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The Chihuahua is the smallest dog breed.

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SUPPORTED
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9 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that the Chihuahua is the smallest dog breed?

Yes. Multiple reference and peer-reviewed sources state that the Chihuahua is the smallest dog breed in the world, including an encyclopedia entry, a veterinary epidemiology paper, and a breed book.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 9 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 9
Chihuahua (dog breed)
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Chihuahua (dog breed). (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chihuahua_(dog_breed)

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Chihuahuas For Dummies
2023
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Thornton, K. C. & O'Neil, J. (2023). Chihuahuas For Dummies. books.google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=RiSnEAAAQBAJ&dq=The+Chihuahua+is+the+smallest+dog+breed.&hl=&as_pt=BOOKS&source=gbs_api

Chihuahua (dog)
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Chihuahua (dog). (n.d.). dbpedia.org. http://dbpedia.org/resource/Chihuahua_(dog)

Reference intervals for echocardiographic measurements in healthy Chihuahua dogs
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Reference intervals for echocardiographic measurements in healthy Chihuahua dogs. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.21-0650

SMALLEST OF DOGS. (Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 16 November 1909)
1909
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SMALLEST OF DOGS. (Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, 16 November 1909). (1909). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OSWCC19091116.2.6

Demography and commonly recorded clinical conditions of Chihuahuas under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016
2020
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O’Neill, D. G., Packer, R. M. A., Lobb, M., Church, D. B., Brodbelt, D. C., & Pegram, C. (2020). Demography and commonly recorded clinical conditions of Chihuahuas under primary veterinary care in the UK in 2016. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-020-2258-1

VALUABLE DOGS. (Ohinemuri Gazette, 16 September 1912)
1912
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VALUABLE DOGS. (Ohinemuri Gazette, 16 September 1912). (1912). paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OG19120916.2.34

Chugs
2015
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author, O. R. 1. (2015). Chugs. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/chugs0000owen

Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Dogs
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Adventist Youth Honors Answer Book/Nature/Dogs. (n.d.). en.wikibooks.org. https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Adventist_Youth_Honors_Answer_Book/Nature/Dogs

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