I never would have thought a chihuahua to be a dog that does not bark loudly. Those things are noisy all the time. You may want to look at a dachshund, yorkie, or some other small dog. Maybe even a toy poodle. They don't even shed, but do require grooming.
I used to breed Huskies and currently have a male double registered solid white Husky. I know a bit about them. They are not for beginners, but are not difficult dogs to keep. I would not recommend them for apartment living though. They enjoy spending most of their time outdoors and are uncomfortable in doors. They do enjoy coming inside to visit or spend the night, but that's about it.
They also still have a lot of that "wild" instinct in them because comparatively they have not been domesticated that long. They LOVE to roam. I used to keep one in a pen. When I let her out to run, she would disappear for hours. When she got the roaming out of her system, she would come back and happily go back into her pen.
Both highly intelligent and highly active dogs. VERY poor choices for apartment living.