Comments on: Cuero Chupacabras Caught on Dashcam

By: stopthestupid

stopthestupid — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:06:35 +0000

it is NOT a chupacabra it is a hairless xoloitzcuintli!!!
i saw one at the dog show and i was like oh crap its the resident evil zombie dog!! and i talked to the guy and he was like its a xoloitzcuintli (pronounced it like shuli cuili) and its found in mexico. and i was like oh my god the chupacabra legend!!!cuz ya know wild dogs eating goats or chickens wouldnt be that strange! and sure enough heres stories of the DOG being killed because ignorant YES ignorant people dont have the mind to look it up! it has the shape of a canine you artards! i pet it, its skin was rough and wrinkly like a hide, and it wasnt evil it was all chill walking around like whatever. poor things :[[ people are killing it because it looks different but it can be domesticated and there are even some found with hair. STOP THE MURDER AND SPREAD THE WORD!!! stupid sheriffs.

By: jeslamfers

jeslamfers — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 08:18:35 +0000

I’m guessing that this dog breed, Xoloitzcuintli, mix with some kind of wolf breed. This Mexican dog breed is identical. According to the American Kennel Club website, the breed’s name is pronounced “show-low-eats-queen-tlee”. The Xoloitzcuintli (Xolo, for short) is a a sensitive breed of above average intelligence and devotion. They are protective, but will meet aggression, rather than instigate it, taking their cues from their master’s uneasiness of a situation or person. Xoloitzcuintli are still primitive to some degree and need to be guided by reason and respect, rather than force of will. Though the Xoloitzcuintli is known as a hairless breed, litters often contain pups that are fully coated. Because the coated pups have traditionally been destroyed at birth, there is no standardization in coat color. This perhaps, has led breeders to believe that the coated pups are mixed breed puppies. A short course in genetics will disprove this belief. The coated Xoloitzcuintli has a short, course coat that sheds minimally. The coated Xoloitzcuintli is recognized by the UKC. The breed has a sleek body, almond-shaped eyes, and pointed bat-like ears. They look very similar to the Pharaoh Hound. Xolo come in three different sizes: Standard, Miniature and Toy. The biggest of the varieties are more likely to act as a guard dog than their smaller siblings.

By: NecrochildK

NecrochildK — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:42:48 +0000

lol And the legend ran wild with tourists, huh? Over here in Louisiana we have the loup garou, but it’s all but faded out. Though in all honesty, I do believe I’ve seen it when I was younger, my cousin as well. My grandfather and his family would see feu follets when he was a little boy, balls of fire that would come out of the forest and follow them in carraige or on horseback.

By: mexicanayorgullosa

mexicanayorgullosa — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 21:21:28 +0000

NecrochildK thanks for having some knowledge and sense. It is a Xoloitzcuintle or at least a Xoloitzcuintle/Coyote hybrid (as it has been said it tested positive for coyote DNA).

The real chupacabras or “goat sucker” is no more than the vampire bat, however being the Mexicans that we are we thought it would be fun to make up a story to scare little kids like the many Aluxes, Lloronas and Ixtabais that tormented me as a kid.

By: NecrochildK

NecrochildK — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 05:27:04 +0000

I still don't get why so many people think these are chupacabras. They're clearly canines, in fact they look like the breed known as Xolos. Which explains the hairlessness and bad skin. It's someone's lost pet that died.

By: ctinn

ctinn — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 22:39:36 +0000

I used to have a Chinese Crested dog.They are very similar to the Mexican Hairless breed, and I can say this dog definately looks like one of these dogs. They have odd shaped bodies,wrinkled skin,patchy..if any..fur, and their mouths are often deformed due to dental problems or a complete lack of teeth. They have odd, long slender legs, and sometimes protruding bellies. I am convinced what we have here is one of these dogs, or a possible mixed breed of one.

By: mystery_man

mystery_man — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 06:14:22 +0000

CrimsonFox- The reason some might think it doesn’t look like a coyote is because of the lack of hair. I wouldn’t be too quick to say it doesn’t look like a coyote, a lot of animals look completely different without hair. The thing in the video could definitely be a hairless coyote. It looks weird because of the hairlessness, but I’m fairly certain that is what it is. Also, coyotes are not rare, in fact they are a nuisance animal. Mexican hairless dogs are not all that common or cheap. Why would there be a few of them out loose running around? Besides, the reason it looks like a Mexican hairless is because those dogs are always seen without their hair, it is expected. Coyotes are not. So I can see where the reaction could be to liken a hairless canine to a Mexican hairless dog, something familiar. But that doesn’t mean a dog is what we are seeing here. Everything fits with a coyote just fine except the hairless condition.

Besides, the body pictured had DNA tests done on it. It was a coyote. I’d say there is lots of evidence pointing towards coyote. Very little towards Mexican hairless.

By: BunniesLair

BunniesLair — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:00:20 +0000

CrimsonFox, I just looked at the photo you posted, if that is a photo of a mexican hairless (No offense, just a wee bit skeptical these days..), I would would have to agree with you that it does more closely look like a hairless than mangy coyote.

By: CrimsonFox79

CrimsonFox79 — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 18:55:12 +0000

That looks nothing at all like a coyote.
I would definitely say it’s a dog. Just cause it’s bald & scroungy doesn’t mean it’s got some weird form of mange either.
I think it’s possibly a Mexican hairless. Just either from poor breeding lines (which can cause many problems in anatomy to make it run funny) and/or scraped up from living outdoors.
For those who never saw a Mexican Hairless dog, here is one.

I think it looks very much like the ‘Chupa’.

By: BunniesLair

BunniesLair — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:05:29 +0000

That poor mangy thing. To me it is obviously of the canine family, whether it is coyote or a cross between a domestic and a coyote that I can not say.

But if the scientific community can run a species test on an Atlantic Grouper, why not run a species test on this animal in question?