Talk:Xoloitzcuintle

Sentence

Hm, why was the sentence "it is believed to have functioned as pets in the Mayan and Aztec civilizations" removed?

You might want to ask on Infrogmation's talk page. I don't know if he has this page on his watch list -- sannse 11:34 11 Jun 2003 (UTC)

The earlier version said "they are believed to have functioned as pets in the Mayan and Aztec civilizations approximately 3500 years ago." Possibly the breed is that old (I don't know), but Maya and Aztec civilization were not. The Aztecs may not even have existed as a distinct people until about the 13th century. If you want the earlier version of that sentence to go back in, I think you need to provide some evidence for a very major rewrite of Mesoamerican archeology :-) Anyway, I think the breed was most common in central Mexico in Pre-Columbian times. Cheers, -- Infrogmation 18:44 11 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Thank you for your thorough explanation. I guess I messed up really bad by putting the "3500 years ago" into the same sentence, which I obviously didn't mean to. I guess I'll put that sentence back in, then, but without the dubious time :-) Timwi 22:09 11 Jun 2003 (UTC)

Pronunciation

Thanks for the help with the initial 'X', but I still have no idea how to spit out the balance of the name. Anyone have a full pronunciation to share with the class? Krychek 15:43, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

Xoloitzcuintle 2600:1012:B15B:8351:6118:B595:BCBC:8B87 (talk) 19:50, 27 August 2023 (UTC)

Show-low-itz-kwintlee vanzetti 17:42, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

The pronunciation given in the infobox: "(pronounced sholoshcuintle)" doesn't match that given at the beginning of the article. -kotra (talk) 23:39, 8 June 2018 (UTC)

Lacks encyclopedic tone

Portions sound opinionated and there’s links to irrelevant information. 2600:1011:B18A:23E5:141B:232D:1FB1:E1E (talk) 21:16, 24 August 2022 (UTC)

Pronuciation

I'm happy to learn how to pronounce the name of this breed in Nahuatl, but surely English speakers use an anglicized version. The fact that the dogs are refered to as "Xolos" in the text hints that this process has taken place. Would it be possible to add the prevailing English pronunciation so I can speak to my dog-loving friends without embarrassment? Show-low or Zolo? Enquiring minds want to know. Biggleston (talk) 01:15, 23 January 2023 (UTC)

Genetics discussion duplication and errors

There are two different places in the genetics section where it's discusses the genetic expression of the coat type. The first one says that a homozygous coated dog will die before fully developed in the womb, meaning that the coated variety is "genetically inseparable" from the hairless. However, without citation, somebody put in later:

"Breeding coated to coated will only produce coated pups because only the coated allele is present to be passed on."

This really needs a look. I don't feel qualified to edit though. Oogalook (talk) 03:15, 14 July 2024 (UTC)