanks for any input=) my email is [email protected]
my long hair tri-color female had 7 puppies 3 were black and 4 was blue. they were males. the father is a black short hair. she had no blues in her first litter of 6.
I love this site. I just got a blue T-Cup Chi today. He’s the cutest thing I’ve ever seen. I didn’t even know that there was such thing as a blue Chi. My boyfriend is the one who showed me photos and turned me onto the idea and then coincidentaly I stumbled onto a breeder with a T-Cup Chi in the Miami Herald. We had to drive for a while but it was well worth it. He was born on June 1st of 2009 so he’s still very young. I have owned Shih Tzu in the past and learned all I could about them so now that I’m a new Chi owner I am glad to find your website so I can learn all I can about the Chihuahua breed. I love this site already!!!
is it possible for a chihuahua to have a litter of pups & one is a blue,, with no known past of blue blood line…[email protected]
is it possible for a chihuahua to have a ” blue chihuahua ” not knowing if this is the past blood line..
we just stumbled on the blue pups..i bet so many people try to get them and cant!
my blue boy produces black..as blue is a diluted black!
a long coat choc is harder to find then a blue dont you think??
just my opinion
that puppie is so adorable.
Thank u for this web site.
I really like the site.. I have a Blue Chihuahua and i wanted to learn about him and the web site was very helpful….His mother is Black and the Father is Tan…..Thank You
we breed our blue /tan feet fm to our black male we got 3 pups 1 blk fm 2 blue .. fm is all blue male is blue with tan feet they were born on 4th of july we named them independence,freedom,july
My chihuahua just had puppies. I was not breeding her to make money off of her just to be able to give my grandmother one of her puppies. My grandmother passed away though before the puppies were born. I did get one blue out of the litter though and it is GORGEOUS! The mother is a black and brown and the father is white and black. I will probably put them up for sale because I cannot keep them but do people still buy them if you spay and neuter them?? That is what I would like to do.
I have a tan akc chihuahua male and after 7 breedings with a black-blue female; we finally have 2 gray blues and 2 black blues – none of them have brown eyes. The grays have blue eyes and the blacks have hazel eyes. How rare are these fellows?
I have a blue who was rescued from a Missouri puppy mill. She is a longhair but due to the health problems stated above, she has severe alopecia. As a result, doesn’t have much hair at all, just on her head, chest, and paws. These millers don’t care about the dogs, just the $$$.
This is another example of how dogs that should not be bred are being bred by breeders who just want to make a quick buck.
Hi!
Okay, this site is too adorable! I love it . . . makes me want to get one of these little darlings 🙂
xoxox,
CC
glad you like it cc!
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