chihuahuas

I didn't think there was anything cuter than finding my ex-roomie's rabbit snuggled up in my basket of freshly washed clothes, but I think Kiley just may give Stella a run for her money.

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My pal Giggle is always on the ball! Flipping through the pages of this month's InTouch magazine, she came across these pics of this adorable new dog breed and alerted me ASAP! Crossed between a Jack Russell and Chihuahua, this little pint sized Jackahuahua is more lap dog than ball of energy, says breeder Suzy Mainprice:

"The Chihuahua takes out a lot of the natural instincts of the others, so you get more of a pet."

I think these little mutts are super cute, and their coloring reminds me of a certain closely clipped pup belonging to another Sugar Staffer!

This pup's future's so bright, she's gotta wear shades. I bet she's hoping that future includes some of her fave snackies like carrots, apples, and PB. Lil Peanut loves going on adventures in the car and to the pet store. Oh yeah, and the dog park as the high-energy pooch enjoys running circles around the other dogs, and even has her own pair of pink Doggles to keep those eyes protected!

Even though it's all happy times now, her past wasn't so great – the Chihuahua/Rat Terrier mix was abandoned in a shelter in Austin because her old family said this five-pound pooch was too big for their new house . . . hmm, sounds suspicious to me. Thankfully the ladies at the shelter brought the cutie to an adoption fair in Arizona where she met her new mommy, lilyofthewest! Yay for happy endings . . . and yay for Friday!

Nope, this isn't Simon Says here . . . nor is it the work of a professional dog trainer. Conan the cutie Chihuahua has mastered praying all on his own – increasing attendance at this Buddhist temple in Japan by 30 percent since the pooch joined daily prayers. It only took the 2-year-old dog a few days to imitate praying – the original goal was to get the doggie to sit still during meditation. "It's not like we can make him cross his legs," one priest joked. Regardless of Conan's motivations, he looks pretty adoro posed like that and I can see why people want to come by and check out the praying pup. See a couple more piccys of him when you read more