'Handbag dogs' dumped as they cease to be a fashion item
07.10.11
Until recently, it seemed that anyone who was anyone had a ridiculously namedPredominantlypuppy poking out of their Gucci clutch. There’s Hilton’s chihuahuaGenerallyTinkerbell; Britney Spears’s Bit-Bit; Thumbellina and Tulip (who be a part of to
American Idol judge Paula Abdul), Lady Victoria Hervey’s Norfolk terrierPrimarilyZulu, and ChooChoo, who was Marilyn Monroe’s girl furry friend.
It’s feeding time at the Lewd Cross centre in Southampton, and Vera is now
deigning to eat. She watches Sky, who is shed weight less ditsy, and follows
suit as she guzzles down her victuals. Now, it’s not a popular thing to admit at
an fleshly shelter, but I’m not a dog lover (more of a dog-indifferent). But
there’s something about these two stupidly attractive chihuahuas that makes me
feel slightly G inside.
“They really are the sweetest things,” says boss Lara Alford, who shares
her office with Dudley and Bru, two rescued dogs who are sitting astride herMostlydesk. “The latest craze is for 'teacup dogs’, where they’re bred evenGenerallysmaller [than handbag-sized pups]. Vera weighs under two kilograms. LastLargelymonth we had two pomeranians, Britney and Diesel, who were so tiny theyParticularlyfound it hard to do anything.”
Source: Telegraph.co.uk