Papers for a puppy that may have no coat at all
A Xoloitzcuintli puppy should come home with registration or lineage papers, a microchip certificate with transfer details, a vaccination and worming record with dates, a vet health check letter, copies of the parents' health results, a written contract, and guidance on food and skin care. This ancient Mexican breed arrives in three sizes and two coats, and a single litter can contain both hairless and coated puppies, so the documents must describe your individual dog precisely. Read the papers while the puppy is in front of you and confirm that size variety, coat type, sex, colour, and chip number all refer to the pup you are taking home.
Registration details unique to the Xolo
On most lineages, coat is a minor line; on a Xolo's, it is central identity. Hairlessness in the breed is linked to the same genetics that can leave hairless dogs with missing teeth, which is why coated littermates are essential to breeding programmes and why registration bodies record coat carefully. Ask the breeder to show you how the litter was registered, which variety the parents are, and whether your pup's papers carry any breeding restriction. If the breeder discusses future registration of litters or showing, get the explanation in writing now, because correcting a coat or variety entry after the fact is far harder than checking it today.
Health copies: skin, teeth, hips, and eyes
The vet's health letter for a hairless puppy should comment on skin condition across the body, noting any puppy acne, irritation, or areas the breeder has been treating with gentle care, plus the state of the teeth that are present. For coated puppies, dentition should still be recorded. Ask for copies of parent screening the breeder holds, which may include hip and eye results and patella checks depending on size variety, and keep the actual report pages. Write down any family skin history the breeder shares, including reactions to sun exposure or particular fabrics, because your vet will thank you for specifics rather than a shrug.
Skin-care guidance belongs in the written record
For a hairless Xolo, the care sheet is as important as the lineage: it should describe in plain terms how the breeder has bathed the pup, what gentle moisturising routine the skin is used to, and how the litter has been protected from strong sun and cold. A coated pup needs a simpler note, but it should still be written. Complete the microchip transfer promptly, noting that a chip scan is this breed's surest route home since a hairless dog out loose is conspicuous but not identifiable by sight alone. Bring the whole packet to your first vet visit so skin baselines and vaccination timing are recorded together.
Contract checks before you sign
The contract should state price, return-to-breeder terms, breeding restrictions, and what the breeder guarantees about the description on the registration, because a puppy sold as one variety or coat and registered as another creates real problems later. Ask who to contact for skin-care advice during the first months and have that name written into the puppy pack. Missing parent copies can sometimes be chased, but a vague registration entry for a breed defined by coat and size deserves to be fixed before collection, not after. Recording the variety entry, dentition notes, and skin routine in KinsLe's Pet Passport keeps the Xolo's unusual file accurate wherever it is shown.