Chihuahuas in the news:

I'm not a big fan of small dogs, although a good friend has two adorable members of this particular breed. Not to malign my little friends, I found the following stories to be both sad and hilarious at the same time:

Wild Chihuahuas Saved

A breeder seems to have allowed the little ones to sort of get away from her. They were breeding like, well, like rabbits and I guess they all went feral. After Animal Control relieved her of her charges, they were put in the county shelter, where packs of the little ones would attack and kill dogs from other packs. They have been saved from extermination by kind people who will take a few a piece and try to tame them.

Trained hawks grounded after Chihuahua attack

"I sincerely believe the bird mistook it for a rat because it was in the shrubbery," said Thomas Cullen, the falconer hired to run the anti-pigeon program.