Chico Biography

I procured my Chihuahua from a family in Lemon Grove, California when he was eight weeks old.  He was born April 8, 2002.  The San Diego Union Tribune classifieds featured a list of Chihuahuas for sale and Chico was the very cheapest at $250.  Upon meeting the shy little ball of puppy, I recognized at once that he could not be a purebred Chihuahua.  For $250 one cannot demand too much in the way of AKC papers so I simply asked if he was a pure Chihuahua and the family answered me, in Spanish, that indeed he was.  As Chico grew over the months into a sturdy ten pounds of muscle I again realized he could not be a pure Chihuahua, a breed which typically weighs under seven pounds.  I was plenty happy with my athletic pup, though, and recognized what I thought to be Jack Russell contours to his form.  Later, I took Chico back to visit mom and dad and was surprised to see that his father was a small white Chihuahua that shared no visible characteristics with him.  The mother, on the other hand, looked exactly like Chico.  It is my hypothesis that she is one-half Chihuahua, one-half Jack Russell terrier.  This would make Chico one-quarter Jack Russell, three-quarters Chihuahua.

Recently, Chico has made quite a splash as a professional dog model.  My former girlfriend, Inna Zozulyak, works in the corporate office at PETCO, a company which seeks out its pet models from in house.  Inna volunteered Chico for a photo shoot and the boy took to it like a pro.  He has been in four such shoots at this point.  He has nearly paid off his original purchase price by dint of his good looks and a professional work ethic.

Chico is available for modeling shoots and is waiting for his big break into films!

View these photos as a slideshow

Chico, eight weeks old	Chico, twelve weeks old	Chico and his younger brother Rocco
Chico's mother	Chico chewing a greenie	Taking a nap on his Dad's lap

A Chihuahua on the Catwalk

 

Chico's professional modeling shots, click on any of these to

see him featured at the PETCO website

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