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For starters, which country in Central America do you live in?

Posted by Pat B! on March 2, 2008, 2:19 am, in reply to "Re: Getting ready to look for a puppy, looking for info first"
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It's generally a good starting place to contact breeders who are working to produce dogs that meet the appropriate Breed Standard, and those breeders are probably exhibiting their dogs in shows which are sponsored by the local kennel club. In the United States, our most prevalent kennel club is The American Kennel Club (AKC). and the breed standard for the Chihuahua simply specifies an upper weight limit of 6 pounds. Breeders who strive to deliberately produce dogs that are very small are not considered reputable since there is so much more to producing a healthy, well-adjusted dog than simply breeding for size.

In other countries, the Breed Standard may differ, but the objective of breeding healthy, well-adjusted dogs who conform to that country's Breed Standard should still apply. I went looking for information on the FCI (Fédération Cynologique Internationale) which is a Kennel Club that oversees many member countries around the world, and found this information on Wikipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fédération_Cynologique_Internationale

Among the member countries listed, I found these:

• Costa Rica - Asociación Canófila Costarricense
• El Salvador - Asociación Canófila Salvadoreña
• Guatemala - Asociación Guatemalteca de Criadores de Perros
• Honduras - Asociación Canófila de Honduras
• Nicaragua - Asociación Canina Nicaragüense
• Panama - Club Canino de Panama

So if you contact the club listed for your country, hopefully you will be able to then find Chihuahua breeders who are producing healthy, well adjusted dogs who you would be happy and proud to have as a pet.