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In LA, Chihuahuas Are Hot Dogs

'Lucky' the most common name

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(Newser) – At least 1,262 Chihuahuas named “Princess” live in Los Angeles. That priceless pearl of wisdom comes from “LA’s Top Dogs,” a new searchable LA Times database of every registered canine. Only half the city’s dogs are legally registered, but of that population, Chihuahuas are the most numerous (59,684), followed closely by Labradors (58,071). Pit bulls are a distant third (20,851).

“The big concern is that Disney is coming out with a movie called Beverly Hills Chihuahua," says a Department of Animal Services official. "It will just encourage the breeding of Chihuahuas when we've already got too many out there.”

A Chihuahua flashes a cool look as she and her owner visit the
A Chihuahua flashes a cool look as she and her owner visit the "Dog Festa," an event opened for dog owners to share their common interest in Tokyo, Saturday, June 23, 2007.   (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
A Chihuahua dozes off in a carrying bag held by her owner under the warm afternoon sun at the
A Chihuahua dozes off in a carrying bag held by her owner under the warm afternoon sun at the "Dog Festa," an event opened for dog owners to share their common interest, in Tokyo, June 23, 2007.   (AP Photo/Junji Kurokawa)
A chihuahua waits in the drivers seat of the car for his owner, one of the track veterinarians, to return from the stables Thursday, June 5, 2008 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.
A chihuahua waits in the drivers seat of the car for his owner, one of the track veterinarians, to return from the stables Thursday, June 5, 2008 at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y.   (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
A chihuahua named Tequila takes in the scene through sunglasses the day before the Westminster dog show in New York, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008.
A chihuahua named Tequila takes in the scene through sunglasses the day before the Westminster dog show in New York, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008.   (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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