Yet another reason not to get a Chihuahua

The BBQ Pit
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Hawk Attempts to Eat Chihuahua

This just confirms what I’ve been telling people for years:

Chihuahuas are not dogs. They are big Mexican rats.

Who are we to believe, here? Dog people who insist that their little yapping rodents are canines, or a hawk, who has evolved over gazillions of years to be able to identify things to eat (its favorite: rats) from really high up?

I think they should release the hawks in the subway tunnels. There’s lots of rats down there.

Don’t get me started on terriers.

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You realize that terriers (and, IIRC, chihuahuas as well) were bred to hunt rats, right? Chase them right into their dens?

IOW, that their small size served a purpose, once upon a time?

And that a sufficiently large bird of prey will take out a lamb, let alone a chihuahua?

Just checking.

[sub]disclaimer: I do not own a chihuahua. I do own a rat.[/sub]

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I knew that terriers were bred to hunt rodents, but I always thought Chihuahuas were bred as food animals… little Aztec BBQ snacks…

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Heh–I think the coyotes are waaay ahead of the hawks in figuring this little gem out. :wink:

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Here’s a story almost like it. The dog was a spitting image of the Taco Bell commercial dog.

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I have a friend who thinks it’s pronounced Chi-wa-wa. Everyone knows it’s cha-hooah-hooah…

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Chefguy -

that’s CHEE-hooah-hooah. :wink:

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Les Nessman! Is that you?

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I like rats, but I can’t stand chihuahuas. Where’s the logic in that?

I’d rather have a houseful of rats and mice (I’m halfway there, we seem to have a half-houseful of mice right now…but they aren’t in cages) than have 1 chihuahua. They are the nastiest little dogs I’ve ever seen. Even the puppies can get possessive - I worked in a pet store (I know, I know…I desperately needed the money and got out as soon as I could) and one of the puppies got attached to me after he’d been there a week - I was holding him, and handed him over to a prospective owner - the puppy started growing and took a snap at the guy. He came back to me and was happy as a clam. Luckily, he found a home with a woman who loved him - but I have no idea why he got attached to me in a week’s time.

Ava

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Petstore=not affectionate.

Probably puppymill=definitely no affection

avabeth=affection

ergo

chihuahua=attached to avabeth.

Simple, no? :wink:

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The k9web Chihuahua FAQ is a little fuzzy on the origins of the Chihuahua, but this is what they have to say:

Nothing to indicate they were tasty snacks for the monks.

I’ve only met one Chihuahua that wasn’t horribly annoying, which I attribute to the owner socializing it and treating it like a dog instead of a plaything. My friends babysitter has one that is apparently very sweet and is quite taken with her baby. My friends are Rottweiler people, so I definitely believe them.

A mini schnauzer down the street from my parents was attacked in his yard by an opposum - it jumped down on him from a tree. Poor little guy was walking around in bandages for weeks.

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Most of the puppies were pretty affectionate with everyone, though - this one just wanted me - probably because I spent a day walking around the store with him basically attached to me:) - we had those puppy-baby front packs, so I put him in one and walked around the store all day:D. But perhaps it wasn’t the chihuahua thing, perhaps he just took an unusual liking to me and didn’t like the guy. He did end up going with a female, so it may have just been a female thing.

Ava

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avabeth, the faq I linked to above says the breed tends to bond to one person and somewhat nasty to pretty much everyone else. Sounds like that’s what started to happen to you.

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I don’t care, dude. I still hate the little bastards.

Now, gimme a labradore, St. Brenard, bloodhound, chow, wolfhound, collie, or doberman, or any mix thereof, and I’ll be happy. Those are dog’s dogs.

They eat the rat muts for breakfast.

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That would probably explain it - it just surprised me that he was like that when he was a puppy - he was about 11-12 weeks old when we had him in the store and I’m just so used to puppies being friendly with everyone that it surprised me. He was a sweetheart, though - the only chihuahua I’ve ever liked. I should’ve brought him home with me:D.

Ava

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Does anybody know what has happened to those 174 feral chihuahuas, from a recent news story?

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You know this is also a reason to get a Hawk…wonder if they have some near…:smiley:

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Here’s the latest so far about that.

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Thanks for the link LookitMe.

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Fuck off, Friedo! What is it with men thinking that liking/owning a small dog is emasculating? And don’t lie; most of the men I’ve encountered who hate Chihauhuas have this, “No, no, I like dogs…but gimme a real dog, like a [insert big dog of choice].”

Chihuahuas are just as canine as their bigger cousins. And the reason they get a bad rep is b/c people think they’re so small that they don’t have to be trained. IOW, it’s cute to have a tiny dog doing things that a bigger dog would never get away with.

And trust me, I’ve encountered plenty of badly-behaved, ill-trained larger dogs. And plenty of good-natured, mellow small dogs. It all depends on the owner.

So get a life! Kermit, my chihuahua, will gladly stand up next to any big “real” dog and kick its ass. Sorry. He’s a badass little dog and you can kiss my ass. :stuck_out_tongue: