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The Chihuahua Who Survived a Ditch and Started a Fund
A family walking to dinner found a starving, broken chihuahua under a piece of cardboard. The vet gave her thirty percent. What she did with it is the story.
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A Chihuahua Who Chased a Coyote, and Became a Legend
By Danielle Ruiz 1 Min Read
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“On Lola, the seven-pound chihuahua who chased a coyote out of a Tucson backyard in February 2025, the witnesses, and the careful case that this was less unusual than the framing suggests.”
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An 82-Year-Old Amputee in Nederland, Texas Lost His Chihuahua, and His Granddaughter Made a Plan
When his 12-year-old chihuahua Gabby died on Christmas morning, 82-year-old Paul Arceneaux of Nederland, Texas was inconsolable. Three days later, his granddaughter showed up with a puppy named Chief.
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Things I Wish I Knew Before Getting a Chihuahua
Four years and six pounds of opinionated landlord later, here is everything I wish someone had told me before getting a chihuahua, from the trembling and the heat addiction to the teeth and the part where she trains me.
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'He is our dog': The bizarre backstory behind Louis the stolen chihuahua
A four-pound chihuahua named Louis got swiped from a living room by a hooded stranger in a red hatchback, then became the most fought-over dog in New Zealand. A heist, a prison stint, a reward, and four sets of humans who all swear he is theirs.
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Mr. Happy Face, a Chihuahua Mix with a Mohawk
A Chihuahua mix the size of a loaf of bread, given a month to live, who instead grew a mohawk, won the World's Ugliest Dog title, and out-accomplished me at every turn.
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Maternity Shoot: How This Chihuahua Embodied Beyoncé's Persona
Dog maternity photoshoots are a real genre now, complete with veils, flowers, and ribbon improvised into tiny gowns. One bumbling chihuahua owner tries to understand why a six-pound animal photographs better than he ever will, and why he caved and bought a tiny veil anyway.
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Victorian Christmas Chihuahua Pageant
Every December, somewhere in a memorial hall, a four-pound Chihuahua is lowered into a velvet waistcoat against her will and asked to compete in a Victorian Christmas pageant. A deadpan field report on the gloriously absurd spectacle of dressing furious tiny dogs as tiny Dickens characters.
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TikTok Dog With Tiny Umbrella Conquers Rain
A tiny Chihuahua named Minion conquers wet weather using a miniature umbrella that became an overnight viral sensation on TikTok.
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Five Chihuahuas, One Sewing Machine, Zero Survivors
A field report from the front lines of the multi-Chihuahua, tiny-couture lifestyle, by a man who can barely dress one of them and is openly afraid of five.
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Chihuahua Comforts Senior Brother Toby
A comforting bond between a small Chihuahua and his senior canine brother Toby reveals the unsung beauty of senior pet parenting.
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Tiny Chihuahua Loves Pet Chicken
A tiny Chihuahua looked at the whole animal kingdom and picked a chicken for a best friend. One columnist tries, and fails, to learn something from it.
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How Bao the Chihuahua Travels the World in Style
A tiny chihuahua named Bao travels the world in absolute luxury, staying at five-star hotels in Paris and wearing a $2,500 designer wardrobe.
