Tag: "dogs"

Video: Hairless dogs in competition; meet Mexico’s Xoloitzcuintles

Video: Hairless dogs in competition; meet Mexico’s Xoloitzcuintles

| August 21, 2009 | Comments (0)

Spend any time on the streets of Mexico, and you will eventually see them. Mexico’s hairless brown or red-skinned dogs — the Xoloitzcuintle (pronounced sholo-squint-lay).

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Spotlight on dog overpopulation and abuse in Mexico

Spotlight on dog overpopulation and abuse in Mexico

| December 2, 2008 | Comments (1)

Still on the doggy theme of last week, a documentary screening in Mexico City over the weekend focused on how Mexico deals with the thousands of stray dogs roaming its streets. And no, it did not paint a pretty picture.

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Video: Crimes Against Dogs in Mexico City

Video: Crimes Against Dogs in Mexico City

| November 27, 2008 | Comments (0)

When thieves brandishing handguns broke into Ignacio Villanueva’s bulldog breeding kennels on the outskirts of Mexico City, it wasn’t the safe they were after but Cinderella, Titiana, Adelita and a handful of other dogs and puppies.

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