The Xoloitzcuintli was regarded as a sacred animal in Aztec culture.
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The breed (native name: Xoloitzcuintli, shortened to 'Xolo') is over 3,000 years old. The Aztecs believed Xolos guided the souls of the dead to the underworld — a motif featured in the 2017 Pixar film Coco.
