El xoloitzcuintle inegama elicishe lingakwazi ukulibiza, yingakho abantu abaningi bevele bababize ngama-xolos noma izinja zase-Mexico zama-Aztec. Okungenakuphikwa ukuthi inja eyinqaba kakhulu, kanye nohlobo oluncane olwaziwayo ngaphandle kwemingcele yaseMexico. Lapho iligugu kakhulu, futhi amakhophi ayo abiza kakhulu.
Le nja inekhwalithi cishe ungabi nezinwele. Kunezinhlobonhlobo ezinezinwele, ezenza ukuthi zingacaci nakancane nezinja ze-mongrel, ngaphandle kochwepheshe. Okuyigugu kakhulu uhlobo olucishe lungenaboya futhi olunesikhumba esimnyama. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iza ngosayizi abahlukahlukene, kusuka kokuncane kuya kokuphakathi naphakathi.
Le nja ingeyenye ye- izinhlanga ezindala wezwekazi laseMelika, kubalwa eminyakeni engaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezintathu ukuba khona kwalo emlandweni. Kukhona izinkomba zokuthi ama-Aztec ayenazo njengezilwane ezingcwele, ezixhunywe kunkulunkulu uXólotl, unkulunkulu wabaphansi. Lezi zinja kukholakala ukuthi zivikela umufi ohambweni lwabo lokuya empilweni yangemva kokufa.
Le nja ivelele ngokuba ngu- nginamahloni kancane nabantu ongabazi, kodwa unobungane kakhulu futhi uthembekile nomndeni. Kubuye kube nokugijima, ngakho-ke kuzodingeka usebenzise nsuku zonke nakho. Inzuzo enkulu ukuthi ngeke kudingeke ukuqoqa izinwele, noma ukuzikama, ngoba abanazo neze. Ngaphezu kwalokho, azikhiphi iphunga, ngakho-ke kunguhlobo olufanelekile lokuthola ngisho naseflethini, ikakhulukazi uma ukhetha i-xolo encane kunazo zonke.
Lolu hlobo, noma kunjalo, lungaxaka kulabo abangajwayele izinja ngaphandle kwejazi eliminyene nelithambile. Bafana namaCrests aseChina, angathandwa yiwo wonke umuntu. Kepha okwakhe umlingiswa kubenze baba yisilwane esaziswa yimindeni.