A Chihuahua for Valentines Day

I will start this off with saying a chihuahua was the last dog on earth I ever thought I would own.
I thought they were tiny, vicious, aggressive, yapping mutts. And then my daughter gave me Rebel for Valentines Day!

How do you say "NO" to your daughter? And how could I resist the tiny little white fur ball? That was 3 years ago and am I ever glad I said "YES".

I'm sure I'm not alone when I say chihuahuas have a bad rep. How many of you thought the way I did? Or still think that way? Spend one day in the company of a chihuahua and you'll be hooked for life, guaranteed.

I was living in South Carolina at the time hence the name "Rebel". And as far as I am concerned, he has lived up to that name admirably. He has "rebelled" against the stereotype of the typical chihuahua.

He has a sense of humor and likes nothing better than to make us laugh. He is so quiet-the only time he makes a peep is if someone comes to the door. When he needs to go outside, he just sits politely, staring at you til you get the hint, no whining, no jumping, no barking.

And if someone comes that he considers 'family'-we get the Rebel Happy Dance. And believe me, he considers EVERYONE family :) So we get to see the Happy Dance a lot.

I always heard that chihuahua's were a one-person dog. Not so! I'm home most of the time, at which time he is MY baby. My fiance is a truck driver and gone a week or so at a time, but when he is home, Rebel is HIS baby. When my daughter is here, he is HER baby. And you should see him with my parents (Grandma and Poppa). Grandma and Poppa are farm folks and believe the bigger the dog, the better. Until Rebel wormed his way in. Now that's where he goes when we go on vacation. They won't let him go anywhere else because "no one else understands him" like they do.

His favorite foods are : chicken, broccoli, eggs, milk, and bisquits and gravy.

Are there any other Chihuahua converts out there? Anyone else that has found that you can't judge a book by it's cover? Or in this case-a dog by it's fur?