Chihuahua Colour

[Guest Roka]

Hello,

I've been wanting a Chihuahua for a long time but my husband won't let me have another dog right now. He has told me that I have to wait until my old dog is gone before I can get another one.

I found my dream dog just the other day online but the timing is all wrong and it was also a long way away although it was a price I could afford (I am a pensioner).

What I want is a short haired black and white Chi preferably female. I feel upset and disappointed that I can't get the one that I found yesterday as this particular dog was exactly what I wanted.

My question is: Can Chihuahuas be bred for colour? Or is colour arbitrary genetically?

Does anybody out there breed short haired coloured Chis?

When I am ready to get my new dog it doesn't have to be a puppy and I don't want a female for breeding. I just like the sweet nature and I've also been told that since my current dog is male (de-sexed) that there would be less aggression and jealously issues if my next dog is a female. I'm not sure if this is true or not. I asked my vet about it and he said that sex didn't matter.

I guess buying this dog would have been the wrong thing to do as I found it on Gumtree and there has been a lot of news in the press about dogs advertised this way most likely coming from puppy factories. Not a good thing that I'd want to support.

P.S. Any dog I get gets a FUREVER and loving home! I am located in a regional country town in Southern NSW about 1 and 1/2 hours from the ACT.