When you are planning to buy a designer puppy, and would be interested in one of the Chihuahua mixed breeds, you should be careful to buy it from a reliable dog breeder. A good dog breeder knows how to cross breeds, as he matches their characteristics to make designer puppies and cross breed dogs. He should be extremely well informed about the breeds that he is matching, especially their genetics and any common problems associated with the breed. Only then can he be sure that the designer puppies will be long-lived, healthy and intelligent.

Of course there are certain problems that the dog breeder can face. For example, the dogs may not be 100% purebred, which reduces the authenticity of the match. The new designer puppy could then be a product of a multi generation cross. The American Canine Hybrid Club has published a list of hybrid crosses of purebred dogs. Amongst the list of the Chihuahua mixed breeds, the Chiranian, is the most common one, which is a cross between a Chihuahua and a Pomeranian.
The designer puppies that you buy should be home-raised and well socialized. There are several combinations of breeds suggested by the American Canine Hybrid Club. This list can help you to find the right crossbreed, so that you can be informed about the various Chihuahua mixed breeds before you approach a good dog breeder.

There are about fifteen breeds of dogs that can be crossed with the Chihuahua. For example the cross between a Dachshund and a Chihuahua is called a Chiweenie. The Japanese Chin and the Chihuahua can be crossed to give the Chin-wa and the cross with the Maltese is a Malchi. The Terriers can also be crossed with the Chihuahua. With the Jack Russell Terrier the puppy is called Jach Chi, with the Rat Terrier the Rat-Cha and with the Toy Fox Terrier the Taco Terrier. The cross of the Yorkshire Terrier and the Chihuahua is the Chorkie.

The Chinese dogs like the Shih Tzu, the MinPin and the Papillon are also ideal to be crossbred with the Chihuahua. Their names are ShiChi, Chipin and Chion. The Wapoo is the cross breed of the Poodle and the Chihuahua.

When a responsible dog breeder selects two breeds to crossbreed, his ultimate goal is hybrid vigor. In other words, when two breeds are paired together and genetic diversity is added, some inherent problems in one or both breeds can be bred out as in Chihuahua mix breeds. This is relevant especially for health problems, and the newly bred dog is healthy and long-lived. Hence when the Chihuahua mixed breed involves the poodle, the mixed breed of Wapoo carries the poodle’s overall health, intelligence and even temperament and trainability. On the other hand it also has the traits of the Chihuahua, which is playful and lovable.

The Chihuahua is an ideal companion dog. It is an extremely lively dog, very affectionate, but proud and enterprising. It is very strong-willed, loyal to its master and is sometimes jealous if its master does not give it enough attention.

The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dogs in the world and the oldest on the American continent. It is called the royal dog of the Americans. It originates from Mexico and is named after the Mexican state of Chihuahua.

The Chihuahua mixed breeds are a cross breed between the Chihuahua and about fifteen other pure breeds. Chihuahua information is provided in this article with details about cross breeding with certain other purebreds.