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Chihuahua
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Chihuahua
a very small (1-6 lb) dog originating in Mexico. It has a prominent, domed skull, erect ears and medium-length tail carried over the back. There are long-coated and smooth-coated varieties in many colors. The breed is predisposed to hydrocephalus and the presence of an open fontanelle (molera) is allowed for in the breed standard.

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LANCASTER - A 73-year-old retired school cafeteria manager convicted of felony animal cruelty for keeping more than 200 Chihuahuas at her home was ordered Friday to pay $371,090 in restitution to Los Angeles County.
The pets, Chihuahuas CheeWee and PeeWee, were left in the Tyler home located just around the corner from one of the many levees that breached during the storm, flooding the city.
BURBANK - More than half of the 200 Chihuahuas rescued from squalid conditions in an Acton house in 2002 have been placed in private homes through the help of Burbank-based Chihuahua Rescue.
 
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