FFHT - Fractured Fryday Hairy Tails

We're pawticipating in Murphy and Stanley's FFHT!

So I'm Chico, an itty bitty chihuahua.  And this is my story!

I was born in a puppy mill in Oregon.  I spent the whole first year of my life there, stuck in a cage.  The only time I was let out was to do my business or to make babies.  I didn't get the opportunity to truly be a puppy, or to know the love of a human.  It was a horrible life.  Just when I thought things couldn't get worse...  The state stepped in and closed the puppy mill down.  All of the animals there were taken to another state and auctioned off.

I ended up with a family who had a young son.  I stayed there for a year or so, and life wasn't so bad.  Then the family had another baby.  I was no longer welcome in the house and lived mostly in the garage and the back yard.  That's no life for a dog!  Just when I thought things couldn't get worse...  The family decided they wanted a bigger dog, so they got rid of me.

That's how I ended up with my mama.  She came to the house and pretty much immediately fell in love with me.  Shiver is a big chi and she had always wanted a little one, which she found in me.  Plus, I'm so cute that it's impossible to resist me!  Mama took me to the vet for a checkup a few days later.  My shots weren't up to date, even though the family said they were (the shot records they gave her was proof of this), and my nails were waaaaaaaay too long.  I have luxating patellas, but got an otherwise clean bill of health.

I live inside now, have lots of toys, and lots of love.  I sleep in a warm bed with my mom and Shiver at night instead of a cold garage.  We cuddle throughout the day, and I feel very safe and secure.  I had a rough start, but now I have a wonderful life.  I only wish all doggies and kittehs could be as lucky as me.

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