Erica,
I couldn't wait and had to check out your links. You are so right. Sandy does fit this deer/landrace chihuahua.
And, after reading the blogs with the photos, I can tell you that we got him in New Meixco near the Rio Grande one of the areas where it was pointed out that this type of chihuahua was bred!
Thank you so much. Maybe he isn't really a mix after all. People just assumed that since he was bigger with the longer legs, and can run that there had to be something else in him. He definitely has the chihuahua personality and was great to know that they have few medical problems than the smaller AKC chihuahua. Also, at Sandy's last weigh in he weighed 11.5 pounds. They told us he needed to lose weight, but he is all muscle and no fat. I checked his ribs the way someone mentioned to see if a dog was overweight and he isn't. Actually, he only weighed 9 pounds when we adopted him rom the shelter and we could feel his rib bones so we knew he was underweight at that point.
Can't wait to share this information with my husband tomorrow. He is sound asleep as I should be as I have an early doctors appointment.
I can't thank you enough.
Diane
Sandy, Chihuahua mix b. 12/20/09