A. Distinction of external appearance head. The deerhound has a narrow skull with a thin tip and a flat top of the head. The Chihuahua has a rounded head, with a round “apple-shaped” head. Ears. The Deerhound’s ears are as small as possible, and the breed with high ears is better, with upright and pendulous ears. Chihuahuas have large, thin, upright ears, but when at rest, the ears are separated at a 45 degree angle between them. Eyes. Deerhounds have oval-shaped, good-sized, black eyes. Chihuahuas have round, large eyes that appear bright black or red (yellowish or white dogs are allowed to have white eyes). Body shape. The Deerhound has a quadrangular body shape. The chest is broad, the back straight, and the belly up and deep. The proportions of the Chihuahua body are rectangular; so the length from shoulder to hip is slightly greater than the height of the shoulder. Coat color. The deerhound’s coat is short, smooth, and shiny. The coat color is chocolate, black, and blue with fawn markings or red series. A dark brown coat is typical of the Miniature Doberman. Chihuahuas have both short-haired coats and long-haired coats. The short coat is very soft, dense and smooth (undercoat is allowed when the coat is large enough). The long coat is soft, flat or slightly curved, and preferably with undercoat. The coat colors are cream, red, brown, and black with fawn. Common colors are: light brown, chestnut or white. The difference between the personality of the deer dog is lively and active, like to run up and down the house, and more like to drill into some corners to find something, so if there are antiques and other valuable items at home, must be placed out of their reach. Although the Chihuahua is also active and agile, but its daily exercise is not much, but also do not often spend time to take it out to play. Chihuahuas are able to stay at home every day and are very suitable for people who now live in apartments. The deer dog is very alert. It has a strong desire to protect its territory and is nervous, so it is aggressive towards strangers or dogs that infringe on its territory, and may often fight when kept with other breeds, causing some serious trauma. However, the dog is loyal, intelligent, and easily trained. The Chihuahua is similar to the character of terrier dogs, not timid to other dogs, very brave, able to defend themselves in front of large dogs, and extremely exclusive to their masters. However, other quite afraid of cold, should not be kept in outdoor kennels, winter outside need to add outer clothing to protect the cold. The deer dog has an annoying side, that is, it likes to bark, but the deer dog does not like to bark from birth, but depends on its vigorous energy. They will make a shrill protest when they are left out and ignored by their parents. The average breed will take a break from barking after a while to regain its breath, but fawn dogs can bark for up to two hours without stopping, and their indomitable mentality makes them not give up even when they know their owners are determined to ignore them. Their incessant barking is simply to get their owner’s attention, which reflects a strong dependence on humans. Chihuahuas are strong-willed and impatient, and if left alone, he is very likely to destroy the home he shares. It can be said that Chihuahuas are angelic when their owners are at home, but once left alone, they turn into terrible vandals because in their opinion, doing so will get their owner’s attention.
