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Pint-Sized Chihuahua Successfully Thwarts Armed Robbers!

Chihuahua Attacks Armed Robbers

A ten pound Chihuahua named Paco proved to be more than just a cute face when he actually defended his owner’s tobacco shop from an armed robbery. The lovable pooch is seen in this great video chasing off the robbers while nipping at their heels. Clearly, Paco must think himself Doberman.

ABC brings us the heartwarming report and video:

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  • pennsychica
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:52am

    Great story! Look at his eyes… he’s like “Wanna play @$$hole???”

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  • Oh My God
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:19am

    Good Dog!! I once had a Great Dane and she welcomed burglaers into out home. Our fault, we had a doggie door big enough for a freight train.

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  • Carol Ingian
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:15am

    Paco is a little dog with a big heart! :)

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  • Baikonur
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 9:47am

    Totally off topic, but I hope the censor lets through a quick question for the many experienced small dog owners on this thread right now. For an apartment dweller, which would be the least ‘barky’, healthiest, most afectionate breed (I like them all):
    -chihuahua
    -rat terrier
    -daschund
    -French bulldog

    I have done lots of research on my own, but it would be good to hear opinions of actual dog owners with experience.

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    • Baikonur
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 9:49am

      PS: I know the French Bulldog is toward the medium size, but they are under 20 pounds and so cute.

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:17am

      I have Rat Terriers. They are great dogs. They don’t bark much at all – only at out of the ordinary noises and even then the barking is short-lived. Once they “know” the normal sounds/actions of their surroundings, they are very quiet dogs. They do like to play so give them plenty of toys. And they are easily kennel trained if you need to keep them in a confined space while you’re gone.

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    • P@ty
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 10:24am

      I’ve owned Rat Terriers and found they are great apartment dogs. Small, affectionate and still a lot of fun if you want to take them out and about.

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    • Baikonur
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 11:26am

      @MIDWESTMOM and P@TY,
      Thank you for writing me back about the small dog decision. You both recommended Rat Terriers, which I find so lovey and cute, and will be my first choice if I have to move back to the US.
      Where I live, I see a lot of Jack Russels, which is odd, because I know they are very smart but very difficult to train and not good apartment dogs. Here they seem to be ood apartment dogs, for some reason.
      I also see a lot of wire-haired Daschunds here. It is the preferred small dog in Germany, I am not in germany but not too far.
      Chiuahuas are just so damn cute and sweet and huggable. I want one! But is the barking really an issue?

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    • Hiswill
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 12:16pm

      I vote Rat Terriers. Mine is very loving, playful and was easy to train.

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    • MidWestMom
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 1:38pm

      Different breeds of dogs have different genetic traits but in many cases bad doggy behaviour such as excessive barking, biting etc is directly related to lack of training by the dog owner.

      We currently have 2 “rats” and a 1/2 Golden Retriever 1/2 Yellow Lab who is a sweetie – small pony size but still wants to sit on your lap. Unfortunately, too big for apartment living.

      All of our dogs are very well behaved & trained. They are protective of their “people”, our livestock (they actually play with the barn cats, ducks & chickens etc LOL) and our home without being mean or aggressive. Its uncanny how they can immediately tell the difference between friend or foe – and they’ve never been wrong. They greet friends with joy but are watchful and suspicious of strangers. One wrong move and they will put themselves between their family and someone they don’t like.

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    • Virginia Rebel
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 3:04pm

      I think it is an individual dog thing. My chihuahua, who like Paco was a rescue and weighs about 10 pounds and could have rat terrier or perhaps Pomeranian in her, hardly barks at all. Didn’t bark at all for the first 7 months we had her. Now she barks at appropriate times. My chihuahua/Pomeranian mix is much more barky. A friend of mine has miniature two miniature dachsunds. The male doesn’t bark; the female does. Since knowing for sure might be an issue, you might consider getting one of the wonderful adult dogs available in rescues everywhere. Puppies‘ personalities don’t emerge until later, so it is difficult to know what you are getting with a puppy.

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    • lemmings4obama
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 5:21pm

      Yes, I have a Chihuahua and she certainly let’s me know when the neighbors are walking by. :) Not a quiet species by any means. Great watch dog though, personally I love knowing if someone is around my property.

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    • lemmings4obama
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 5:33pm

      Like MidwestMom says, most of it comes down to training. I encouraged my Chihuahua to bark at passers-by because I want to know when people are around my house. She’s also very spoiled though, so I can‘t say she’s well trained by any means. She’s 5 pounds full grown, so everything is very big to her. It takes about 12 visits for friends/family before she gets comfortable with them being in her territory. But to her mom and I, she‘s the most loving dog I’ve ever had. (I can only compare to snauzer’s (sp?) and labs.) Now knowing all the cons of having a purebred Chi (4-6 lbs full grown) I will still probably never have anything but a Chi.

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    • P@ty
      Posted on July 20, 2011 at 4:07pm

      I currently live in an apartment w/ a Jack Russell/ Rat Terrier mix. I think the only reason he does well in this environment is due to the Rat genes. But I do still have to be vigilant in making sure he gets proper exercise and that we burn that extra energy he has.
      I had a Chihuahua that was killed in dog attack back in March (long story, won’t get into it) and he was a barker. He also had a LOT of energy which was why I got the Jack Russell in the first place! I am a big advocate of having more than 1 dog at a time – so maybe get 2 Rat Terriers :)
      Good luck in picking the perfect puppy!

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    • JAMACAMECRAZYMAN
      Posted on July 21, 2011 at 10:38am

      We have a mother and daughter team. They are a Chihuahua and Rat Terrier mix. Our vet thought the mother was a Min-Pin at first because of her beautiful markings. They make wonderful pets and the mother is smarter than most humans I know. They never need a leash and are extremely well behaved.

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  • Baikonur
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 9:37am

    What a sweetie! Love it.

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  • beans bullets and bandaids
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 8:08am

    Shaman, you might want to talk to some actual Catholics and lay off of the Jack Chick and Boettner. We don’t confuse the Pope and Jesus.

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  • ShamanWorld
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 7:16am

    Both of you are nuts. The dogs probably “scared” them with their noise. @Diana The Catholics are a sick cult of perverts who think the Pope is Jesus. All 3 major religions stole from the thousands of years teachings from the ancient Egyptian priests and Pharoahs. That is a fact. The Pyramid Texts and the Proverbs of Ptah Hutep are examples.

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  • RepubliCorp
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 6:55am

    It is heart that counts……….

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    • chazman
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 7:28am

      Good puppy! Yes you are! Yer just a dog!! Yes you are!

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  • kickagrandma
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 6:42am

    Sorta reminds me of us (WE THE PEOPLE) in chihuahua suits against the darkness (the current administration, all included and the left wing lunatics who just take up space and air wouldn’t matter which planet they lived on).

    I like WE THE PEOPLE WITH AN ATTITUDE (for FREEDOM and restoring our nation). That’ll preach~

    Morning, BLAZERS and LIGHT-bearers!

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  • Marylou7
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 5:28am

    The little pooch you see here is a Mini Schnauzer and he is bad to the bone. His bark is so vicious that people will ring our doorbell and then run back into the yard to wait for us to answer the door. I would say he’s harmless and he is if you are BUT if you have the wrong attitude then beware.

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    • Jenny Lind
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 8:19am

      They are just the best, yeah! I have three, big dogs in little packages and to smart for words. My daughter has a “Paco” named Bruce almighty and he’s a tough boy too. Not all small dogs are decoration.

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    • loriann12
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 9:22am

      My MIL has as Chihuahua/miniature pincer and she is vicious. At 11 pounds, the mail carrier is afraid of her. She has bitten the mail carrier on the ankle (making her leave a note that if both doors aren’t closed, she won’t deliver the mail) and a cub scout at a meeting. They definitely have attitude.

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  • Chickenlittle65
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 5:21am

    LOL, looks and performs more like a Miniature Pinscher than a Chihuahua. The two breeds are often taken for one another. Could be a cross on the two breeds though.

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  • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 4:25am

    New Definition for the Chihuahua:

    Four legged steel trap with attitude against all threats it encounters…not easily intimidated and prone to go totally psychotic when confronted by armed robbers…

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    • Marylou7
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 5:13am

      ROFLMBO I totally agree. Aren’t they just precious!! : )

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    • Showtime
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:56pm

      Hi, Snow!

      I’m ROTFLMSO, too! Very good description!

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  • Diane TX
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 4:15am

    Your statement: Why are Blacks so afraid of dogs, is just a bunch of hooey, isn’t it? Being a Black person doesn’t make a Black person afraid of dogs – except in your weirdo mind. I come here and state that I see many Black dog owners, and clearly, they don’t fear dogs, solely because they happen to be Black. You are the weirdo here. Where do you get such ridiculous ideas?

    Let’s try this again. I have a stupid Muslim family living next door to me. On the day I met them, they complained about the two, tiny, Chihuahuas I own. It is Muslims that disdain dogs, not Black people. Muslims get all weird about dogs and pigs because it is the stupidest “religion” on Earth. I really dislike the Muslims, and I’m not happy that they have bought a home next to mine.

    I am a Catholic and believe that only the Catholic religion is the only true Christian religion. I believe that any other form of Christianity is false. Falseness includes: Baptists, Lutherans, Mormons, Protestants, Presbyterians, Jehovah Wittiness, or any other other sect that claims to be Christian.

    Jesus Christ, himself, established the Catholic Church. He established the first Pope of his Church. If you’re a Christian, and don’t believe in the infallibility of the Pope in religious matters, then you are not a true believer in Christianity.

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 8:30am

      Say, when is that infallible Pope going to get around to kicking the baby killing Democrats out of the Catholic Church.

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    • Baikonur
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 9:42am

      Diane TX, what about the ‘Baptism by Desire’ doctrine of the Catholic Church? I always thought it meant that all people who are good, and who do good, and who are pure of heart, are also part of the true church.

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    • RRFlyer
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 9:49am

      You’re also kind of an A– hole

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    • dukestreet
      Posted on July 21, 2011 at 3:19am

      Jesus asked the disciples in Matthew 16:15″Who do you say that I am? vs.16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah the Son of the Living God” vs. 18 “Now I say to you that you are Peter,and on this rock I will build my church and all the powers of hell will not conquer it.” Peter’s name means rock or stone in Greek and Aramaic This whole paragraph refers to Christ (and belief in Him as Saviour) as the“cornerstone” of faith. which Is mentioned in 1st Peter 2:4-6 and the fact that all believer will make the same confession of faith that Peter did. Peter became the leader of the church in Jerusalem . Jesus established the Church in these verses eventually tells the disciples ( just before his assention to Heaven )to remain in Jerusalem to receive the power of the Holy Spirit and then to preach to Good News first to the Jews(Peter’s job), then the Greeks (Gentiles ) Luke’s job ,then to the ends of the Earth (Paul’s Missionary journeys). All of the Apostles participated and travelled. Peter and Paul actually disagreed about some matters. No where does Jesus create the Roman Catholic Church. He created the catholic-meaning all – embracing church. a term first used about ad110) The Roman Catholic tradition has Peter as the first Pope probably, because he was martyred in Rome. It is not the church that was written of in the Bible. That one was headed by the various apostles and their followers who spread all over the then known World fulfilling the “Great Commi

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  • poppinbeaners
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 4:14am

    nice story. Makes me smile. I know of a neighbohood cat that was similar.

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  • GadsdenPatriot
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 3:44am

    Was that a BB gun I saw? Might as well been a fly swatter.

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  • AKITAMOMMY
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 3:42am

    WAIT!! The robbery is going to sue the dog for profiling!! lol

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  • CatB
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 3:29am

    My 3lb chihuahua I had in the 1970′s successfully chased off the football team when they came to TP my parents house. Don’t mess with a chihuahua with attitude.

    BTW they are one of the best “watch” dogs .. they will let you know anything that is going on.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:59pm

      And, Chihuahuas do not like cats in the yard. Bucky woke me at 4 a.m. to tell me a cat was in the front yard!

      Is Callie (♥) feeling better?

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  • GadsdenPatriot
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 3:16am

    That was rhetorical.

    Based on your comment you shouldn‘t have answered if you didn’t know. Secondly, Earth.

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  • Diane TX
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 3:06am

    I didn’t know that “Blacks” were afraid of dogs. I see many many people who are Black, with dogs. What planet do you live on?

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  • StrongWesternbabeluvinherWesternMAN
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 3:04am

    stop the video and check out the actual ‘gun’ they had…..it was a make shift replica…. he would have shot the lil guy if he had any firepower……it wasn’t a real gun

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  • burnteye86
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:52am

    I’ve always wanted a Rottweiler with a Chihuahuas attitude

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  • floridapossum
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:51am

    I would be lost without my chihuahuas, they’re my best friends. Gotta love chis!

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  • Diane TX
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:51am

    I have TWO little Chihuahua dogs, and they give that possum hell, when it dares to come into their backyard. I bring my babies into the house because I don’t want them hurt by the possum. Possums can be very vicious. They have very sharp teeth and claws. They hiss and spit, and will attack when they are cornered.

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  • burnteye86
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:50am

    You can just look in that dogs eyes and see that he won’t take no s*** from nobody.

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  • KickinBack
    Posted on July 19, 2011 at 2:37am

    You’ve gotta love pets. They know the good guys, from the bad. And they will risk their lives, no matter how small they are. Yay for Paco. One ‘little’ BIG hero!

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