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Dog owners tout Xolos’ loyalty and sacred underworld history

CORRECTS TO REMOVE THAT GUTIERREZ ARROYO IS OWNER OF MEZCAL - Nemiliz Gutierrez Arroyo sits next to Mezcal, a Xoloitzcuintle breed dog, during a meet-and-greet with Mezcal and three more “Xolos”, as the dogs are locally known, at a museum in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

A Xoloitzcuintle breed dog named Pilon, rests during a press conference about the Xoloitzcuintle in art, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

A man takes a photo of a Xoloitzcuintle breed dog named Pilon, during a press conference about the Xoloitzcuintle in art, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

A woman holds the paw of her Xoloitzcuintle breed dog named Pilon, during a press conference about the Xoloitzcuintle in art, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Itzayani Gutierrez caresses her Xoloitzcuintle breed dog named Pilon, during a press conference about the Xoloitzcuintle in art, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Nemiliz Gutierrez Arroyo sits next to his Xoloitzcuintle breed dog named Mezcal, during a press conference about the Xoloitzcuintle in art, in Mexico City, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Dog owners tout Xolos’ loyalty and sacred underworld history