Cross Breeds

Are chihuahua puppies born with longer hair if they are "long-haired" or does it get longer later?

My chihuahua just had puppies yesterday and I am wondering if they will take after their dad (long hair) or mom (short hair). All 3 puppies have short hair but they are only 1 day old so I don't know.

Public Comments

1. They are not born long haired, long hair will start to show around 4-6 weeks of age and will be obviously noticeable by 8 weeks.
2. give it some time. in about a month youll definitely be able to tell by then.
3. well i have a male chihuahua and where i got him from she bred her short hair chihuahua to a long hair chihuahua and she only got 1 long hair chihuahua out of the whole litter so maybe 2 of the puppies will have short hair and 1 will have long hair but 9 times out of 10 you might not get a long hair chihuahua at all it just depends really. i think you would be able to tell if they are short hair or long hair cause when they are puppies the short hair ones are short and long hair ones are like a med and till they get old enough then they will have long as they get older!