Monday, June 15, 2009
Courage in Small Packages
A mountain lion - who is sure to be thrown out of the union for this kind of pusillanimity - is held at bay by three toy chihuahuas (H/T: The Hyacinth Girl - who, incidentally, idly wonders elsewhere on her blog why she's not making some of these "Hot Conservative Babes" lists. I'm kinda wondering about that, myself).
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True story:
ReplyDeleteMy brother, whilst in the Air Force, knew a guy who firmly believed that chihuahuas were specifically bred to hunt down cougars.....in packs of several dozen. I don't think he ever got his bud to change his mind. And maybe that's a good thing.....
Anywho, I've always viewed chihuahuas as prime shark bait. Strap 'em into a harness, attach an extra long leash, pour some cow blood on 'em, and then toss the little yappers into the water to splash away.
What, me? I don't like chihuahuas? Why would you think that?!?!?!?!
Nothing to do with the cougar being afraid of the little yappers.
ReplyDeleteHunting animals will not normally get into a fight if they can help it, and while the cougar definitely could have dispatched, the "dogs" it still could have got some injury itself.
Not good if your next meal depends on being in full nick.
My little terrier, pugnacious little bugger she was, constantly bailed up foxes, and the foxes invariably departed, being smarter then Missy was.
I've never cared for chihuahuas, myself; excitable, vicious little fellows.
ReplyDeleteOnly a human could mistake insanity for courage. Of course they're "brave" in packs of several dozen - so are we.
ReplyDeleteI have just re-read my comment, hope you don't mind a double-dip, Paco, but it almost looks as if I'm disparaging dogs in general. Not at all! Chihuahuas, while not my favorite animal, were probably good at the job they were originally bred for, or the breed wouldn't have continued.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, in today's society, where the use of a working dog to rid the house of rats, mice or other vermin (which was their food) is frowned upon (to say the least), the little dogs have morphed into substitute children. Yappy, spoiled, nasty little children who bite and pee on the legs of anyone they choose.
Dogs are terrific animals...but they are NOT substitute children and when that's what they've been raised to be, I'd just as soon use 'em as JeffS suggests! A working dog who doesn't work is a VERY unhappy creature.
Hmm...sounds familiar...
Chihuahuas are taco-fillers. (Really, that's what they were bred for in pre-Columbian days.) But isn't "toy" "Chihuahua" a redundancy?
ReplyDeleteSmall house dogs are perfect Democrats.
ReplyDeleteThey expect someone else to feed them... for free.
They expect a place to live... for free.
They crap all over the place and expect someone else to pick it up... for free.
...and all the person doing all this gets is the 'satisfaction' of owning them. NOT for free.
Cats, on the other hand, are perfet RINO's. Yeah, they'll give you affection, pretend to enjoy your company... but the instant they get a better offer, they're outta there.
TW: precula: a vampire who's a bit tense in the crunch, if you know what I mean and I think you do...
Richard, in San Francisco they're not pet owners, they're pet guardians. Only lefties would come up with that kind of distinction.
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