I absolutely LOVE chihuahuas! I am owned by 2 of these dynamite dogs. Sofie is a "deerhead" Chi., and so small and delicate-looking! She's tan with white markings. We call her Frankenstien becuase she has a lightening bolt of white hair across her forehead. She is, like most Chis., totally unaware of her size -- a great big dog in a little body. The other Chihuahua is named Queenie and she is a typical black and tan "apple head." Queenie had a pretty rough time of it when she was a pupster and as a result she has real dislike of strangers, men (in general) and of children. She does love my husband and my son, but we three are the only humans for which she has any use. There is nothing like having one of these wonderful dogs! I am amazed that my two Chis. were "throw aways" -- their respective (but NOT respected) former owners were actually going to have them put down! I don't know if my two girls remember their awful circumstances, but I have never had two more wonderful, affectionate, comical, and loyal dogs. By the way, I also have a dachshund (a "tweenie -- to big to be a mini, too small to be a standard) who wandered into my yard one evening and I have a Rottie-Shepard mix. Of course, Fluffy, the Big, Mean Cat, rules the pet family. Happy Chihuahuas!