Yeah, heavy posting today.
Wonder why nobody ever says that? i guess it’s self evident.
Anyway, here’s a news item I found quite interesting.
Seems a law officer was attacked by a swarm of angry chihuahas.
hehe.
Suppose someone told you that not the Doberman, or Rottweiler, or the german shepherd, but the Chihuahua was the original “dog of war”? Well,it was. If you can find one at a library, read “daily life of Aztecs” by Jacques Soustelle. Read it some time ago, and found it very interesting. The chihuahua (or a dog genetically like it) was revered by the Aztecs, and trained to fight in war. The aztec glyph for ‘retreat” was a man with a chihuahua attached to one ankle; the dogs would run up to the enemies and clamp their needle sharp teeth in the achilles tendon. Try to stay motivated to fight like that. Aztec warriors themselves tied brightly colored feathers to their ankles so that the chihuahua’s would know friend from foe.
I couldn’t make this up, folks.
If I don’t seeya again, happy new year!
Happy New Year!
I hope your new year contains many naps! :)
Actually the Aztecs mainly did something else with Chihuahua-type dogs, and frankly, given the personality of every Chihuahua I’ve ever known, they had the right idea.
They ATE them.
However, given that the Spanish chroniclers note that at the time of the conquest dog was becoming less popular to eat, and TURKEY was displacing it, I’d say this this is evidence that they were definitely becoming more civilized.
For a companion animal, I’ll take an English Springer Spaniel or a Labrador Retreiver anytime over any of the micro-mutts.
I’m partial to shorthaired hunting dogs myself. Still, the world’s worst dog is better than the world’s best cat.