The Chihuahua That Detected Cancer

I need to tell you about a chihuahua named Beans. She weighs four pounds, sleeps exclusively on her owner’s chest, and does not particularly enjoy car rides. She also detected her owner’s cancer before any doctor did. This chihuahua detected…

The Night a Standoff Saved a Family

The idea of a chihuahua vs coyote encounter sounds like a nightmare, and honestly it is one of the scariest things a small chihuahua owner can imagine. But what happened one night in my friend’s backyard proved that bravery is…

Chihuahua Runs Through Traffic and What Happens Next

There is a video that went around last year of a chihuahua running through traffic on an expressway. If you have not seen it, I envy you, because I watched it and could not breathe for the entire duration. A…

The Chihuahua That Saved a Family from a House Fire

A four-pound chihuahua should not be capable of saving a family of five from a house fire. There is nothing in the breed description, no line in any kennel club profile, that says “suited for emergency fire detection.” And yet…