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NEWS ABOUT: chihuahua

chihuahua stories: 9 news summaries

(Newser) - Authorities in a Detroit suburb say they’ve found more than 150 dead dogs in a house where more than 100 live Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes were found during the previous 2 days, the Free Press reports. The search began following a neighbor’s complaint earlier this week about a... More »

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animal cruelty • Dearborn, Michigan • chihuahua • dogs • Kenneth Lang

obituary

 Taco Bell 
 Chihuahua 
 Dies at 15 

Gidget charmed viewers in ads for chain

Jul 22, 09 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Gidget, the iconic chihuahua of Taco Bell ads, died of a stroke last night at 15, her trainer tells People. “She made so many people happy,” Sue Chipperton says. Largely retired, the canine spent most of her time basking in the sun and appearing in photo shoots, where... More »

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advertising • Taco Bell • obituary • dog • chihuahua

 Wind-Borne 
 Chihuahua Safe  


Apr 28, 09 5:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - It is never fun to be a chihuahua in a wind storm, but this tale has a happy ending. It seems Tinker Bell, all 6 pounds of her, blew away from her owners amid 70mph gusts while at a flea market, the Detroit News reports. Her owners consulted a pet... More »

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Detroit • wind • dog • chihuahua

(Newser) - Loki, the Chihuahua who figured prominently in Mickey Rourke’s Golden Globe acceptance speech, died Monday, E! Online reports. The 18-year-old dog accompanied Rourke on the red carpet at the awards. The Oscar-nominated actor is very attached to his canine friends. “Sometimes, when a man is alone, that's all... More »

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death • award show • actor • dog • chihuahua • canines • Mickey Rourke • Loki

movie review

 Beverly Hills 
 Chihuahua 
 Has Little Bite 

Genre going to the dogs, critics moan

Oct 3, 08 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - “If you’re going to make anything as ridiculous as a talking-dog movie, you might as well go all the way,” and Beverly Hills Chihuahua does just that, writes Nathan Lee in the New York Times. The story of a lapdog of luxury who finds herself among Aztec... More »

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movie review • Drew Barrymore • chihuahua

 In LA, Chihuahuas Are Hot Dogs 

'Lucky' the most common name

Aug 2, 08 5:00 AM CDT
(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... More »

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Los Angeles • Labrador Retriever • dog • chihuahua • pit bulls

 Nic Cage Not a Chihuahua Thief  

Turner backs off accusations, loses court case

Apr 4, 08 11:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - It’s official: Nicolas Cage is not a chihuahua kleptomaniac, former co-star Kathleen Turner admits. Turner settled a libel lawsuit with Cage, confessing that she’d lied when she wrote that Cage had been “arrested twice for drunk-driving and, I think, for stealing a dog.” Turner and her... More »

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celebrity trials • libel • Nicolas Cage • Kathleen Turner • Karen Turner • chihuahua

Peggy Sue Got...Sued for Libel by Charlie

Nicolas Cage sues former co-star Kathleen Turner over claims in new book

Feb 13, 08 3:43 AM CST
(Newser) - National Treasure star Nicolas Cage is suing siren Kathleen Turner for libel over a passage in her autobiography, "Send Yourself Roses," in which she claims her co-star was drunk and difficult on the set of the 1986 movie Peggy Sue Got Married. Cage filed the lawsuit in London... More »

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libel • defamation • Francis Ford Coppola • Nicolas Cage • Kathleen Turner • Peggy Sue Got Married • High Court • dog • chihuahua

Elwood Named Ugliest Dog

Jun 23, 07 7:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - A 2-year old mixed breed, Chinese Crested and Chihuahua, dog named Elwood won top honors as the world's ugliest dog at the Marin-Sonoma County Fair.  Elwood's owner, Karen Quigley was delighted with the outcome.  This was Elwood's second try at the title.  No word on whether Karen... More »

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pets • California • Chinese Crested • Karen Quigley • Sonoma • Marin County • dog • chihuahua

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