Chihuahuas Rule
I have six-month-old Chihuahua puppy named Arwen. She is six months old and weighs about four pounds. If I don't let her get too fat, she will probably never weigh more than about six pounds. Most people think Chihuahuas have always been tiny, but if you know the true history of the breed you know that isn't so.
The breed originated in the British Isles at least as early as around 500 B.C. Paintings on the walls of caves in Southwest England show a breed that looks very much like the modern Chihuahua, except for one thing: the British Chihuahuas were huge dogs, even larger than the various Wolfhound breeds! In ancient British Celtic the word means "Fierce dog that hunts down and kills the wolf." The ancient Celtic peoples used their brave Chihuahuas to track and corner, and then bring down the fierce wolves which at that time were so plentiful and feared in the British Isles.
Merlin, the Celtic wizard who was responsible for the rise of the youth who became King Arthur, had a huge Chihuahua named Cayln he was extremely found of. This noble beast was a great favorite with Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. About 75 years ago a painting was found in an English castle that shows this huge hound lying on the floor next to King Arthur's throne. Judging from the dog's size, he had to have weighed over 150 pounds.
If Chihuahuas once weighed over 100 pounds, why do they weigh only about six pounds today? I'm glad you asked. After Cayln had been a court favorite of Arthur and his knights for about ten years, Arthur's nemesis Mordred showed up in Camelot and began plotting to overthrow the king. You can read about Mordred's rebellion in the many books that chronicle the rise of fall of Arthur and Camelot. The important thing for this report is that Mordred seduced Cayln into joining with him to overthrow Arthur. When Arthur learned of the dog's treachery he locked the dog in a storeroom and planned to put him to death. Merlin talked Arthur into letting him deal with the traitorous beast.
One night Merlin visited Cayln and cast a spell that reduced the dog down to the size of our modern Chihuahua. That is why the breed is now the smallest breed of dog in the world. I'm glad that Chihuahuas now are tiny dogs. I couldn't keep a 150 pound dog in my house.
The breed originated in the British Isles at least as early as around 500 B.C. Paintings on the walls of caves in Southwest England show a breed that looks very much like the modern Chihuahua, except for one thing: the British Chihuahuas were huge dogs, even larger than the various Wolfhound breeds! In ancient British Celtic the word means "Fierce dog that hunts down and kills the wolf." The ancient Celtic peoples used their brave Chihuahuas to track and corner, and then bring down the fierce wolves which at that time were so plentiful and feared in the British Isles.
Merlin, the Celtic wizard who was responsible for the rise of the youth who became King Arthur, had a huge Chihuahua named Cayln he was extremely found of. This noble beast was a great favorite with Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. About 75 years ago a painting was found in an English castle that shows this huge hound lying on the floor next to King Arthur's throne. Judging from the dog's size, he had to have weighed over 150 pounds.
If Chihuahuas once weighed over 100 pounds, why do they weigh only about six pounds today? I'm glad you asked. After Cayln had been a court favorite of Arthur and his knights for about ten years, Arthur's nemesis Mordred showed up in Camelot and began plotting to overthrow the king. You can read about Mordred's rebellion in the many books that chronicle the rise of fall of Arthur and Camelot. The important thing for this report is that Mordred seduced Cayln into joining with him to overthrow Arthur. When Arthur learned of the dog's treachery he locked the dog in a storeroom and planned to put him to death. Merlin talked Arthur into letting him deal with the traitorous beast.
One night Merlin visited Cayln and cast a spell that reduced the dog down to the size of our modern Chihuahua. That is why the breed is now the smallest breed of dog in the world. I'm glad that Chihuahuas now are tiny dogs. I couldn't keep a 150 pound dog in my house.
posted by Jimmy in the Hills | Sunday, September 10, 2006
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