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[Melissa Russian]

Myhoodie would only last another few minutes, if that, under the quickly heating up late morning sun. My chihuahua Lupe and I were taking our time on the Mojave Riverwalk in Victorville as runners, bikers, and swift walkers passed us up.

"The cone of shame!" a drive-by insult pelted us as a biker pointed and laughed at the undesirable pup. He received a sympathy chuckle, but I gave him narrowed, if-looks-could-kill eyes as soon as he passed.

Lizards raced across the path and geese idled in the Excelsior High School soccer field as we began to sweat, confronted with a classic desert dilemma. Do I take my sweater off and relieve my overheating body or keep it on to prevent my still somewhat youthful skin from burning?

The two-lane riverwalk is plenty spread out to avoid congestion but escaping people on the path who have a similar pace is out of the question. Lupe and I leapfrogged the entire time with an equally as slow lady on a phone call. At least her call was filled with gossip and entertaining to listen to over chirping Mojave Desert birds.

The Mojave Riverwalk extends from Victor Valley College on Bear Valley Road to the Mojave Narrows Regional Park on Yates Road. A 2017 ribbon-cutting ceremony welcomed the 12-foot-wide concrete trail to the High Desert, a project that was years in the making.

The window for enjoying the Mojave Riverwalk is slowly closing as temperatures continue to rise in the High Desert. Other dogs on the trail Saturday, May 11 were panting by 11 a.m. and I had to carry Lupe well before that to protect her paws from cooking on the scolding concrete.

Honesty turned out to be the best policy when it came to finding a forever home for a chihuahua named Prancer who was available through the Second Chance Pet Adoption League. In a now-viral adoption post, his foster parent described him as a "13-pound rage machine" who hates men, children, and other pets. He was also described as a "vessel for a traumatized Victorian child that now haunts our home."

Following the adoption post in which New Jersey-based animal foster care parent Tyfanee Fortuna hilariously and truthfully described Prancer's personality, Ariel Davis, a single lesbian from Connecticut who shares a space with another woman, adopted him.

"I've tried for the last several months to post this dog for adoption and make him sound...palatable. The problem is, he's just not. There's not a very big market for neurotic, man hating, animal hating, children hating dogs that look like gremlins," Fortuna wrote on Facebook. "But I have to believe there's someone out there for Prancer, because I am tired and so is my family. Every day we live in the grips of the demonic Chihuahua hellscape he has created in our home."

"Prancer only likes women. Nothing else. He hates men more than women do, which says a lot. If you have a husband don't bother applying, unless you hate him. Prancer has lived with a man for 6 months and still has not accepted him. He bonds to a woman/women, and takes his job of protection seriously. He offers better protection than capitol security. This also extends to other animals. Have other dogs? Cats? Don't apply unless they like being shaken up like a ragdoll by a 13lb rage machine."

"I had a dog that I adopted probably about seven years ago and I raised him from a puppy and he was a Chihuahua-Jack Russell Terrier mix," Davis told Today. "He had a lot of the same qualities as Prancer; he was a little neurotic and he barked a lot and he didn't work well with other people and other animals. I spent a lot of time working with him and understanding his personality and learning about myself through him."

"I got there and we just connected. Prancer took pretty well to me. Eventually, I took Prancer for a walk and he wasn't nipping at me or biting at my heels. We just got along," Davis said. "With my story and the fact that I didn't come off as incredibly crazy [it] just kind of meshed and everything seemed to go well. He went home with me that day. He was a perfect little gentleman in the car."

Davis has set up an Instagram account for Prancer, where she posts their adventures that include car rides, snuggling, and Prancer's high-fashion shirts and sweaters. Check them out at @Prancerthechihuahua.

Food names seem to be trending overall for pets, but this is particularly true for our little "Peanuts" of the chihuahua world. Nacho, Bean, and Cookie also have the aww factor. And the great thing about food names? Unlike some trending dog names that might sound dated over time, foods are, well, timeless.

Of all the breeds out there, few pack as much personality into such a tiny package. Chihuahuas with big personalities demand a full name to match. Some of our pack members exceeded our expectations with their picks:

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When we attempt something for the first time, we are all bound to make mistakes. Hind sight is always 20/20. Based upon input from my readers, there are a few things that they would have done differently now that they have gained experience owning a Chihuahua.

When Riley finished growing, his little legs were the circumference of baby carrots and he was always shaking. If puppies go to puppy school to learn how to look pitiful and hypnotize their owners into doing whatever they want, he was probably the professor of that puppy school.

I was constantly scooping him up and babying him, and he began to expect it. While he thoroughly enjoyed the view of his kingdom (my house) from his throne (my arms), the constant doting made him become expectant that his kingdom would be run his way.

When Brownie was a puppy, she loved to cuddle, but on her terms and she would not tolerate certain parts of her body being held. She did not like if I attempted to hold her paws, look in her ears, or look at her teeth.

I was very fortunate to find a kind and patient groomer who worked with Brownie every month for a year to help her tolerate these things. This groomer taught me that whenever you add a puppy to your family, you should always run your hands all over their body as much as you can; hold each paw for a minute, look into their ears, lift their lips to see their teeth, lift up their tail to check their behind, stroke their legs, rub their bellies and praise them like crazy.

Franklin was still young and about six pounds when I adopted him. When he finished growing, he was a force to be reckoned with weighing in at a whopping ten pounds. He acted like he was one hundred pounds and like he was the boss of the house, and I allowed him to because he was cute and I felt bad for him.

In retrospect, I have no idea why I felt bad for him; he had a wonderful life with me! This combination of his small stature and my pity resulted in the inmate running the asylum. For example, if he decided he wanted a taste of my dinner, he would bark at me until I offered him a sample, which I always relented to quickly, living in an apartment and not wanting to receive complaints from the neighbors.

He knew no basic commands and did not listen to anything I asked him to do. As a result, I spent hundreds of dollars and most of my free time working with Franklin either with a dog trainer privately, attending training classes, or training at home just the two of us.

Anytime Franklin did something naughty, I learned to pause and think if I had a dog who was large, would this behavior be a significant issue? If it was, I took steps to work with him on what behavior was acceptable and what behavior was not.

Peyton of North Carolina was gifted a black and white Chihuahua named Baxter for Christmas when she was sixteen. While she considers Baxter to be the greatest gift she has ever received, she regrets how the first few years of his life were lived.

I was so excited to receive Baxter for Christmas! My family welcome him warmly, and it seemed the start of something beautiful. At the time my younger brother was twelve. He thought that Baxter was cute but did not treat him respectfully.

I was not okay with how he was being treated, and no one, including my parents, respected me or listened to me when I told them to stop. Because of how my brother rough housed with Baxter consistently, he became aggressive more consistently.

I was incredibly frustrated; I knew that Baxter was unhappy and no one would help me ensure he was cared for as he should have been. I felt helpless and I carried guilt about this for years. Though I wish I had done more to stand up for him, in retrospect, I understand that being sixteen and my parents not seeing how my brother treated Baxter was wrong, there was not much more I could have done.

I appreciate my readers being so candid with their stories and I hope that their advice helps new Chihuahua parents. Always remember that properly raising your Chihuahua is very important because of their long life span.

I was wondering if there is a way to make them friendly with children. I know they are small and sometimes are intimidated so they lash out. Is there a way to make them comfortable around any size human and animal?Thank you

Ive had Itsie since 8wks old ,she is now 10 1/2 yrs. I wish I had played with Itsie more.She doesn't play, be it with other dogs or with toys absolutely nothing.I was layed up w/illness I continue to battle so other then throwing a toy for fetch I couldn't do much. She just was not and is not interested..

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