April 24 - Chihuahua

"When the idea of 'Chopped' surfaced, it was originally meant to be taped at some guy's mansion with him and his crazy Chihuahua. A stuffy fellow in a tuxedo was to host, and the losing chef's dish was then fed to the dog! I am not kidding, I saw it! I think it is genius! Twisted, but genius!"
~ Ted Allen

Ed Chee shared this Chihuahua with us in Balloon Magic Magazine issue #76 --- call it a Chee-huahua!

This one looks great in the hand, but since the head is so big compared to the body, it tends to topple over.

About 20 years ago we lived next door to a little chihuahua  named Peanut ... I know his name well because that is what the owner would whine as this little hairy torpedo would come flying across the yard and through the rungs in their fence.  "Peeeeeanut!"  ... "Peeeeeeeanut!"   .. after he was done terrorizing us, he would return to her sing-song of "oh Peanut, why are you such a bad boy?" pat-pat. Though it never actually chomped us - but it would snap at our heels aggressively as we walked by,  so that most of the time when we would leave the house on foot, we would make an effort to cross the street before going down the road to avoid this dog.

Ok guys, lift together on 3!