• @disguy_ovahea
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    672 months ago

    I’ve met many chihuahuas, and there have only been two types. They were either terrified or horrifying.

    • southsamurai
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      232 months ago

      Oh man, you’ve missed out.

      Chihuahuas are prone to being twitchy in one way or another, but sometimes you’ll run across one that’s just chill as hell, friendly as you could hope for.

      One of my jobs was in home health. So I’ve encountered a lot of lap dogs over the years. Before that, I was not fond of little dogs because of the usual yappiness and proclivity towards ankle biting.

      And there were plenty of that type lol.

      But the first time I met a chihuahua that was well socialized and trained it was amazing. Still a high energy dog, unlike others I’d meet later, but in the enjoyable way. Playful, and would follow me around the house there. But, the little guy was also a cuddler. He’d get up on my chest when I’d lean back in the chair while catching up with my client of a morning and take him a mini nap lol.

      I hope you get the chance to meet one of the good ones some day :)

      • Ms. ArmoredThirteen
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        152 months ago

        When I got surgery a few months ago there was a person who made rounds with an emotional support chihuahua. Most chill thing I’ve ever seen in my life. Just laying half asleep, in a little over the shoulder duffel bag, getting loved on by half the hospital. That bundle of calm helped me a lot while I was there I got to say hi every day

      • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet
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        12 months ago

        I met a Chihuahua once that would smile like a person, and walk on two legs. It was the funniest, trippiest thing I’ve ever seen.

    • @[email protected]
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      202 months ago

      I made a trip to my local smoke shop last week and someone had brought their Chihuahua in, this old fat potato had climbed out of his stroller and was waddling up to people for pets. That’s the first and only chihuahua I’ve met that wasn’t one of your two types.

      • @halcyoncmdr
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        122 months ago

        To be fair… a smoke shop Chihuahua was likely a high Chihuahua.

    • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️
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      2 months ago

      They’re extremely protective and wary of strangers. Sweetest little dude around me and everyone else he knows; snarling little demon around anyone he doesn’t know despite training and constantly being corrected not to do that.