It has been mentioned numerous times that there is not enough German Shepherd coverage on the blog. By the way, whenever I post this picture, someone always gets upset at the fire hydrant on the lawn. This was taken at the vet boarding kennel. It’s a prop fire hydrant for the dogs.
As was shown previously, awkward puppy Quincy transitioned into a handsome dog.
Artha had a vet check up this week. She lost weight, which is good, and her vitals are in good shape.
Now we come to Perrito. Perrito is a hairless chihuahua. Technically there is no such thing. The hairlessness happens when a chihuahua is crossed with a hairless breed like Chinese Crested, illustrated in the stock photo below.
Perrito wasn’t the result of such cross. Perrito’s bloodline was crossed with a Xoloitzcuintli, Xolo for short. (Pronounced as show-lo.) Xolo, also known as Mexican Hairless Dog, is one of the ancient breeds. They’ve been around for over 3,000 years. They come in three different sizes and look like this.
Chi-chis, of course, look like this.
So now that you have those mental images in your head, I present to you Perrito, the cutest, funniest little doggie. Despite the lack of fur, he is so adorable. Once you meet him, it’s all over.
We love him to pieces, so do not be mean to him in the comments.
Although technically more chi than Xolo, Perrito doesn’t act like a chi. He loves everyone. He likes dogs that are not chis. He likes cats. He has never snapped, he never bares his teeth, he is an equal opportunity cuddler, and there just isn’t much of the typical chi behaviors there. He is super tiny.
Artha and Quincy really like Perrito. Artha, in particular, decided that this is her puppy. Meow Meow plays with him and when he is put up, she tries to unlock his crate.
She will boop him gently when he gets too rowdy.
He is such a cutie, but like most puppies, he is in the velociraptor stage. Perrito runs here! Perrito runs there! Perrito bites things. Perrito, Perrito, Perrito! When he comes to visit, I mostly stand still and he runs around my feet in circles.
Speaking of Artha, I have an amusing story for you. A new neighbor moved in behind Kid 2’s house. They have a dog. The dog is aggressive and mean and it really, really wanted a piece of Artha and Quincy.
Kid 2’s German Shepherds are pretty chill unless they are provoked. The neighbor on the right also has a dog, she comes out, nobody loses their cool. She barks occasionally and Artha and Quincy will bark in solidarity, but overall it’s a calm dog friendship. The neighbor on the left owns a yippy dog who attacks the fence and makes Quincy bite grass in frustration.
This new dog is a menace. Once it realized that it couldn’t get through the fence to have a fight, it decided to start digging. It managed to dig a hole, not big enough to squeeze through, but enough to make a gap.
The other day Kid 2 calls me and says, “Mom, you’re not going to believe this.” Apparently, Artha decided to put a stop to the tunneler warfare. Now when Artha goes out, she backs up to the fence – Kid 2 has observed this several times now – and poops in the hole.
We are happy to report that all digging efforts have seized. When I told all of this to Jeaniene, she laughed for about a minute and said something about perimeter defecation warfare.
And that’s your story for this Friday.
My tough-as-nails macho brother has had a number of chi-chis. He loves those dogs to the moon and back! Doesn’t matter what they look like!
Meow Meow is so big now.
I don’t think she is slipping under bedroom doors anymore. 🙂
Perrito= perfect name! Perfect cutie!
Your Quincy looks very much like our 7 months old Unna, she is also very active..
The little Perrito does look very sweet…
Perrito is ADORBS!!!! I love the Xolo Breed, and half a half and half Chi myself…… Honestly, I really love that puppy… he is EVERYTHING
i love xolos and Perrito is adorable. Sadly since they’re a rare breed and have a strong prey drive I doubt I’ll ever have one. I have 5 bunnies who most dogs think are prey. They like dogs and are buddies with my min pin. Min pins generally have a high prey drive but my Penny has none. But hmmm. If xolos come in Perrito’s size there may be some hope. He looks smaller than my netherland dwarf. Definitely smaller than my Flemish giant. She’s 12lbs of muscles and teeth.
Oh Perrito ! You are so cute!
I have friends with cresties and friends with xolos (all sizes!) I really love the mini’s! and I love the hairy standards! I think it is the years.
So I think Perrito is just the cutest!
Thank you for sharing him with us!
Does Perrito want to be a therapy dog? So cute.
Love the dog stories! Little Perrito has beautiful eyes. He sounds delightful.
Perrito is adorable and Quincy and Artha are beautiful. Love the video of Perrito and Meow Meow playing. You’re lucky they all get along! The most pets we had at one time were three rescue dogs and two cats. Really missing having a cat (they rule!). We have a long-haired dachshund who worships my husband. Well, they’re both males so I get it. Dachshunds have lots of opinions but are adorable too.
oh such great pets. Smart, smart doggies. Defecation defense, activated!
FYI, I hope to see Perrito star in a role of some wonderful sort in a future book. Adorable.
Please, please don’t forget to put sunscreen on the little dog! He could burn so quickly.
I see a lot of cute knit puppy sweaters in Perrito’s future, and I love the GSD smarts.
I laughed so much I had to call my daughter (who has a big lab that runs up and down their fence barking at the neighbor dogs) and tell her the story. She loved it also! Thanks for making me laugh! I love you little Perrito!
Perrito is adorable! Love his double Mohawk and he kinda fits his name (Perrito = Perfect! it actually means puppy or small dog, but I think he’s perfect). he’s a gorgeous puppy and I don’t understand how anyone could make fun of him.
Perrito is adorable, and has a good build! And Artha is the smartest goodest good girl.
I have a full-blooded long-haired Chihuahua and she loves strangers, kids, babies, dogs / cats and can’t wait to make friends with everyone! Does not nip, yap, bite and rarely barks (usually only to let us know that there is an Uber Eats delivery waiting on the porch). Chi’s def get a bad rap!
Love the pictures of Perrito. He is adorable! Love even more the perimeter defecation warfare story!
OK, I have to admit your little dog is really cute, in a funny way. However, the “poop warefare” story tops the cute dog – even the cute dog playing with the kitty. I laughed out loud, and I’m at work, where I try not to do that. Could not be helped.
My dog, Maxwell (AKA Max) is a rescue, and because I get so many people asking me what kind of dog he is, I did the DNA test. He has lots of breeds in there, but his highest is 38% German Shepherd. I could totally see him doing something like that. Hey – everybody poops!
Perrito is ADORABLE. OMG, the picture with the blep makes me want to cuddle the heck out of him! <3
OMG that is the snuggliest little dog. I want to give him all the cuddles!
Perito is adorable and Artha is hilarious!
Can we please see pics of Perrito in the sock?
Okay, with regards to German Shepherds, have you ever seen the comic Brutus and Pixie? It’s a webtoon, about a former military working dog named Brutus and the adorable, super-sweet, super-positive kitten he comes to live with after retiring. Brutus protects her and tries to teach her, without actually shattering her worldview, and Pixie just loves life. It’s cute and sweet and hysterical, 10/10 consistently.