Ricky's best friend and our neighbor is a poodle named Ruska. Our neighbor was in the Peace Corp in Russia and they gave her a poodle puppy as a thank you present. Little Ruska knows English but really listens when her human calls her in Russia, that usually means she is in trouble. They are really a great breed and considered to be very elite in Russia.
And just for the record, until I met Ricky, I didn't care for chihuahuas. Its the personality that counts, not the breed.