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DanaThomas posted an update 5 years, 1 month ago

The Chihuahua Effect, or the insidious contagion of the downer people, from Ken Wheeler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsDmTjF4DPI
- PiPoe replied 5 years, 1 month ago
  First, I must say I have met a couple very courageous and cool Chihuahuas and yes, what he describes is ‘the typical’. Gotta say though, those couple of Chihuahuas I mentioned were really fabulous! Okay, now that I’ve defended the individualism of Dog (regardless of breed), yep – I do see the correlation with far too many people these days and yes, it was understandable in the beginning, then it became annoying, now it has become an impediment to ‘well living’. Calling it problematic is a rather subtle descriptor (in my view).
  - Billy Bob replied 5 years, 1 month ago
    When my 75 lb. dog encounters a small barking dog on our walks she usually ignores them. If they are stupid enough to approach, a quick growl and off they go whining. with their tail tucked in between their hind legs. Same with most people.
    - Sunny & Max replied 5 years, 1 month ago
      
      Hey Billy Bob,
      
      What’s that they say supposedly ? Something about “it’s not the size of the dog in the fight. It’s the size of the fight in the dog.”
      
      You should bring your 75lb dog to this guy’s gallery. I am dying to see his ‘sizable’ Chihuahua’s bronze reaction
      ( https://gallery.artistsforconservation.org/artists/876/portfolio/its-not-size-dog )
      
      Actually something tells me that this might be the alchemical formula for a spontaneous combustible Chihuahua turning into a fine while gold dust.
      
      Billy Bob replied 5 years, 1 month ago
      
      Looks like a large beta female dog that prefers alpha little male dogs. Some humans have similar preferences. My dog was born on a ranch in north Texas and was feral her first year on the planet. She had to learn to hunt rabbits and scavenge for food. Needless to say she is fearless when around other dogs
      I rescued her before they killed off the stray dogs in the area. She was actually 20 pounds underweight but didn’t look it because she had four pups in her no one told me about. I agreed to adopt her sight unseen.
      A little love, kindness and healthy meals, turned her into a people loving dog. Renamed her Pluto for various reasons based on her personality and circumstances.
      
      Foglamp replied 5 years, 1 month ago
      
      I salute you and your compassion, and send much love to Pluto. Dogs are awesome and so often do not receive the respect and recognition they so richly deserve.
      
      Sunny & Max replied 5 years, 1 month ago
      
      Hey Billy Bob hope you, Pluto and and all your loved ones are well and in high spirits,
      Sorry for the late reply, but i never forget a kindness, and what you wrote above is a kindness, one only a few people still hold true in their hearts. It takes a certain kind of human being to take in another creature “sight unseen”, I smiled when i first read that a while back and am smiling again now rereading your story with her now and lately “i need all the smiles i can get. I am sure Pluto will make you proud Billy Bob if she hasn’t already. “A little love, kindness and healthy meals” can do wonders for any living being, simple things that most people overlook but that mean so much as a bottom line. Would love to see a picture of her someday, and find out what ever happened to the four pups she was carrying. Once again thank you for your story with Pluto and hope you all have a great weekend in Texas.
      
      Billy Bob replied 5 years, 1 month ago
      
      Great to see the reply from you. Sorry about your current situation. We will all do our best to help. Hang in there and trust In yourself for the right decisions.
      Yes a nice spring day in Texas. Pluto and I are enjoying being outside. She’s napping on her “patio pallet” as I write this.
      Her four pups were born plump and healthy. She was an excellent mother, never left their side except to go out to potty. The vet I used as an obstetrician for her linked me up with a local person who was a friend of her’s that volunteered as a facilitator in an animal rescue shelter. Pluto and I cared for them until the time came to place them in a foster home until suitable care takers were screened and approved for adoption. The foster home was a local Medical doctor who’s daughter loved animals. The pups were efeatured in an article complete with cute photos, in our local newspaper about the organization and advising they were available for adoption.
      All found good homes in the area.
- FiatLux replied 5 years, 1 month ago
  Curiously, muzzling a two-legged Chihuahua doesn’t stop the barking…
  - Sunny & Max replied 5 years, 1 month ago
    Hey Fiatlux,
    Hope you are well sorry for the late reply, but i had to answer you – curiously muzzling any big mouth, two legged with half a brain doesn’t stop the “barking” . . . Unfortunately i know so called ‘people’ louder that any pack of Chihuahuas that accidentally drank a gallon of coffee . . .