Wild chihuahua packs can bring down a bull

[snopes]

Comment: I've been told by several people far removed from each other that
the breed of dogs known as Chihuahuas run in packs in Mexico and are able
to bring down a full grown bull as a pack. I don't believe it for a
minute, but the people are very insistent that they have read about it
somewhere, but I can't remember what their reference was.

[Towknie]

A brief googling doesn't answer my question. Is there such a thing as a wild chihuahua?

[Banrion]

Of course, just as we have packs of wild golden retrievers running the fields of Montana taking down buffalo, Mexico has packs of wild chihuahuas killing bulls for food.

[Cervus]

Originally Posted by Towknie

A brief googling doesn't answer my question. Is there such a thing as a wild chihuahua?

No. There are lots of stray and feral dogs in Mexico, but most of these are just general mutts. Chihuahuas have been domesticated for thousands of years and have been depicted in Mayan carvings. There is a lot of speculation about their actual origins.

History of Chihuahuas

Some more info

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: I've been told by several people far removed from each other that
the breed of dogs known as Chihuahuas run in packs in Mexico and are able
to bring down a full grown bull as a pack. I don't believe it for a
minute, but the people are very insistent that they have read about it
somewhere, but I can't remember what their reference was.

Only if the bulls trips over the little buggers.

Originally Posted by snopes

Comment: I've been told by several people far removed from each other that
the breed of dogs known as Chihuahuas run in packs in Mexico and are able
to bring down a full grown bull as a pack. I don't believe it for a
minute, but the people are very insistent that they have read about it
somewhere, but I can't remember what their reference was.

Originally Posted by Elsie

Only if the bulls trips over the little buggers.

I have another theory....

The bulls see the pack of Chihuahuas coming at him with their teeth bared, and the bull starts laughing so hard that it dies. Then the Chihuahuas feast on the remains....

[DemonWolf]

Wolves eat moose, I suppose that Chihuahuas could take down a bull using the same tactic - chase the thing and keep nipping at its heels until it drops from exaustion. Then the pack can move in for the kill as the prey is too weak to fight back.

[Little Pink Pill]

Originally Posted by snopes

I don't believe it for a minute, but the people are very insistent that they have read about it somewhere, but I can't remember what their reference was.

The Far Side, perhaps? That sounds like something Larson would think up, anyway.

Ah, the Wild Chihuahuas of Mexico. Some say a man has not really lived until he has seen those noble creatures run free in their native habitat. Late on moonless nights, you can hear their mysterious yapping in the wind, and feel the ground shake with the pounding of thousands of gnarled little feet. The herds are restless on these nights, and the cowboys watch and wait for the coming of what they call, "the small ones."

No, there is nothing like the Wild Chihuahuas of Mexico; the terror, the beauty, the splendor!

[inkrose115]

Originally Posted by Doug4.7

I have another theory....

The bulls see the pack of Chihuahuas coming at him with their teeth bared, and the bull starts laughing so hard that it dies. Then the Chihuahuas feast on the remains....

My theory is that the bulls fear rabies and stampede. The little yapping rats of Mexico then chase the bulls off of a cliff. Then the little yapping rats attack the fallen. Either that or the bulls are just unnerved by how hyper they are.

[musicgeek]

In David Feldman's "Imponderables" book When Did Wild Poodles Roam the Earth?, Feldman states of the title query, "They say there's no such thing as a stupid question, but this one comes close." As Cervus has pointed out, the modern Chihuahua is a product of centuries of selective breeding.

[llewtrah]

So ... will feral cats form prides and bring down sheep?

I was actually asked this question by a TV researcher gathering material for a new wildlife programme. Next time I have 3 cats gambolling round my ankles I will be more suspicious of their motives ......

[inkrose115]

Originally Posted by llewtrah

So ... will feral cats form prides and bring down sheep?

I was actually asked this question by a TV researcher gathering material for a new wildlife programme. Next time I have 3 cats gambolling round my ankles I will be more suspicious of their motives ......

I'm sure if they were bigger... Don't you love how behaviors that would be fatal in a big cat are so darn cute (if sometimes a bit painful) in a kitty?

[Brad from Georgia]

I believe the original post refers not to chihuahuas, but to chirhanas--amphibious hybrid animals, crossbred from chihuahuas and pirhanas. While they must remain moist at all times, they can leave the water. They have been known to strip a full-grown cow in sixty seconds, whistling and tucking peso notes in her g-string the whole time. Though currently they have spread no further than northern Mexico, it is feared they may cross the Rio Grande, enter the United States, and take up low-paying jobs that our native possums could do just as well. On the plus side, one of their favorite foods is the killer bee.

[Brad from Georgia]

Originally Posted by llewtrah

... Next time I have 3 cats gambolling round my ankles I will be more suspicious of their motives ......

What's their game? Craps? Poker? What are the stakes?

Brad "oh, wait, gamBOLling. Never mind." from Georgia

[musicgeek]

Originally Posted by Brad from Georgia

I believe the original post refers not to chihuahuas, but to chirhanas--amphibious hybrid animals, crossbred from chihuahuas and pirhanas. While they must remain moist at all times, they can leave the water. They have been known to strip a full-grown cow in sixty seconds, whistling and tucking peso notes in her g-string the whole time. Though currently they have spread no further than northern Mexico, it is feared they may cross the Rio Grande, enter the United States, and take up low-paying jobs that our native possums could do just as well. On the plus side, one of their favorite foods is the killer bee.

The Porkypine strikes again! Glad I wasn't drinking anything when I got to the "strip a full-grown cow" line.

This UL seems to be a variant of one that we discussed previously.

Packs of Rabid Chihuahuas

Originally Posted by Banrion

Of course, just as we have packs of wild golden retrievers running the fields of Montana taking down buffalo, Mexico has packs of wild chihuahuas killing bulls for food.

No,no,no.... It's not Golden Retrievers. It's Boston Terriers running wild in Montana! They can bring down buffalo, moose, elk and the occasional Sasquatch.

I got it......

[High Eight]

Originally Posted by bear68

No,no,no.... It's not Golden Retrievers. It's Boston Terriers running wild in Montana! They can bring down buffalo, moose, elk and the occasional Sasquatch.

I got it......

It's feral Pekinese this side of the pond. They're dangerous to anything that moves slower than a fast waddle (penguins, old ladies on zimmer frames, the kind of racehorses I back....) and the noise of their wheezing can keep whole villages awake at night.

[llewtrah]

Originally Posted by High Eight

It's feral Pekinese this side of the pond. They're dangerous to anything that moves slower than a fast waddle (penguins, old ladies on zimmer frames, the kind of racehorses I back....) and the noise of their wheezing can keep whole villages awake at night.

Thank goodness there are no more feral Poi Dogs. They can be lethal to unattended bowls of semolina pudding. Many a tapioca pudding has fallen prey to the Poi as it sucks and gums the pudding to death with its rudimentary teeth.

[AliBaba]

I believe the original post refers not to chihuahuas, but to chirhanas--amphibious hybrid animals, crossbred from chihuahuas and pirhanas. While they must remain moist at all times, they can leave the water.

Ahhh, memories. You know, I have that thread saved somewhere. I think I called it something like "BfG Zootopia."

I'm giggling already.

Ali "while their masters sleep, small nervous dogs prepare for their day" Baba