I think chihuahuas are fairly sad animals to begin with. Take a leg off of one of these small statured, small voiced, widely silly looking "dogs" and it'll just look downright worthless. I saw one just yesterday outside of work. It was brown, older and very comfortable moving about with the handicap. Still, it made me think of what would happen to it if it needed to get away from danger or, worse yet, fight for its life. Forget the proverbial "one-legged man in an ass kicking contest," this is a three-legged chihuahua in a dog fight. The mental picture just makes me laugh. A stalky, hungry 50 pound Pit Bull with a spiked collar and mean disposition standing in front of a proud three-legged chihuahua.* Hell, put the fourth leg back on and the fight is a joke. The three-legged version is just insult to, well, massive injuries. So, next time you see an intact chihuahua and you think it is the lowest creature on earth, remember, it could be a three-legged chihuahua.
*Note: I despise dog fighting and any other animal torture, and would actually hate to even hear of such a matchup in real life.
Brian William Waddell is a foodie, beer geek, and author. His numerous blog posts range from food to politics. He also has a book of poetry, Fractured Prose, available here, and is ready to publish his second poetic endeavor.
