Blue Chihuahua
A blue Chihuahua? Well, not exactly a truly blue Chihuahua. It is astonishing to imagine a blue dog, but there are some combinations of genetic variance that do produce kind of grey that appears to have a tinge of blue in it.
There is enough concern about this hue that if you think you can breed for blue, you will likely get into trouble. One breeder who line breeds carefully can attest to some really bad coat problems in certain blue Chihuahua genetic heritage's. So cherish the blue as the special dog it is, but don't breed a blue to a blue!
You can get a blue Chihuahua from a black and tan, a chocolate, or even a fawn parent. Obviously, to get a blue Chihuahua, the parents must have a recessive blue gene in their heritage, even if it is some way back in the line. The blue of a blue Chihuahua can be part of a brindle pattern or a tri- or multi-color coat. You can enhance the possibility of having a blue or blue brindle pup by making sure that you are mating dogs with genetic blue in their lines, but there is absolutely no surety in this.
From Anika's Chihuahuas and Toy Breed Handling Services comes this blue Chihuahua advice: "Blues and chocolates are DILUTES! Breeding two dilutes together will negate any full expression of color in your future litters!!! It can also double up on other hidden defects on genes that link to certain colors."
But to this date, I have yet to find out why breeders refer to a gray-coated Chi as a blue Chihuahua! Anyone else find out something, please let me know!
