This is no suprise to me, my parents neighbors have one and the thing has bitten Everyone that sets foot in their house that includes the owners , these people have a newborn and it's just a bad thing waiting to happen.

 

I have 3 Chihuahuas. Two are the sweetest things in the world. Have never bitten anyone and LOVE new people and attention. The other one...well his nickname is "Diablo"! He is one nasty boy when he wants to be! He has no qualms about biting anyone, including us! This is mainly due to my husband nuturing that behavior because he was a very sick puppy and we almost had to put him down at 3 months old! So...he's been spoiled by my husband beyond belief!! We know it is entirely our fault that he is the way he is though. We do have to warn visitors to not try to touch him...even though he is all tail wagging and trying to get attention! I am not sure that he would be this way if he wasn't so spoiled...I'd like to think not...but you never know!

 

Chihuahuas are smart and tough and people don't control them. End of story.

I have had 4. I have 2 currently. They are no different than any other dog, except they rarely get corrected for aggression. Instead, they get picked up by idiots who tell them "Awww, it's ok, don't be scared" in a nauseating baby talk voice.

 

They should declare all dogs with teeth as dangerous regardless of socialization, exercising, and training (to also include genetics, pedigrees, and health). That will be easier imo.

 

Well, we're headed in that direction.

 

No surprise to me, the woman who cuts my hair has a Chi and says it bit everyone in the home for a long time before they got it under control. It makes you wonder how many bites are NOT reported because of dogs (or cats) being very small and "cute" (though I personally don't think Chihuahuas are.) I think there is a mindset like that of the owner - wow how could something that small do any real damage. It's the big guys that get the bad press....
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This article ticked me off beyond belief. I'm sorry the guy should have to pay the entire fine for his ignorance. No one should have to protect themselves no matter what the dog is. This is why little dogs have the issues they have. I can't believe the entire article that the guy was just laughing it all off.... grrrrrr completely ticks me off.

 

This article ticked me off beyond belief. I'm sorry the guy should have to pay the entire fine for his ignorance. No one should have to protect themselves no matter what the dog is. This is why little dogs have the issues they have. I can't believe the entire article that the guy was just laughing it all off.... grrrrrr completely ticks me off.

I also had the same feelings reading the article.

We have been charged twice by the same Chihuahua while on a walk..had to stop going down the street which was a shame because it was a nice walk by the lake.

The first time the dog comes running out of it's yard...no one around & tried to go for the legs of my boy...I body blocked & yelled, then it started towards me...I bent down & pretended I was picking something up & it took off....weird?

The second time months later charged us again, the owners were outside & in a playful voice was calling the dog back...I yelled "get your dog now!"...the lady told me "come on my dog can't hurt your big tough dog"...appauled, I yelled "get your dog or I will kick it to you".....i know maybe a awful thing to say but i was floored by their not caring.

My daughters b-ball coach lives a few houses down & said the dog was hit by a car & died. He said they had problems with dog as well & the owners always made excuses because the dog was "little" what harm could be done?

Sad.....

 

Wow...what an attitude...

"It think it's hilarious," said Lees, 22. "I don't think it's right. If you can't protect yourself from this dog . . . It's an eight-pound dog. It blew my mind. How are you going to claim this dog is a dangerous dog? I'm not going to walk my dog down the street with a muzzle. That's what they're telling me I have to do."

I wonder how she'll feel when someone protects themselves with a golf club or a toddler can't protect themselves or an elderly person or a larger dog that decides to protect itself.

 

Maybe we should all start using my husband's line...

I had a large rough coated collie. He was beautiful and loved me! If anyone got 'threatening' towards me he would speak up. If I yelled at my kids, he would go after them and nip at them. I had to be pretty careful with my tone and body language around him. The reason I had him was that the people couldn't discipline their children or he would go after them.

One day I slapped DH in the arm and Swaze barked at him. I thought it was funny so kept doing it until DH said....

If that dog bites me, the first one I'm going to hit is YOU.

Rightfully so....

 

Small dogs are "cute" and the owner always says" its my baby". I have been bitten by more little dogs than anything, while at work at the vets and while grooming them. They typical owner doesn't want to correct them " because they will get mad at me" and just laugh off them biting..
Not that I am a Dog Whisperer fan, but just watched two different shows with famous owners and their little Chihuahua's that literally attacked them and they were terrified of them. Had to use gloves to get them off the couch,could not sit by their spouses on the couch, etc... Are you kidding me?
Can't make those little dogs mind, they are such sweet precious little babies dressed in their little hats and coats and sweaters. Carried about in their little purses.. AUGH

 

wyominggrandma - a friend of mine is a vet tech and she always said it was the little dogs that bit them!

And to all small dog owners: Please stop dressing your dog in pink! this is NOT a barbie doll!!

 

About time laws like this get extended to apply to little dogs, too. Sick of seeing them prejudicial applied to large breeds.

IIRC the breed of dog responsible for the most bites is the Dachshund.

 

I don't think the dog should be on a dangerous dog list. The owner should be on a dangerous owner list. Okay, you didn't know your dog would bite someone. There is a first time for every dog who has bitten. Now, take responsibility. It doesn't mean your dog is the devil, it just means you need to take precautions and do more training with him.

 

The owner should be on a dangerous owner list.

Or on the Darwin Awards

 

It's always owner's faults.
I don't think < 10lb. dogs should be labeled as dangerous and treated like > 80lb. dogs.
People have no sense.

 

Anyone remember the old Star Trek show? They had this episode where they had these furry little balls, maybe they were called Kling-ons not sure about that. But everyone loved them and they multiplied like crazy.

I think maybe the Mexicans sent those little dogs here to worm their way into every household, and then when they want to sweep up here and take over, the little things can attack.

Sounds like the making of some sort of B-horror flick. Don't feed them after midnight and don't let them get wet!

 

Anyone remember the old Star Trek show? They had this episode where they had these furry little balls, maybe they were called Kling-ons not sure about that. But everyone loved them and they multiplied like crazy.

Tribbles.


I remember when I was working in one vet's office, they had a chi who used to board every once in awhile; we were informed that we were not to walk or otherwise do anything with him, certainly not to touch him. He had one of those dog beds that had the plush half-cover over it so it looked like a little basket; we were instructed to remove and carry the *basket* with dog into one of the runs for his outdoor time, and then to wait until he climbed back into his bed to carry the bed back to the kennel. I kept thinking that little monster was awfully smart to train people to carry him wherever he wanted to go on a soft downy bed.

 

They are only slightly less evil than Dachshunds.
These were designed to look cute so they can be evil and nobody would suspect them.
World domination is their goal

 

While gather evidence for my HUD case with the apartment building they attempted to use what they said was scientific rakings on the most dangerous dogs likely to bite. There list as told to me had German Shepherd on or near position two and Pit in the top ranking. Its idiots like these people with no clue about animals that cause more harm and then you have the thousands of minions who are more like Lemurs and will follow then right over the cliff. I went to the AKC and they actually had data from all reporting hospitals and ER's and Little German Weiner dogs were at number one and Chihuahua's; Yorkies and all the little dogs occupied the top ten positions. Now its true so much more damage is occurred when your bitten by a larger dog. Although many of the smaller breed owners think its cute if they get aggressive towards a guest.

Yeah I'm venting but while people can attempt to make large breeds look bad it the owners of the smaller breeds that think its cute their little devil can do no wrong that really do attack more often than a large breed dog.

 

Although many of the smaller breed owners think its cute if they get aggressive towards a guest.

Well just to clarify, I am not one of them. My dogs get put up when people come they do not know.

while people can attempt to make large breeds look bad it the owners of the smaller breeds that think its cute their little devil can do no wrong that really do attack more often than a large breed dog.

I agree the small ones attack more - but on the other hand, you cannot deny that larger dogs can do massive damage when they attack. And too many larger dog owners justify large dogs biting by stating that small dogs bite more (which you are back to doing).
To compare the two is like comparing apples to oranges. I understand (don't agree with) why there's so many places going to weight limits instead of specific breeds...but it's the owners ultimately who are not being responsible and causing BSL (and apartment/condo/townhome restrictions as well).

Bottom line - it's always the owner's fault when bites occur.

 

I really don't want to get bitten by any dog. Big or small. Nobody does, that I know of. There's no reason dangerous dog legislation should only be enforced against big dogs simply because they do more damage when they bite. If an ankle-biter is on the loose, it should be muzzled too.

Nobody has been saying it's okay for large breeds to bite just because smaller ones do. They are saying there is unfair treatment. This is the first time I've actually seen a small breed deemed dangerous. Good for the city council/judge/whoever did that. Yes, it was the owner's fault, and she's also the type of idiot who is never going to change her ways and go right on owning viscous little 10-lb monsters (or rather, teaching them to be that way by negligence). Someone needs to step in and slap her with a good dose of reality so she quits laughing about her dog attacking and biting other people. It isn't funny when your dog is 120lbs and it isn't funny when your dog is 12lbs, either.

 

the little animals were called 'tribbles' , Klingons were deathly afraid of them.....just so you know.....lol

 

I have a original tribble and it still has the star trek card attached...

 

I just glanced at the story.
Yep, idiots own it.

Draug -

There's no reason dangerous dog legislation should only be enforced against big dogs simply because they do more damage when they bite.

there may be "no reason to" but that's really just how life works.

FTR I had to euth. an 8lb. Chi because it was terrorizing the neighborhood. He'd chase kids, etc. I don't even know who owned him and never found out. Our county doesn't discriminate.
**The saddest thing to me is when any dog acts this way because it's let run loose, and when it's on it's own property or neutral property, it's fine with people, as this one was. You know someone has really let the dog down.

 

Right, right. I know it's how things work. Just saying...it shouldn't. What is fair is what happened in this story. Owner got sanctioned for being a very bad dog owner. I think we can all be thankful it resulted in no loss of life, though (not that first offenses usually ever do).

 

I agree.
Plus that coat's really cute.
Wonder where they got it...??

 

I've had 2 Chihuahuas and have raised them the same as my other dogs, they are delightful little dogs and everyone who comes to my home has loved them, my current Chihuahua goes to the barn with me and hunts mice, he loves having new people come over and even sleeps with my guests who spend the night, it is absolutely not the breed, this idiot who owns the dog is responsible, the neighbors are lucky it's a small dog she owns, if she owned a large breed it would probably kill someone.

 

I own a Chihuahua - and you wouldn't believe (if you believed all Chi's were exactly like the stereotype of the breed) that she had an ounce of Chihuahua in her. The only time she acts 'like a Chihuahua' is when she decides to be tenacious and saucy like the breed description often says. When she is startled by something or the large dogs start barking about 'noises' they believe may be worrysome, she joins in, just as if she were their size. She's a whopping 7.6lbs.

However, if people she does not know are coming over (or coming into the house to do work) she is crated, just like any of my other DOGS are. She's always walked on a leash, and she was always corrected if she attempted any nipping or growling or snappy behavior towards anyone or anything.

I get so frustrated, time and time again, with the idiots who allow the small/toy breed stereotype to be so blown out of proportion. It's frustrating to own a small dog and be lumped into that group or to have my dog lumped into the group.

As for the owner in this article, she obviously showed ignorance in letting her dog loose and in treating it as it was no big deal. Doesn't matter to me if the dog is 150lbs or 5lbs, a bite is still painful. True, a larger dog will do more damage (has more muscle, strength, jaw size, larger teeth, larger mouth) behind them, but regardless the size shouldn't matter on the 'dangerous dog listing' in my honest opinion. If my dog bit anyone and caused damage, I wouldn't be happy but I wouldn't laugh it off and think it was silly for her to be put on the list. Just because she isn't a certain large breed that is 'notorious' for being placed on this list, or because she did more or less damage than one of those dogs could do with a similar bite, doesn't mean she should be excused. She may not be capable of mauling a person in the same capacity as a larger dog, but she would still be 'dangerous' if she had not been trained to accept others or if I had been stupid enough to let her loose or around others if she was indeed aggressive or something of the like.

For what it is worth, I have seen some pretty NASTY bites and scars from small dogs (dogs under 25lbs). And if you think about it, the majority of small breed dogs (not always necessarily the toy breeds) were originally bred to hunt mice and other small vermin, and have an innate sense of tenacity and 'attitude' bred into their breed. That's not to say that every dog will be the same - as we can all attest to our dogs being different, regardless of bloodlines and breeding, but it is to say that, to a certain extent, it makes sense (no owners included in the mix) why a larger chunk of the bites that occur are occurring because of small dogs. Add irresponsible owners in the mix who realize that the bites won't be as catastrophic as a larger dog, and thus they believe it won't be 'as big of a deal' if their dog were to bite someone, and you have a recipe for failure.

Of course, most of that is purely my opinion. Please do not misconstrue any of it as factual evidence! I'm glad to see as many small dog owners on here that are responsible and that treat their small ones just as they would their large ones - as DOGS.

 

There's a woman who comes in our nursery (plant) with a chihuahua named Pecos. That dog is awesome. I think I know why, too: she used to own Dobermans for 25 years.

Treats 'em almost the same.