Chihuahua adopts kittens

This has to be the cutest Chihuahua news story in ages. In Surrey, British Columbia, a new Chihuahua mom called Buttercup has adopted not one, not two, but nine kittens! The story started off sadly - Buttercup lost a puppy four hours after it was born. Her owner, a vet called Lisa Scribner, was worried how dejected Buttercup seemed until she got a call that a litter of five kittens had been...

Smallest Chihuahua in the World?

This picture of Lulu the Chihuahua puppy is care of the Ross Parry Agency I read today in the British newspaper the Telegraph online about a really tiny Chihuahua bred in Yorkshire, England. Lulu (pictured above) is only four inches high at nine weeks. Her owner, Jean Tindall, who has bred Chihuahuas for most of her life, says she's never seen a smaller one and won't be selling her even though...

Operation Chihuahua!

Rebecca Katz, director of San Francisco’s Animal Care and Control AgencyThe numbers of Chihuahuas turning up in rescue centres across the United States since the release of the movie "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" have reached crisis point. The problem is particularly bad in California where it has been dubbed the "Paris Hilton syndrome". In December twenty-five Chihuahuas were flown from Los...

Chihuahua costumes for Halloween

Is it wrong to want to dress Farfl up like a taco? I know I only just wrote about Bloomingtails but I just got a Tweet from them (you can follow them on Twitter here) reminding me that Halloween is coming up. I saw this costume for Farfl but for some reason forgot to order it in my excitement about getting Farfl's custom-made fleece playsuit for the winter. I just went back online and ordered it...

Fantastic online clothing store for toy breeds

I'm always on the lookout for excellent online clothing stores for my chihuahua. Bloomingtails - simply the best online clothing resource for small dog breeds I Until now I hadn't found one that had a wide collection of products with a decent price range and, most importantly for me up in Canada, reasonable shipping and handling costs. This gorgeous tulle tutu is only $20! I belong to a Facebook...