MEXICO CITY – Mezcal is not your ordinary pet. Hundreds of years ago the Latin American Indigenous group, the Nahuas, believed that a hairless dog like him, a Xoloitzcuintle, was a sacred creature who ...

The Xoloitzcuintli dog breed — sometimes called the Mexican Hairless or just Xolo — may well have descended from the first dogs to set paw on the North American continent. In their native Mexico and ...

What makes the Xolo’s official recognition noteworthy is the breed’s unexpected redemption. The AKC erased the breed from its stud book 50 years ago when interest in this once-popular dog faded and ...

Whether you call them bald or hairless, dogs that lack a fur coat are known for their unusual, sleek appearances and lack of shedding—something most dog owners would kill for. But there's much more to ...

Museum folklorist Cynthia Vid­aurri presents a talk on the xoloitzcuintli, commonly referred to as the Mexican hairless, an ancient dog breed that is deeply engrained in the culture and cosmologies of ...

2,000 pristine physical specimens are descending upon Manhattan as we speak, there to primp and preen and strut their stuff for an audience of some of the world's most discerning taste-makers. But ...

At first the idea seemed crazy, the thought of owning a hairless dog. Dogs are furry and fluffy creatures, you told yourself, made for petting and nuzzling into their soft and luscious coats. And yet ...

Did you know there are dogs who don’t sport fur coats? That’s right, there are several hairless dog breeds, just like there are hairless cat breeds , and these dogs are full of love and personality ...