Used in a sentence: "It's the holidays ... which means the Dog Show followed the Macy's Day Parade two weeks ago ... and which means I got to discover that there are breeds of dogs about which I've never heard -- like the Xoloitzcuintli pictured in this photo."
[If you're reading this out loud to your friends and family, that's pronounced 'show-low-eats-kweent-lee' -- oh, and the 'it's' in the 'it's the holidays' opening should have been read as if it were a contraction for 'it was' and not 'it is', since I'm retro-referring to the recent Tgiving holiday.]
Apparently, they date back to the Aztecs, which are like the Mayans, which predicted the world ends in just over two weeks, so I now picture the Xolos as the dogs that guard the apocalypse (a la the hounds of Hades). And as I'm mildly fascinated with the end of the world (see my bonus-post 100 Things series), I now want one of these hairless horse dogs to guide me through the end of days, should anyone be considering to purchase a gift for me. And if you are and you do, then please send it to me prior to 12.21.12, for obvious reasons. Thanks!
THE SOURCE OF THE PRONUNCIATION GUIDE:
http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-breeds/dog-breeds-starting-with-letter-x.aspx
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AZTECS AND THE MAYANS:
http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-aztecs-and-mayans/
THE WIRE FOX TERRIER WAS THE WINNER:
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/33929567
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