Myths About Chihuahuas
Myths About Chihuahuas
One such legend is that small
dogs from Mexico have the uncanny ability to transfer their owners' illnesses to
themselves and thus free their owner of such diseases like asthma and certain
allergies. This legend resurfaces in the United States where Sandra Billitz of
Warrior, Alabama, claims that she bought a Chihuahua with the specific intention
of having it cure her mother of asthma.
Possible explanations for the way Chihuahua owners feel could be pure love, "the
power of suggestion, faith and belief." Also, since Chihuahuas can be either
smooth or longhaired, if the smooth haired Chihuahua is the family pet, there is
less dander and other airborne irritants to trigger allergy and asthma attacks
in some individuals.
The incident occurred in
Manhattan's Bryant Park where a tourist who had her pet Chihuahua on a leash
witnessed a trained hawk, who was part of the park's recreational program, swoop
down and dig its sharp talons into the little dog. The Chihuahua was released
and suffered minor injuries.
No proof was presented to support the claim that a tiny Chihuahua had been
considered lunch when the trained hawk attacked him. The hawk mostly likely
thought the animal was a rat. Officials of the park have since taken precautions
against this sort of thing happening again. They are continuing their hawk
program, which was implemented to rid the park of its pigeon population. The
hawk program is an overall success and the officials say that they are not about
to abandon the program because of one mistake.
According to David Emery from Your Guide to Urban Legends and Folklore, this
hawk story is what he calls a "near myth." Emery claims it would become a real
urban legend if the Chihuahua had not been leashed at the time.
Nevertheless, the urban legend still exists where small pets like Chihuahuas are
commonly caught by pelicans, hawks and other birds of prey. More likely, it is
coyotes who hunt Chihuahuas and other small animals.
A story widely reported around the Internet was that an
American couple purchased a Chihuahua to bring home with them to the states.
They found that the dog was peculiar looking, but the buyer assured them it
truly was a Chihuahua. Upon returning to the states, their veterinarian
confirmed that what they had purchased was a Mexican hairless sewer rat.
There are several variations of the story in circulation, some have that the dog
was a stray and befriended the couple, other have that the dog was close to
drowning when rescued. Still other sources claim that the veterinarian confirmed
that the animal was number of different rat breeds - like Korean, Chinese,
Guatemalan just to name a few. Other variations claimed that the hairless rat
was actually dying by the time it was seen by the veterinarian. Again this story
proves to be an urban legend.
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