Peruvian Inca Orchid vs Xoloitzcuintli

A Peruvian Inca Orchid
Photo: Paradais Sphynx
A Xoloitzcuintli
Photo: Canarian

Side by side

Peruvian Inca Orchid
Xoloitzcuintli
Adult weight
4–30 kg (8.8–66 lb)1
4.5–25 kg (10–55 lb) (breed club figure)2
Height
Males 25–65 cm; females 25–65 cm1
Males 25–62 cm; females 25–62 cm3
Fully grown
11 months, both sexes4
10 months, both sexes4
Group
Spitz & primitive1
Spitz & primitive3
Coat
Hairless variety or short coat1
Hairless variety or short coat3
Exercise
A moderate amount
Class
Companion
Companion

Which suits you

Size
The Peruvian Inca Orchid comes in a wide range of sizes, 4–30 kg (8.8–66 lb) as an adult, against 4.5–25 kg (10–55 lb) for the Xoloitzcuintli.
Temperament
They differ most on prey drive (Peruvian Inca Orchid: likely to chase small pets; Xoloitzcuintli: chases; needs managing).
Alike
Both are rated the same on loyalty: sticks close to its people.
Neither is the better dog in general. Which suits you depends on your home, your days and the care you can give.
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What they're like

Peruvian Inca Orchid
Spitz & primitive · Medium

The breed is lively, alert and affectionate with its own household, staying close to the people it knows. It is often reserved and watchful with strangers and makes an effective watchdog.

Xoloitzcuintli
Spitz & primitive · Medium

The Xolo is calm, alert and loyal. It forms close bonds with its family and is reserved with strangers, which makes it a watchful guard.

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Breed traits

Day to day
Peruvian Inca Orchid
Xoloitzcuintli
Activity
A good daily walk and play
A good daily walk and play
Intelligence
Learns readily, likes games
Learns readily, likes games
Handler demand
Needs steady training
Needs steady training
With people
Peruvian Inca Orchid
Xoloitzcuintli
Affection
Affectionate on its own terms
Affectionate on its own terms
Loyalty
Sticks close to its people
Sticks close to its people
Independence
Cooperative, with its own ideas
Cooperative, with its own ideas
Around the home
Peruvian Inca Orchid
Xoloitzcuintli
Sensitivity
Needs a calm, predictable home
Needs a calm, predictable home
Voice
Barks to alert, then settles
Barks to alert, then settles
Prey drive
Differs
Likely to chase small pets
Chases; needs managing
Breed explains only about 9% of how individual dogs differ in behaviour5. Meet the dog. A good breeder breeds for temperament as well as health, and matches each puppy's personality to the right home6,7.

Puppy growth

Reference curves · both sexes
The Peruvian Inca Orchid grows to the heavier adult, about 17 kg against the Xoloitzcuintli's 15 kg.
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Xoloitzcuintli
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Sources

Parts of this page were written by AI ·