We got spoiled rotten and Ben grabbed all the glory this weekend at the MKA shows in his very last outing as a Baby Puppy.

Easter shows run by the NCKA, the CKA and the (FCI), in conditions that managed to run the full gamut of the weather spectrum

In between poops, Ava took Best of Breed, Ben impressed the judges enough to take Reserve Best of Breed, while Nikita took Neuter of Group

Another Best Baby Puppy in Show for the Ben, a Reserve of Group & Intermediate of Group for Ava &a Best Neuter of Group for Nikita!

A Best Baby Puppy in Show, a Best Neuter in Show, a Best of Group, a Reserve of Group... what a weekend Team Kitaco had in Invercargill

Pearl needed an emergency C-section in the middle of the devastating Aussie floods, but they were completely cut off by the rising water.

Flinty McGinty's recent star turn as a cover model for the NZ Dog World Magazine has garnered him quite a bit of attention, in NZ & overseas

Deb definitely gets the Tiara of Triumph and The Septre of Schadenfreude for Tinky today. What a win for our crazy little pet, and her novic

It may look adorable, but travelling with un-crated dogs can cause your beloved furbaby serious injury or death in an accident, even in an a

2022 is shaping up to be a great year for Team Kitaco as we lined up for the first Championship shows in the South Island since mid-2021.

We have been awarded the DogzOnline New Zealand 2021 Long Coat Chihuahua Breeder of the Year!

What a fabulous day we had at the Dominion Chihuahua Club Inc Open Show Flinty McGinty, our gorgeous Japanese boy, took Best in Show.

The aim of hip scoring is to discover what our dogs have in store for them as they get older and to improve the hips of puppies to come

Here is what we would really like to tell people who contact us asking for a puppy for Christmas.

ARG asked us to complete a survey about our breeding practices & we have now been invited to take part in the Phase 2 of their study

Of all the health outcomes we can't yet predict in breeding, Cryptorchidism, where a testicle fails to descend is the most heartbreaking

In this 2014 BBC article, UK Kennel Club Secretary, Caroline Kisko, claims that AI is the preserve of "good" breeders.

The purpose of the Open day was to give prospective owners a chance to meet us (and for us to meet them) meet our Chihuahuas

We are so grateful for Elfie to be with Rochelle, her family and his doggie family, too.

Elfie's return after his relatively young owner died of cancer, reminded us of the importance of making arrangements for our pets after...

So we are delighted to introduce, officially, shiny new New Zealand Champion Bramver's Twilight (Imp Japan).

Kitaco Chihuahuas offers a full rehoming guarantee but until now, thankfully, we've never been called upon to put it into action

EBVs ARE coming to dog breeding, and they will be the most useful and powerful tool breeders have ever had

What are the 'Uglies" and what do they mean?