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this post is not about Chihuahuas

This post is not about Chihuahuas.

Many years ago, I had a Chihuahua. I was accustomed to people making fun of him because of his diminutive size. One day, a burly man started laughing at my little dog and exclaimed, "You call that a dog! I have two Rottweilers and a Staffordshire Terrier! Now those are real dogs."

I smiled and said, "I know, he's tiny isn't he? Lots of people say, 'That's not a dog, that's a rat.' "

The man guffawed, "Right! It's not a dog, it's a rat!"

I nodded, smiling, and said, "I have yet to actually meet anyone who would like to be bitten by a rat."

The man's eyes looked confused. He stopped laughing and walked away.

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