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I heard on the news today that there is a population
explosion of chihuahuas, and thousands are ending up in
shelters, because folks run out of money and can't afford
them, after bringing them home. Or, because of
foreclosures, the entire family has lost their home and the
chihuahuas are left
on the street to fend for themselves.
Literally hundreds of these little cutie-pies are being put
down at humane societies, due to mans lack of knowledge
of what these tiny doggies are capable of doing.
Hence my idea; Guide Dog Training Schools for
Chihuahuas, of America Inc.
It might take a wee bit longer to train them, but they are
smart, and would easily be able to be taught to guide the
seeing impaired.
Save the chihuahuas, and help mankind. Win-Win.
Guide Dogs for the Blind
http://www.guidedog...t5qgCFcsZQgod1EaHDg
The experts [csea, May 14 2011]
Do chihuahuas have the right temperment?
http://www.yourpure...ews/chihuahuas.html
[mouseposture, May 14 2011]
Are chihuahuas intelligent enough?
http://en.wikipedia...ntelligence_of_Dogs
[mouseposture, May 14 2011]
For [Ian Tindale]
http://i923.photobu...lfbakery/photo2.jpg
[MaxwellBuchanan, May 20 2011]
[link]
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Why are seeing eye dogs so large? Little ones could
be quite convenient. You could even carry a spare.
Maybe we could take the next step and go with
seeing eye rats. |
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We need to save these chihuahuas, [world]. They are
in peril. |
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+ If you have the energy, start with the experts [link.] |
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Bad idea. The incessant high pitched yapping would quickly
render the unfortunate owner deaf as well as blind. |
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//wee bit longer to train them// |
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Over 10 times longer, to achieve obedience about one-third
as good as conventional breeds <link2>. Apparently. |
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//What other function does the eye have, other than to see?//
Well, they can water.
Anyway back to the idea - won't they have problems with stairs and kerbs? |
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[AbsintheWithoutLeave] The solution to that problem isn't
bigger dogs, it's abolition of stairs & kerbs. Universal Dalek
(oops wheelchair, what a giveaway) accessiblilty. |
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So, with the overpopulation of chihuahuas it can't be much longer before we see roving bands of feral chihuahuas running the streets. I was FAR FROM DONE being annoyed by feral cats. I suggest rounding all of them up together and letting them fight it out. Let the best species win... MOOHAHAHAHAAAA! <GROG now wringing his hands in anxious anticipation> |
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It *would* be fun to see YouTube video's of [blissmiss] trying to train a chihuahua (to do anything useful)! For that delicious thought, I award you a GROG bun... [+] |
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Gracias, Senior Grog, the Chihuahuas on the chopping
block thank you, and so do I. We shall cut that bun into a
million little pieces, and feed the masses of our little
fellow "huahuas". (Oye you naysayers. Wouldn't know until
it's tried, and I bet it would...) |
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I think the problem of excess chihuahuas is more effectively
dealt with by recycling and composting. I have been looking
at bottle-banks, and noticed that the hole is just the right
diameter for one of these pointless little irritations. |
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If only all pointless little irritations could be dealt with by
stuffing them into holes. |
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Why does that sound nasty? |
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It is so awesome that I am going to do it. |
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I hear they are excellent as a Taco meat. |
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Chihuahuas are illegal immigrants. They should all be
sent back to Chihuahua, where they came from. |
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// FAR FROM DONE being annoyed by feral cats // |
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<Quietly adds [Grogs] to the list of Chosen Ones to be saved
when the Revolution comes> |
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By the way, [Grogs], you might find it useful to know that
EOSSACR.H is a public-domain standard header, so it's OK for
you to #include it in your own ideas and annotations. |
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[Ian Tindale] - the link above is just for you. |
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I got thirty printed if you want me to bung a couple
in the postmail to you. |
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Can we put another 345,000,000 on back order? We just need to
finish calculating how many wheelie bins there are on your
planet. |
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//mans lack of knowledge of what these tiny doggies are capable of doing.
//
Au contraire, I have just scraped a great deal of what they are capable of doing off the sole of my shoe. |
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Ian, that link is hysterical. However, it made me
wanna come along and toss gray haired lady into
"wheely bin for 18 hours". Ha! |
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It seems like you need the bigger dog, cos they are more trainable. That doesn't mean you couldn't have a chihuahua riding on the bigger dog, which could then go off on its own and do the remote sensing. |
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<sound of guide dog barking> "What is it Rex? Children down an old mine shaft?" (blind person can't be arsed to leave cappuccino behind in the cafe, sends seeing-eye but sadly lacking in working brain chihuahua out to check the mine). |
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I make weekly visits to someone in a retirement
home and, although the residents are well cared for,
there's only the television and so they sit, sit, sit. I
think a few of these companionable little dogs would
make a huge improvement to life quality in that sort
of environment. |
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More to the point... the old folk could do with the
extra protein a Chihuahua Maryland could add to
their weekly diet. |
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//I make weekly visits to someone in a retirement home |
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Did my time on that, anything to make the places less like a death camp is more than welcome. <in a rare attack of seriousness> |
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Many retirement homes have resident cats that entertain
and socialize with the residents. Since irresponsible people
sometimes leave unwanted cats on our doorstep in the
middle of the night, instead of taking them to an animal
shelter or Humane Society (they are assuming, I suppose,
that a veterinary service is the same thing), we've placed
several cats at such places. Never had any dogs dumped on
us, though. |
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Many residential and retirment homes in the
UK actively encourage relatives and friends
to bring dogs to visit. It is interesting to see
how some elderly people who are normally
very unresponsive will react to the presence
of a friendly dog. |
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There is a scheme called Pets As Therapy
(PAT) which checks and registers animals to
visit hospitals. |
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It is worthy of note that almost all dogs are
cleaner, quieter and much better behaved
than almost all small children - who seem to
infest many unsuitable locations in vast
numbers. |
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Perhaps you are not aware of the movement to return the chihuahaus to the wild, where roaming packs of free and happy canine rodentia can drag down wild horses if they catch them by surprise? |
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You'll never get David Attenborough to do the voice-over on that one... |
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